Download our 2025 accountancy and finance salary guide to discover the latest UK accountancy and finance salary trends and benefits for accountancy and finance businesses and professionals. This comprehensive guide provides key wage information and accountancy and finance recruitment trends for 2025.
Reed’s 2025 accountancy and finance salary guide evaluates average salaries and benefits across the accountancy and finance sector. Using data from 21 million jobs posted on Reed.co.uk since 2016, it highlights key salary trends and insights, enabling you to benchmark average salaries for your accountancy and finance teams across the UK or find out what you should, or could, be earning in the accountancy and finance industry.
With expert insights on the market and job landscape, as well as an in-depth look at regional trends, this UK accountancy and finance salary trends guide provides all the information you need to plan for the year ahead and make strategic decisions to help your accountancy and finance teams and business thrive.
Tools like Power BI and data analytics platforms are becoming indispensable, even for senior roles. Automation and outsourcing are increasingly used to handle routine tasks, pushing finance professionals to focus on areas where they can deliver strategic value.
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Who is the 2025 accountancy and finance salary guide designed for?
Our 2025 accountancy and finance salary guide is tailored for:
Jobseekers aiming to join the accountancy and finance industry.
Professionals looking to benchmark their earnings.
Employers seeking to enhance their salary and benefits offerings.
Whether you’re researching salaries for accounts payable assistants, credit controllers, chief operating officers, finance directors, or assistant accountants, this guide offers the insights you need. Backed by expertise from our accountancy and finance specialists, it highlights key accountancy and finance regional recruitment trends, enabling you to plan confidently for the year ahead.
Employers: looking for accountancy and finance salary benchmarking insights?
In the fiercely competitive accountancy and finance sector, offering competitive salaries is critical. Reed’s 2025 accountancy and finance salary guide draws on data from 21 million job postings since 2016 to provide the most accurate salary benchmarks and predictions for 2026.
Don’t let your business fall behind. Use our guide to attract and retain top talent with competitive remuneration packages.
Jobseekers: curious about what you should be earning?
Navigating salary expectations in the accountancy and finance industry can be challenging. Our guide helps you discover exactly what you could or should be earning, along with insights into emerging roles and skills to futureproof your career.
Whether you’re exploring a financial controller salary in London or a project accountant salary in the North of England, this guide has all the answers.
Accountants are increasingly expected to engage with other departments and contribute to broader business objectives. This evolution is reshaping the skills required for success in the field, with an emphasis on collaboration, communication, and strategic thinking.
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What jobs are covered in the Reed accountancy and finance salary guide 2025?
This guide provides salary and benefits data for some of the most sought-after accountancy and finance roles, including:
Accounts assistant
Accounts payable manager
Chief financial officer
Commercial accountant
Credit control manager
Financial analyst
Finance business partner
Management accountant
Payroll assistant
Sales ledger clerk
Why download the UK’s most trusted accountancy and finance salary guide?
Our 2025 accountancy and finance salary guide is an essential resource for jobseekers and employers alike. It offers:
Detailed salary insights for 2025.
Market trend analysis.
Insights into the benefits employees value most.
Comprehensive data across a range of accountancy and finance roles.
Stay ahead of the competition with expert advice on salaries, benefits, and recruitment trends.
How can Reed’s accountancy and finance salary guide assist with benefits and rewards benchmarking?
Our salary guides are informed by a survey of 5,000 UK workers, conducted in November 2024. This survey is designed to help inform your decisions when it comes to benchmarking all things salary and reward in the accountancy and finance sector.
Key findings include:
Forty-three per cent of people saying they work more hours than they are paid to.
Alarmingly, when asked why, 40% of those employees said they have too much work to do in the hours they are paid to work.
Nearly half of workers are unhappy with their salaries.
More than half (60%) of those who aren’t satisfied with their salary shared that this is because it hasn’t risen with the cost of living, nearly a third (31%) say it’s not enough for them to live the lifestyle they want, and 36% feel they’re unable to save enough money to meet their financial goals.
Salary increases remain the most significant action to make workers feel more valued, with 59% of respondents ranking it at the top.
Company benefits offered marry up almost exactly with the benefits employees make use of, with onsite parking, hybrid working, Christmas shutdown and free refreshments ranking as the top received and used benefits.
See all the results from our survey and leverage this guide to make informed decisions on salaries and benefits in the UK accountancy and finance sector for 2025. Download your copy of the Reed accountancy and finance salary guide 2025 now.
