Accountancy jobs buck UK trend - graduate jobs

Graduates looking to forge a career in accountancy might be pleased to discover that the profession has beaten the economic downturn with job vacancies in the industry increasing 11% over the last year.

The figures from the Reed Accountancy Job Index found that the rise in accountancy job opportunities was treble the national average between December 2009 to December 2010.

Demand for accountancy staff for the last 12 months rose 11% for pre-qualified accountants and 12% for fully qualified accountants.

Reed believes the private sector is predominantly responsible for the increase, as public sector employment has continued to decline.

Job vacancies in the accountancy profession may have increased, but a recent poll of students found seven out of 10 are not confident of their job prospects in 2011.