AAT Job Trends in the East Midlands

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for AAT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 - 134
Rank change year-on-year - - +33
Permanent jobs citing AAT 12 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.46% - 0.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.80% - 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34,250 - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 - £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +21.79%
75th Percentile £36,750 - £48,750
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £41,250
% change year-on-year -12.50% -3.03% -28.26%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands

AAT 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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 666 762 492
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 25.56% 35.49% 20.95%
Number of salaries quoted 231 211 340
10th Percentile £28,750 £24,649 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -9.98% -0.02%
75th Percentile £56,875 £61,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,900 £72,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

AAT
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AAT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

AAT job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

AAT
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing AAT.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing AAT

AAT
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AAT within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 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
Lincolnshire - 10 - - 2
Derbyshire - 2 £35,500 - 2
AAT
England

AAT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

General
1 12 (100.00%) Finance
1 12 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 10 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Games
3 2 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (83.33%) Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) Financial Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) Report Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) Senior
1 10 (83.33%) Senior Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) Senior Financial Analyst
1 10 (83.33%) Senior Reporting Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Finance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (83.33%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 10 (83.33%) Decision-Making
2 2 (16.67%) Agile
2 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (16.67%) Internal Audit
2 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) ACCA
1 12 (100.00%) CIMA
2 2 (16.67%) DV Cleared
2 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared