Hybrid/Remote Systems Accountant Job Trends

System Accountant
UK > Work from Home

The median System Accountant salary for remote/hybrid work is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 349 435 485
Rank change year-on-year +86 +50 +222
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Accountant 25 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.17% 0.031% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.032% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 16 5 1
10th Percentile £45,000 £71,500 -
25th Percentile £46,875 £81,250 £56,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £90,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -44.44% +53.85% +48.10%
75th Percentile £57,188 £93,750 £60,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £97,500 -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £88,750 £58,500
% change year-on-year -43.66% +51.71% +48.10%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,085 15,725 20,831
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.69% 96.08% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 9,171 9,465 17,064
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,500 £35,573
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +2.74% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Systems Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Accountant' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Systems Accountant job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Systems Accountant
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Systems Accountant job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Systems Accountant job vacancies

Systems Accountant
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Systems Accountant over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Systems Accountant salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Systems Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Systems 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Systems Accountant in the job title.

1 20 (80.00%) ACCA
1 20 (80.00%) CIMA
2 19 (76.00%) ERP
3 17 (68.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 13 (52.00%) Business Intelligence
4 13 (52.00%) Power BI
4 13 (52.00%) Power Platform
4 13 (52.00%) SQL
5 11 (44.00%) Data Analysis
5 11 (44.00%) Process Improvement
6 9 (36.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (36.00%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (32.00%) SAP
8 7 (28.00%) Decision-Making
9 5 (20.00%) Financial Analysis
9 5 (20.00%) NetSuite
9 5 (20.00%) Oracle
10 4 (16.00%) Adaptive Insights
10 4 (16.00%) Analytics
10 4 (16.00%) B2B
10 4 (16.00%) Budgeting
10 4 (16.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 4 (16.00%) Business Transformation
10 4 (16.00%) Collaborative Working
10 4 (16.00%) Crystal Reports
10 4 (16.00%) Data Visualisation
10 4 (16.00%) Financial Modelling
10 4 (16.00%) Microsoft
10 4 (16.00%) Oracle Reports
10 4 (16.00%) Planning and Forecasting

Systems Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 17 (68.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 5 (20.00%) NetSuite
2 3 (12.00%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 13 (52.00%) Power Platform
2 4 (16.00%) PowerApps
3 2 (8.00%) Intacct
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (52.00%) Power BI
2 4 (16.00%) Crystal Reports
2 4 (16.00%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (4.00%) SQL Server
General
1 25 (100.00%) Finance
2 10 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (16.00%) Billing
4 3 (12.00%) Social Skills
5 1 (4.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (76.00%) ERP
2 13 (52.00%) Business Intelligence
3 11 (44.00%) Data Analysis
3 11 (44.00%) Process Improvement
4 9 (36.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (36.00%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (28.00%) Decision-Making
6 5 (20.00%) Financial Analysis
7 4 (16.00%) Analytics
7 4 (16.00%) B2B
7 4 (16.00%) Budgeting
7 4 (16.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 4 (16.00%) Business Transformation
7 4 (16.00%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (16.00%) Data Visualisation
7 4 (16.00%) Financial Modelling
7 4 (16.00%) Planning and Forecasting
7 4 (16.00%) Proactive Management
7 4 (16.00%) Visualisation
8 3 (12.00%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 13 (52.00%) SQL
2 4 (16.00%) T-SQL
2 4 (16.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 20 (80.00%) ACCA
1 20 (80.00%) CIMA
2 2 (8.00%) Degree
3 1 (4.00%) CCAB
3 1 (4.00%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 8 (32.00%) SAP
2 5 (20.00%) Oracle
3 4 (16.00%) Adaptive Insights
3 4 (16.00%) Microsoft
3 4 (16.00%) Workday
4 2 (8.00%) Sage