AVERAGE SALARIES FOR ACCOUNTANTS WORKING IN THE UK
The average salary for an accountant in the UK will depend upon the location and the area and sector of accountancy.
A qualified accountant in the UK could expect to earn on average from £51,000 per annum.
An accountant working in a private practice could expect to earn from £48,000 per annum, accountants’ working in banking would earn from £57,000 per annum. Corporate Finance accountants’ could earn from around £57,000 per annum.
Some of the top earners of the accountancy pay scale are:
- Executive level accountants in excess of – £70,000 per annum;
- Finance directors from – £85,000 per annum;
- Fraud & Forensic accountants from – £69,000 per annum;
- Financial Services accountants from – £61,000 per annum.
- External Auditors earn in excess of £55,000 per annum, whereas an Internal auditor could expect to earn from £57,000 per annum;
- Finance Managers earn in excess of £49,000 per annum;
- Financial accountants from £43,000 per annum;
- Financial Controllers start from £53,000 per annum;
- Financial Services Accountants from £61,000 per annum;
- Group accountants salaries from £54,000 per annum;
- Management accountants start from £39,700 per annum;
- Project Accountants earn from £58,000 per annum;
- Public Sector Finance accountants earn from £59,000 per annum;
- Tax Accountants salaries will be from £56,000 per annum;
- Treasury accountants from £55,000 per annum;
- Specialist VAT accountants’ start from £54,000 per annum;
- Cost accountants from £47,000 per annum.
The above are all based on UK averages.
Many accountants go further a field to secure positions working for top UK employers based at various locations worldwide. For instance a job for a firm in Texas, USA would offer in excess of £73000 per annum along with company benefits and a qualified accountant working for a Spanish organisation could expect to earn in excess of €32k per annum.
Qualified accountants have the opportunity to work in any country in the world and it is also one of the highest paid careers worldwide.
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