UK finance salaries by role (2026)

Real pay benchmarks for every finance role in the UK, from Accounts Assistant to CFO. Pick your role to see the median, the full range, and what the next step up pays. Every figure comes from real responses by UK finance professionals, not guesses.

Core finance & accounting

Accounts Assistant salarymedian £29,375 Assistant Accountant salarymedian £24,000 Assistant Financial Controller salaryadd yours Bookkeeper salaryadd yours Chief Financial Officer salarymedian £165,000 Finance Analyst salarymedian £50,000 Finance Business Partner salaryadd yours Finance Director salarymedian £121,728 Finance Manager salarymedian £60,000 Financial Accountant salaryadd yours Financial Controller salarymedian £80,000 FP&A Analyst salaryadd yours FP&A Manager salaryadd yours Group Accountant salaryadd yours Group Finance Director salarymedian £140,000 Group Financial Controller salaryadd yours Group Reporting Manager salaryadd yours Head of Finance salarymedian £82,500 Head of FP&A salaryadd yours Management Accountant salarymedian £45,250 Senior Finance Analyst salaryadd yours VP Finance salaryadd yours

Specialist & functional

Accounts Payable Manager salaryadd yours Commercial Finance Director salaryadd yours Commercial Finance Manager salaryadd yours Credit Control / AR Manager salaryadd yours Finance Systems / Transformation salaryadd yours Group Treasurer salaryadd yours Head of Internal Audit salaryadd yours Head of Tax salaryadd yours Internal Auditor salaryadd yours Payroll Manager salaryadd yours Tax Accountant salaryadd yours Tax Manager salaryadd yours Treasury Analyst salaryadd yours Treasury Manager salaryadd yours

Accountancy practice

Audit Associate salaryadd yours Audit Manager salaryadd yours Audit Senior salaryadd yours Practice Partner salaryadd yours Practice Senior Manager salaryadd yours Practice Tax Manager salaryadd yours

Executive

Chief Executive Officer salaryadd yours Chief Operating Officer salaryadd yours

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