Salary insights

Salary in Finance and accounting in the Cardiff region

Market pay levels based on 23 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median48 074 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average48 074 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile48 074 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile48 074 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile48 074 £
Median48 074 £
Upper quartile48 074 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 48 074 £ and 48 074 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 48 074 £.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 23 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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Hoop Recruitment Cardiff ·

Payroll Manager

38 930 – 46 445 £

Salary: £38,930–£46,445 pro rata Location: Cardiff – hybrid working Contract: Temporary, circa four months | 37 hours per week Closing date: 27 September 2026 An exciting opportunity to joi…

ContractOn-siteCardiff
Yolk Recruitment Ltd Cardiff ·

Management Accountant

35 000 – 45 000 £

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT | CARDIFF | IMMEDIATE START | FTC Are you a qualified or part-qualified Management Accountant looking for your next opportunity? We're currently recruiting for an exci…

ContractOn-siteCardiff

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (48 074 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (48 074 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 48 074 £ to 48 074 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 48 074 £ and a quarter above 48 074 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 23 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 48 074 £ is the market level, above 48 074 £ is the strong quarter, below 48 074 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.