GAAP Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Yorkshire requiring GAAP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 - 132
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GAAP 3 0 15
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.093% - 0.53%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.90% - 4.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 - £97,000

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
West Yorkshire

GAAP falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in West Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 332 140 368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 10.31% 12.06% 13.00%
Number of salaries quoted 204 106 270
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,250 £28,225
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,538 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +13.86% -8.18%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,750 £62,188
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,778 £82,785
Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -7.77%

GAAP
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

GAAP job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

GAAP
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing GAAP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing GAAP

GAAP
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 GAAP within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 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
Leeds - 2 - - 1
Halifax - 1 £55,000 -
GAAP
Yorkshire

GAAP
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 (33.33%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (33.33%) NetSuite
General
1 2 (66.67%) Local Government
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Audit Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Accountant
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Benchmarking
1 2 (66.67%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Cash Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ACCA
2 1 (33.33%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) IFRS