The accountancy sector is facing a hiring crisis. Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Small to mid-tier accountancy firms are facing “serious” barriers to growth due to staffing shortages, according to a new damming report into the sector.

According to figures from outsourcing specialists Advancetrack, 94 per cent of firms say recruitment issues are now holding back growth, forcing them to outsource work overseas.

These figures represent an increase from last year’s report , which found that just under half of the accounting firms surveyed identified a skills crisis as a problem.

The 2025 Accounting Talent Index , which surveyed nearly 170 representatives predominantly from the UK and Australia, revealed that a further 74 per cent of respondents cited the recruitment crisis as preven

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