Accountants: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Accountants is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 2411) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Accountant
- Auditor
- Certified accountant
- Chartered accountant
- Financial controller
- Insolvency trustee
- Management accountant
- Tax accountant
Pay in the UK for this job
UK occupation used: Chartered and certified accountants (SOC 2020 code 2421). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 2411 by job title and duties; the UK and international occupation lists do not line up exactly. National figure for the whole United Kingdom, in pounds sterling (GBP), before income tax and National Insurance.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2025 provisional, Table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC 2020): tables 14.7a (annual pay, gross) and 14.1a (weekly pay, gross), full-time employee jobs, United Kingdom. Weekly pay is for April 2025; annual pay is for the tax year ending 5 April 2025, employees in the same job for at least a year. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
UK Skilled Worker visa for this job
This occupation (UK code 2421, Chartered and certified accountants) is on the UK list of jobs eligible for the Skilled Worker visa. The job usually has to pay the higher of £41,700 a year or the going rate for the occupation. GOV.UK says the lower going rate applies if you apply for a Health and Care Worker visa in certain occupations, or got the certificate of sponsorship for your first Skilled Worker visa before 4 April 2024 and have held one ever since. Going rates are for a 37.5-hour week and are pro-rated for other hours. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 2411 by job title; the lists do not line up exactly.
This is a summary of official rules, not legal advice. Rules change and some people (for example those already on a Skilled Worker visa) have different rules. Always check GOV.UK before you apply.
Source: UK Visas and Immigration, GOV.UK tables "Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes" and "Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes", updated 2025-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-15. General minimum salary from GOV.UK "Skilled Worker visa: Your job", checked 2026-10-15.
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Latest accountants job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
4,697 open ads- Accountant
German title: Bilanzbuchhalter
FST Industrie GmbH · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-19 - Accountant
German title: Bilanzbuchhalter
DIS AG Stuttgart · Fellbach, Württemberg · Posted 2026-10-19 - Accountant
German title: Bilanzbuchhalter
DIS AG · Lauffen am Neckar · Posted 2026-10-19 - Accountant
German title: Bilanzbuchhalter
DIS AG Industrie · Bruchsal · Posted 2026-10-19 - Accountant
German title: Bilanzbuchhalter
DIS AG Industrie · Kehl, Rhein · Posted 2026-10-19 - Accountant
German title: Bilanzbuchhalter
DIS AG Industrie · Karlsruhe, Baden · Posted 2026-10-19
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
220 open ads- Experienced economist for Bollnäs municipality
Swedish title: Erfaren ekonom till Bollnäs kommun
Bollnäs kommun · Bollnäs · Posted 2026-10-19 - Student for additional jobs in auditing during the financial statements
Swedish title: Student för extrajobb inom revision under bokslut
Riksrevisionen · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-19 - Auditor Assistant and Accountant
Swedish title: Revisorsassistent och redovisningsekonom
ComRed AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-19 - Controller within the Department of Children and Family in Stockholm
Swedish title: Controller inom avdelningen för Barn och Familj i Stockholm
Försäkringskassan · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-19 - Controller within the Department of Children and Family in Luleå
Swedish title: Controller inom avdelningen för Barn och Familj i Luleå
Försäkringskassan · Luleå · Posted 2026-10-19 - Controller within the Department of Children and Family in Gothenburg
Swedish title: Controller inom avdelningen för Barn och Familj i Göteborg
Försäkringskassan · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-19
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where accountants are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Shortage | €4,602 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Belgium | Shortage | €5,370 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Cyprus | Shortage | €2,809 a month | Nicosia: €750 |
| Germany | Shortage | €5,270 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Greece | Shortage | €1,904 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Italy | Shortage | €3,172 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €4,726 a month | Not yet verified |
| Norway | Shortage | €6,022 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Poland | Shortage | €1,706 a month | Warsaw: €840 |
| Portugal | Shortage | €2,323 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Romania | Shortage | €1,991 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €2,727 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Bulgaria | Surplus | €1,367 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €2,136 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Spain | Surplus | €3,085 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for accountants alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What accountants do
Accountants plan, organize and administer accounting systems for individuals and establishments. Some occupations classified here examine and analyse the accounting and financial records of individuals and establishments to ensure accuracy and compliance with established accounting standards and procedures.
Typical tasks
- Advising on, planning and installing budgetary, accounts controlling and other accounting policies and systems
- Preparing and certifying financial statements for presentation to management, shareholders and statutory or other bodies
- Preparing tax returns, advising on taxation problems and contesting disputed claims before tax officials
- Preparing or reporting on profit forecasts and budgets
- Conducting financial investigations in such matters as suspected fraud, insolvency and bankruptcy
- Auditing accounts and bookkeeping records
- Conducting investigations and advising management on financial aspects of productivity, stockholdings, sales, new products, etc
- Devising and controlling a system to determine unit cost of products and services
Finding accountants jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Accountant".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group. United Kingdom, closest UK occupation: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (median pay of full-time employees).
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.