Salary Guide 2025

Strong financial teams are crucial for navigating economic uncertainty, securing funding, and driving sustainable growth. However, many businesses continue to face challenges when it comes to attracting exceptional leaders and building dynamic teams.

Lingering market uncertainty, has tightened hiring budgets, leading to a slowdown and now decline in permanent and temporary placements – with December seeing some of the biggest contractions in hiring since 2020.

Despite this, demand for skilled finance professionals remains strong, reflecting the critical role finance teams play in a business’s resilience and success. While tighter budgets have eased wage inflation pressures, competition for talented finance professionals has kept salaries on an upward trajectory.

In 2024, qualified accountants earned an average of £52,447, while part-qualified professionals commanded £40,386 on average – a 7.6% increase from 2023. *GAAPweb

These figures emphasise the rising demand for high-calibre finance expertise, but with the impact of AI – businesses are focusing more heavily on human-centric leadership – and looking for professionals who are not only technically strong but are able to foster emotional connections, build cohesive teams, collaborate and work effectively. This is a trend which will continue into 2025.

Looking ahead to 2025, investor confidence is beginning to rebound, sustained by potential interest rate cuts and government investment initiatives. These factors are expected to create a more stable job market and pave the way for renewed growth.

To help businesses stay ahead, our 2025 salary guide provides up-to-date insights on market trends, enabling businesses to attract and retain the best talent to drive their success in the year ahead.

To receive a copy of our 2025 Salary Guide contact: marketing@axonmoore.com