Project Accountant Job Trends

Project Accountant
UK

The median Project Accountant salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 January 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 631 718 715
Rank change year-on-year +87 -3 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Accountant 10 1 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.017% 0.002% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% 0.002% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 1
10th Percentile £40,925 - -
25th Percentile £56,000 - £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £75,000 £28,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +163.16% -
75th Percentile - - £30,250
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,500 £75,000 £28,500
% change year-on-year -47.33% +163.16% -

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 53,964 49,873 52,801
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.60% 92.94% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 33,374 25,957 40,710
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.18%

Project Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Project Accountant job vacancy trend in the UK

Project Accountant
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Project Accountant job vacancies in the UK

Project Accountant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Accountant over the 6 months to 10 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Project Accountant in the UK

Project Accountant
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Accountant within the UK over the 6 months to 10 January 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
UK excluding London +57 4 £39,500 -47.33% 3
England +77 3 £35,000 -53.33% 3
Midlands +28 2 - - 1
West Midlands +25 2 - - 1
Work from Home - 2 - - 2
South West - 1 £35,000 -
Scotland - 1 £44,000 -

Project Accountant Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 January 2026, Project 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 Project Accountant in the job title.

1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (80.00%) ACCA
2 8 (80.00%) CIMA
2 8 (80.00%) Sage
3 6 (60.00%) Data Cleansing
3 6 (60.00%) ERP
3 6 (60.00%) Migration
3 6 (60.00%) Sage 200
4 3 (30.00%) Budgeting
4 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (20.00%) Budget Management
5 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 2 (20.00%) Degree
6 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (10.00%) Creative Thinking
6 1 (10.00%) Data Entry
6 1 (10.00%) Oracle
6 1 (10.00%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (10.00%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (10.00%) Power BI
6 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
6 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
6 1 (10.00%) SQL

Project 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 9 (90.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 6 (60.00%) Sage 200
2 1 (10.00%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (10.00%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Power BI
General
1 10 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) General Ledger
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Data Cleansing
1 6 (60.00%) ERP
1 6 (60.00%) Migration
2 3 (30.00%) Budgeting
2 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (20.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (10.00%) Creative Thinking
4 1 (10.00%) Data Entry
4 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (80.00%) ACCA
1 8 (80.00%) CIMA
2 2 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 8 (80.00%) Sage
2 1 (10.00%) Oracle