Junior Accountant Job Trends

Junior Accountant
UK

The median Junior Accountant salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 756 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Accountant 12 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.012% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% - -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile £34,700 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 - -

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 97,263 44,589 81,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.24% 90.05% 94.84%
Number of salaries quoted 66,554 26,541 55,776
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £95,250 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.66%

Junior Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Junior Accountant job vacancy trend in the UK

Junior Accountant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Junior Accountant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Accountant job vacancies in the UK

Junior Accountant
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Accountant within the UK over the 6 months to 1 August 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
England - 12 £35,000 - 1
Work from Home - 12 £35,000 - 1
UK excluding London - 9 £35,000 - 1
Midlands - 9 £35,000 - 1
West Midlands - 9 £35,000 - 1
London - 3 - -

Junior Accountant Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 August 2026, Junior Accountant 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 Junior Accountant in the job title.

1 9 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 3 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 3 (25.00%) Business Forecasting
3 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (25.00%) Fintech
3 3 (25.00%) Google
3 3 (25.00%) Google Sheets
3 3 (25.00%) People Management
3 3 (25.00%) Xero
4 1 (8.33%) ACCA
4 1 (8.33%) CIMA
4 1 (8.33%) Microsoft

Junior Accountant 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 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Google Sheets
General
1 12 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (25.00%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (25.00%) Budgeting
2 3 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 3 (25.00%) Business Forecasting
2 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (25.00%) Fintech
2 3 (25.00%) People Management
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) ACCA
1 1 (8.33%) CIMA
Vendors
1 3 (25.00%) Google
1 3 (25.00%) Xero
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft