Occupation 2421 · Professional occupations
Chartered and certified accountants provide accounting and auditing services, advise clients on financial matters, collect and analyse financial information and perform other accounting duties required by management for the planning and control of an establishment’s income and expenditure.
Entrants usually possess a degree or equivalent qualification. Apprenticeships are also available. To qualify as an accountant, entrants must undertake a period of training within an approved organisation and successfully complete professional examinations. Exemptions to some professional examinations are available to those with appropriate academic qualifications.
Accountant (qualified) · Auditor (qualified) · Chartered accountant · Company accountant · Cost accountant (qualified) · Financial controller (qualified accountant) · Management accountant (qualified)
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | None | 2026-03 | 199,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | None | 2026-03 | 204,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | None | 2026-03 | 222,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | None | 2026-03 | 11,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | None | 2026-03 | 18,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | None | 2026-03 | 233,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | None | 2026-03 | 5,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 20,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 16,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 49,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 7,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 23,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 11,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 18,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 32,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 13,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 5,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 21,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2421 : Chartered and certified accountants | None | 14,500.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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