ACCA Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 91 138
Rank change year-on-year -38 +47 +104
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 16 8 16
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.53% 0.70% 0.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.64% 1.97% 2.83%
Number of salaries quoted 12 0 0
10th Percentile £52,500 - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £135,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 - £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -22.16%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Yorkshire

ACCA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in West Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 607 407 566
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 19.93% 35.67% 19.79%
Number of salaries quoted 272 195 371
10th Percentile £28,250 £25,125 £27,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £25,500 £36,244
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,000 £51,528
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -18.49% -10.87%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,625 £67,075
90th Percentile £83,750 £73,886 £80,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% -9.52%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ACCA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.

ACCA job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

ACCA
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing ACCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing ACCA

ACCA
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for ACCA in West Yorkshire

ACCA
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Leeds -39 13 £65,000 - 1
Bradford - 2 £60,000 - 1
Halifax - 1 £55,000 - 1
ACCA
Yorkshire

ACCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (6.25%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 7 (43.75%) SaaS
2 3 (18.75%) Google Sheets
General
1 12 (75.00%) Finance
2 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (25.00%) Marketing
3 4 (25.00%) Retail
4 3 (18.75%) Billing
4 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
5 2 (12.50%) Local Government
5 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
5 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Audit Manager
1 4 (25.00%) Finance Manager
1 4 (25.00%) Senior
1 4 (25.00%) Senior Manager
2 2 (12.50%) Business Manager
2 2 (12.50%) Financial Controller
2 2 (12.50%) Senior Audit Manager
2 2 (12.50%) Senior Business Manager
3 1 (6.25%) Accountant
3 1 (6.25%) Financial Accountant
3 1 (6.25%) Planning Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Marketing Technology
2 2 (12.50%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) AI
1 7 (43.75%) Due Diligence
2 4 (25.00%) Analytics
2 4 (25.00%) Benchmarking
2 4 (25.00%) Coaching
2 4 (25.00%) Data Privacy
2 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 4 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 4 (25.00%) Economics
2 4 (25.00%) Marketing Analytics
3 3 (18.75%) Actionable Insight
3 3 (18.75%) Budgeting
3 3 (18.75%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 3 (18.75%) Business Strategy
3 3 (18.75%) Cost Optimisation
3 3 (18.75%) Financial Modelling
3 3 (18.75%) Mentoring
3 3 (18.75%) Pricing Strategy
3 3 (18.75%) Process Improvement
4 2 (12.50%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 10 (62.50%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (31.25%) GAAP
1 5 (31.25%) IFRS
2 3 (18.75%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (12.50%) Accessibility
3 2 (12.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) Google
1 3 (18.75%) Xero