Accounts Assistant (logistics) salary
Nationally, a accounts assistant (logistics) earns roughly £26,000 to £33,000, with a midpoint of £29,500. Where the job is makes a real difference, so here's the same role by area. Freight-invoicing and job-costing experience pays above general ledger work.
| Area | Lower | Typical | Upper |
|---|---|---|---|
| London and the Thames Gateway | £32,500 | £36,900 | £41,300 |
| Cambridge and Cambridgeshire | £27,600 | £31,300 | £35,000 |
| Felixstowe | £26,500 | £30,100 | £33,700 |
| Colchester and north Essex | £25,700 | £29,200 | £32,700 |
| Ipswich | £25,200 | £28,600 | £32,000 |
| Wider Suffolk | £24,400 | £27,700 | £31,000 |
| Norfolk and Great Yarmouth | £24,400 | £27,700 | £31,000 |
Source: Published 2026 finance salary guides, August 2026. Area figures apply published regional pay differences; operational roles move less between areas because of the wage floor.
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Across 1 comparable vacancy on our own books, the midpoint was £28,000 (range £28,000 to £28,000). A sense-check, not the benchmark.
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