Accounts Payable
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Accounts Payable skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Accounts Payable over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 812 839 1164
Rank change year-on-year +27 +325 -338
Permanent jobs citing Accounts Payable 78 138 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.078% 0.14% 0.050%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.092% 0.15% 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 65 76 49
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,750 £45,938 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,750 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -1.92% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £102,250 £76,250 £86,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £58,250 £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.38% +30.00% -13.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Accounts Payable is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Accounts Payable
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Accounts Payable as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Accounts Payable in the UK

Accounts Payable
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accounts Payable.

Salary trend for Accounts Payable in the UK

Accounts Payable
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Accounts Payable over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Accounts Payable in the UK

Accounts Payable
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accounts Payable within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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
England +35 73 £58,250 -10.38% 69
UK excluding London -57 56 £58,250 -10.38% 56
Work from Home +70 27 £47,750 -16.96% 94
South East +22 24 £58,250 +66.43% 16
London +77 17 £67,500 +8.00% 19
North of England +31 13 £24,000 -46.67% 21
Midlands -30 10 £70,000 -3.45% 8
Yorkshire +77 7 £100,000 +233.33% 8
West Midlands -10 7 £72,500 - 7
North West -11 5 £24,000 -46.67% 8
East of England +7 4 £41,500 - 5
East Midlands -7 3 £50,000 -9.09% 1
South West -27 3 £62,500 - 3
Scotland -65 2 £100,000 - 3
North East - 1 £100,000 - 5

Accounts Payable
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (5.13%) SharePoint
2 3 (3.85%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 15 (19.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (12.82%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (8.97%) Oracle Payables
1 7 (8.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (3.85%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (3.85%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (2.56%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (2.56%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (2.56%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (2.56%) Sage 200
3 2 (2.56%) SAP CO
3 2 (2.56%) SAP FI
3 2 (2.56%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (1.28%) Elite 3E
4 1 (1.28%) Maximo
4 1 (1.28%) NetSuite
4 1 (1.28%) Oracle AGIS
4 1 (1.28%) Oracle E-Business Tax
4 1 (1.28%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (1.28%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (1.28%) Oracle iProcurement
Cloud Services
1 16 (20.51%) Dynamics 365
2 8 (10.26%) Power Platform
3 6 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (5.13%) Azure
4 4 (5.13%) PowerApps
5 3 (3.85%) Azure Logic Apps
5 3 (3.85%) WhatsApp
6 2 (2.56%) Figma
6 2 (2.56%) OCI
6 2 (2.56%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.56%) Broadband
1 2 (2.56%) Internet
1 2 (2.56%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (8.97%) Power BI
2 6 (7.69%) SQL Server
3 3 (3.85%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.28%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (1.28%) Tableau
General
1 52 (66.67%) Finance
2 29 (37.18%) Social Skills
3 28 (35.90%) General Ledger
4 24 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (21.79%) Law
6 7 (8.97%) Legal
6 7 (8.97%) Retail
7 5 (6.41%) Billing
8 3 (3.85%) Manufacturing
8 3 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.56%) Marketing
10 1 (1.28%) Agriculture
10 1 (1.28%) Banking
10 1 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 22 (28.21%) Analyst
2 18 (23.08%) Consultant
3 12 (15.38%) Senior
4 11 (14.10%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
5 9 (11.54%) Functional Consultant
6 8 (10.26%) Business Analyst
7 7 (8.97%) Accounts Payable Analyst
7 7 (8.97%) Lead
7 7 (8.97%) Senior Consultant
8 6 (7.69%) Architect
8 6 (7.69%) Developer
8 6 (7.69%) Dynamics 365 Architect
8 6 (7.69%) Dynamics 365 Solution Architect
8 6 (7.69%) SAP Analyst
8 6 (7.69%) Solutions Architect
9 5 (6.41%) Financial Analyst
9 5 (6.41%) P2P Business Analyst
9 5 (6.41%) SAP Business Analyst
9 5 (6.41%) SAP P2P Analyst
10 4 (5.13%) Senior Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.85%) React
2 2 (2.56%) CSS
2 2 (2.56%) CSS3
2 2 (2.56%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (2.56%) Redux
3 1 (1.28%) .NET
3 1 (1.28%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 4 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (2.56%) Client/Server
2 2 (2.56%) Data Structures
2 2 (2.56%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.56%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.28%) PropTech
3 1 (1.28%) Public Cloud
3 1 (1.28%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (37.18%) Accounts Receivable
1 29 (37.18%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (33.33%) ERP
3 18 (23.08%) Procure-to-Pay
4 14 (17.95%) Project Management
5 13 (16.67%) Agile
5 13 (16.67%) Invoice Processing
6 12 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
6 12 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (15.38%) Process Improvement
7 11 (14.10%) Budgeting
8 9 (11.54%) Customer Service
8 9 (11.54%) Project Delivery
9 8 (10.26%) Cash Management
9 8 (10.26%) Data Analysis
10 6 (7.69%) Budget Management
10 6 (7.69%) Business Strategy
10 6 (7.69%) User Acceptance Testing
10 6 (7.69%) Waterfall
10 6 (7.69%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 7 (8.97%) SQL
2 2 (2.56%) JavaScript
2 2 (2.56%) TypeScript
3 1 (1.28%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (15.38%) Degree
2 7 (8.97%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (2.56%) ACCA
3 2 (2.56%) CIMA
4 1 (1.28%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.56%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.28%) QA
2 1 (1.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (1.28%) SLA
Vendors
1 24 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 23 (29.49%) SAP
3 7 (8.97%) Oracle
4 3 (3.85%) Cognos
4 3 (3.85%) Concur
4 3 (3.85%) ServiceNow
5 2 (2.56%) Sage
5 2 (2.56%) Virgin Media
5 2 (2.56%) Workday
5 2 (2.56%) Xero
6 1 (1.28%) Aderant
6 1 (1.28%) Ariba
6 1 (1.28%) Intapp
6 1 (1.28%) Kronos