Accounts Assistant Jobs

Accounts Assistant
UK

The median Accounts Assistant salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 704 876 -
Rank change year-on-year +172 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accounts Assistant 8 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.015% 0.002% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.002% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £24,500 - -
25th Percentile £25,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
75th Percentile £31,250 - -
90th Percentile £32,500 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 49,912 93,707 92,673
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.61% 94.63% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 27,050 67,086 58,518
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £80,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +5.64%

Accounts Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Accounts Assistant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Accounts Assistant in the UK

Accounts Assistant
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accounts Assistant.

Salary trend for Accounts Assistant in the UK

Accounts Assistant
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accounts Assistant within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London +190 8 £30,000 - 6
England +148 8 £30,000 - 7
South East +105 5 £27,500 - 2
Work from Home - 5 £26,000 - 4
North of England - 3 £30,000 - 3
North West - 2 £30,000 - 1
North East - 1 £26,000 -

Accounts Assistant Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Accounts Assistant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Accounts Assistant in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Finance
1 5 (62.50%) Accounts Payable
2 4 (50.00%) AAT
2 4 (50.00%) Accounts Receivable
2 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (37.50%) ERP
4 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (25.00%) Manufacturing
4 2 (25.00%) Workflow
4 2 (25.00%) Degree
4 2 (25.00%) Financial Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (12.50%) Machine Learning
5 1 (12.50%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (12.50%) QA
5 1 (12.50%) Cash Management
5 1 (12.50%) Oracle
5 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (12.50%) General Ledger
5 1 (12.50%) SAP
5 1 (12.50%) JD Edwards
5 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity

Accounts Assistant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle Assets
General
1 5 (62.50%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) General Ledger
3 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Accounts Payable
2 4 (50.00%) Accounts Receivable
3 3 (37.50%) ERP
4 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (25.00%) Financial Analysis
4 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (25.00%) Workflow
5 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (12.50%) Cash Management
5 1 (12.50%) Machine Learning
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) AAT
2 2 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) JD Edwards
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle
1 1 (12.50%) SAP