Accounts Payable Officer Job Trends

Accounts Payable Officer
UK

The median Accounts Payable Officer salary in the UK is £37,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 721 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Accounts Payable Officer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.001% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.001% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 - -
75th Percentile £37,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 87,062 38,144 94,198
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 89.31% 94.71%
Number of salaries quoted 57,930 21,418 69,018
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% -6.54%

Accounts Payable Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Accounts Payable Officer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Accounts Payable Officer job vacancy trend in the UK

Accounts Payable Officer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Accounts Payable Officer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Accounts Payable Officer job vacancies in the UK

Accounts Payable Officer
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accounts Payable Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 2026. 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
London - 1 £37,000 - 1
England - 1 £37,000 - 1
Work from Home - 1 £37,000 - 1

Accounts Payable Officer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 May 2026, Accounts Payable Officer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Accounts Payable Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Invoice Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement

Accounts Payable Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Payables
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Invoice Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle