Management Accountant · South East England · 2026
Management Accountant salary in South East England
Management accountants produce the internal numbers a business runs on — budgets, month-end management accounts, variance analysis and cost control. In the UK the role is closely tied to the CIMA qualification and exists in almost every mid-sized and large company. Across South East England, hiring concentrates in Reading, Oxford, Cambridge, Brighton and Milton Keynes. This guide also covers Accountant roles — titles UK official statistics class within the same occupation.
The ladder
| Level | Range | Lower end | Median | Upper end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | £27,000 | £32,000 | £48,000 | |
| Mid | £44,000 | £51,500 | £77,500 | |
| Senior | £58,000 | £68,500 | £103,000 | |
| Lead | £75,500 | £89,000 | £133,500 |
About these figures: the medians are ONS ASHE 2025 figures for South East England, aligned to the “Chartered and certified accountants” occupation (SOC 2421), with the role's occupation-level pay differential applied. The lower and upper ends, and the junior-to-lead steps, are modelled from those medians with fixed ratios rather than measured separately. Inside Morganson, the salary check also blends in live salaries from employers' own job ads.
By region vs the UK median
| London | £61,500 | +29% |
|---|---|---|
| South East England | £51,500 | +8% |
| North West England | £46,000 | −3% |
| Yorkshire | £43,000 | −9% |
| Scotland | £46,000 | −3% |
South East England's mid-level median of £51,500 sits 8% above the UK-wide £47,500. The senior median is 2.1× the junior one, and the top of the ladder reaches £133,500 — a level about one in ten lead roles passes.
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