Accountant
UK
The median Accountant salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 893 | 919 | 1247 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | +328 | -305 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Accountant | 15 | 16 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.017% | 0.011% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.019% | 0.012% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22,000 | £36,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £41,250 | £44,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +20.00% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £67,500 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,500 | - | £68,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £25,000 | £65,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.54% | +30.00% | +17.65% |
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 | 103,724 | 84,717 | 165,173 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.76% | 91.22% | 95.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,308 | 55,181 | 85,146 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,605 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
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 11 June 2024.
Accountant
Top 8 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 11 June 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 | +48 | 15 | £50,000 | -12.66% | 100 |
| UK excluding London | -53 | 11 | £25,000 | -61.54% | 61 |
| North of England | +26 | 8 | £25,000 | -61.54% | 11 |
| North West | -15 | 8 | £25,000 | -61.54% | 8 |
| London | +82 | 4 | £60,000 | +4.80% | 42 |
| Midlands | -22 | 3 | £50,000 | - | 10 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | -13 | 1 | £50,000 | - | 7 |
Accountant Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 June 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:
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