Within financial services, jobs for accountants also had a notable upturn in performance throughout 2022, with over 6,500 vacancies and a 20.4% year-on-year increase as a result, shows data from the latest UK Finance Labour Market Trends report by Morgan McKinley and Vacancysoft.

A quarterly analysis of data confirmed that during Q1, commerce and industry vacancies reached their 2022 peak, exceeding 3,800 postings. Meanwhile, for financial services, there were over 1,800 new accountant jobs in Q3.

Barclays, JPMorgan Chase and Amazon were the busiest recruiters in 2022 with nearly 300 vacancies for accountancy jobs over the 12-month period.