Accountancy in the United Kingdom

April 2026 | 43 pages | ID: AAEF7AE3EB42EN
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Abstracts

Summary

Accountancy in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The accountancy market size includes revenues generated by firms involved in designing, preparing, and auditing accounting records. The market is categorized into three segments such as audit, tax, and advisory.
• The UK accountancy market recorded a revenue of $31.0 billion in 2025, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% between 2020 and 2025.
• The advisory segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2025, with total revenue of $13.5 billion, equivalent to 43.7% of the market's overall value.
• In 2025, the UK accountancy market experienced an annual growth rate of 4.5%, driven largely by a surge in startups.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the accountancy market in the United Kingdom
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the accountancy market in the United Kingdom
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key accountancy market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom accountancy market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the United Kingdom accountancy market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the United Kingdom accountancy market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom accountancy market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• What are the main segments that make up the United Kingdom's accountancy market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
2.3. Regulatory landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players in the market?
7.2. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.3. What are the trends in the accountancy market in the country?
7.4. What are the recent developments in the market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd
8.2. Ernst & Young Global Ltd
8.3. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd
8.4. KPMG International Cooperative

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: United Kingdom accountancy market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 2: United Kingdom accountancy market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 3: United Kingdom accountancy market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 4: United Kingdom accountancy market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 5: United Kingdom accountancy market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 6: PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd: Key Facts
Table 7: PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd: Key Employees
Table 8: PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 9: Ernst & Young Global Ltd: Key Facts
Table 10: Ernst & Young Global Ltd: Key Employees
Table 11: Ernst & Young Global Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 12: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd: Key Facts
Table 13: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd: Key Employees
Table 14: KPMG International Cooperative: Key Facts
Table 15: KPMG International Cooperative: Key Employees
Table 16: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 17: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 18: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 19: United Kingdom Inflation, 2021-25
Table 20: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 21: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: United Kingdom accountancy market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 2: United Kingdom accountancy market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 3: United Kingdom accountancy market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 4: United Kingdom accountancy market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the accountancy market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the accountancy market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the accountancy market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the accountancy market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the accountancy market in the United Kingdom, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the accountancy market in the United Kingdom, 2025