Management Accountant Jobs

Management Accountant
UK

The median Management Accountant salary in the UK is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 695 906 963
Rank change year-on-year +211 +57 +299
Permanent jobs requiring a Management Accountant 7 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.013% 0.001% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.001% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 3
10th Percentile - - £43,150
25th Percentile £46,250 £37,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -26.61% -0.91%
75th Percentile £48,750 £42,500 £62,875
90th Percentile - - £65,650
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £40,000 -
% change year-on-year +18.75% - -

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 50,444 98,297 87,491
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.33% 94.81% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 26,384 69,991 55,965
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,748 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.49%

Management Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Management Accountant in the UK

Management Accountant
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Management Accountant.

Salary trend for Management Accountant in the UK

Management Accountant
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Management Accountant within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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
Work from Home +127 7 £47,500 +18.75% 17
UK excluding London +188 6 £47,500 +18.75% 11
England +176 6 £47,500 +18.75% 23
North West - 6 £47,500 - 5
North of England - 6 £47,500 - 6

Management Accountant Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Management Accountant 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 Management Accountant in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Finance
1 7 (100.00%) ERP
1 7 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (57.14%) Sage X3
2 4 (57.14%) Manufacturing
2 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
2 4 (57.14%) Business Analysis
2 4 (57.14%) Degree
2 4 (57.14%) Sage
2 4 (57.14%) ACCA
2 4 (57.14%) CIMA
2 4 (57.14%) Management Information System
2 4 (57.14%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 4 (57.14%) Master's Degree
2 4 (57.14%) Budgeting
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
3 3 (42.86%) NetSuite
3 3 (42.86%) Financial Analysis
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (42.86%) Record to Report
3 3 (42.86%) Disruptive Innovation
3 3 (42.86%) Process Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft

Management Accountant 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 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Sage X3
2 3 (42.86%) NetSuite
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (57.14%) Manufacturing
3 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 7 (100.00%) ERP
2 4 (57.14%) Budgeting
2 4 (57.14%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 4 (57.14%) Business Analysis
2 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 3 (42.86%) Disruptive Innovation
3 3 (42.86%) Financial Analysis
3 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Process Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Record to Report
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) ACCA
1 4 (57.14%) CIMA
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
1 4 (57.14%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Sage
2 3 (42.86%) Microsoft