How much does an Accounting tutor cost in the UK?

Private Accounting tutors in the UK typically charge between £30 and £70 per hour, with the rate depending heavily on the level: school-level Accounting sits at the lower end, while support for professional qualifications (AAT, ACCA, ACA) commands a significant premium.

As a rough guide:

• GCSE / A-Level Accounting: £30–£50/hr
• University-level financial or management accounting: £40–£60/hr
• Professional qualifications (AAT, ACCA, ACA, CIMA): £45–£70/hr

Accounting is a technical, procedural subject where mistakes compound: a student who misunderstands double-entry bookkeeping early will consistently struggle with every topic built on it — final accounts, ratio analysis, budgeting. A tutor who identifies exactly where the misunderstanding started, rather than re-explaining the current topic in isolation, produces far more durable improvement.

Qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) tutoring at the professional-qualification level typically charge at the top of the range, reflecting both their qualification and the direct career relevance of the material. School and university-level tutors with Accounting, Finance or Business degrees are more widely available at competitive rates.

Online Accounting tutoring works particularly well, since shared spreadsheets and screen-sharing make working through calculations and ledgers straightforward in real time. On TutorLab, Accounting tutors publish their own rates and the specific qualifications they support on their profiles.