Accountant
UK
The median Accountant salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 October 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 766 | 753 | 1127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +374 | -73 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant | 10 | 19 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.013% | 0.033% | 0.015% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.034% | 0.016% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,500 | £26,125 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £30,375 | £50,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £50,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.61% | -15.83% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £65,688 | £70,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,500 | £80,250 | £76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £43,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +49.43% | -33.08% | +23.81% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 72,161 | 55,390 | 132,206 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.94% | 95.71% | 95.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,668 | 40,246 | 77,568 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,798 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,509 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.82% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,309 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +5.00% |
Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Accountant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Accountant.
Accountant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Accountant over the 6 months to 29 October 2024.
Accountant
Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the UK over the 6 months to 29 October 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 |
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| England | -45 | 10 | £70,000 | +64.71% | 33 |
| Work from Home | +20 | 7 | £90,000 | +38.46% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | -54 | 6 | £65,000 | +49.43% | 27 |
| London | +17 | 4 | £90,000 | +32.84% | 10 |
| South East | -32 | 4 | £70,000 | - | 8 |
| North of England | -13 | 1 | £65,000 | +52.05% | 5 |
| North West | -28 | 1 | £65,000 | +52.05% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -34 | 1 | £62,500 | +119.30% | 1 |
| Midlands | -39 | 1 | £62,500 | +119.30% | 3 |
Accountant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 October 2024, Accountant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Accountant in the job title.
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Accountant Skill Set
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: