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This section looks at the demand for Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited CIMA over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkChartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank471559
Rank change on same period last yearUp+88
Matching contract IT job ads9485
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.124 %0.085 %
As % of the category below1.270 %0.927 %
Daily rates quoted3027
Average minimum daily rate£407£416
Average daily rate£439£442
% change on same period last year-0.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£470£467
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£365
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted100
Average minimum hourly rate£33.64-
Average hourly rate£40.91-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£48.18-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17-
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
England
Matching contract IT job ads74039165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.769 %9.128 %
Daily rates quoted26022839
Average minimum daily rate£344£347
Average daily rate£365£366
% change on same period last year-0.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£386£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted780917
Average minimum hourly rate£23.03£24.37
Average hourly rate£24.69£25.93
% change on same period last year-4.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.35£27.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
CIMA UKCIMA
UK

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

CIMA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing CIMA across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

England CIMA Demand Trend

CIMA
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing CIMA across the England region.

England CIMA Daily Rate Trend

CIMA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CIMA across the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

England CIMA Daily Rate Histogram

CIMA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing CIMA across the England region.

England CIMA Hourly Rate Trend

CIMA
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing CIMA across the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

England CIMA Hourly Rate Histogram

CIMA
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LondonUp+6356£472-7.19 %
South EastUp+4816£325-5.20 %
South WestUp+216£342-43.05 %
North WestUp+136--
West MidlandsUp+103£450-
MidlandsNew entry-2--
East MidlandsDown-42--
YorkshireUp+121--
East of EnglandNew entry-1--
CIMA UKCIMA
UK

CIMA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CIMA also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited CIMA.

1184 (90.20 %)ACCA
2156 (76.47 %)Finance
353 (25.98 %)Banking
448 (23.53 %)SAP
530 (14.71 %)Investment Banking
623 (11.27 %)Hyperion
721 (10.29 %)MS Excel
820 (9.804 %)Telecoms
820 (9.804 %)Derivative
919 (9.314 %)Oracle
1017 (8.333 %)Degree
1116 (7.843 %)Microsoft
1116 (7.843 %)Change Management
1215 (7.353 %)Business Analysis
1314 (6.863 %)Hyperion Enterprise
1413 (6.373 %)Project Management
1413 (6.373 %)General Ledger
1512 (5.882 %)HFM
1512 (5.882 %)User Acceptance Testing
1512 (5.882 %)Agresso
1512 (5.882 %)MS Project
1611 (5.392 %)SAP FI/CO
1611 (5.392 %)SAP CO
1611 (5.392 %)SAP FI
1611 (5.392 %)Basel II
1710 (4.902 %)SAP BW
189 (4.412 %)SQL
189 (4.412 %)Cognos
198 (3.922 %)Financial Modelling
207 (3.431 %)Back Office

CIMA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing CIMA also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited CIMA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (1.471 %)WebServices
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.490 %)SharePoint
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (10.29 %)MS Excel
212 (5.882 %)MS Project
37 (3.431 %)MS Office
45 (2.451 %)Spreadsheet
53 (1.471 %)MS PowerPoint
61 (0.490 %)MS Visio
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
114 (6.863 %)Hyperion Enterprise
212 (5.882 %)HFM
311 (5.392 %)SAP FI/CO
311 (5.392 %)SAP CO
311 (5.392 %)SAP FI
47 (3.431 %)Oracle Financials
55 (2.451 %)SAP Bank Analyzer
55 (2.451 %)Summit
64 (1.961 %)Oracle Applications
73 (1.471 %)Dynamics GP
73 (1.471 %)CODA-Financials
82 (0.980 %)Dynamics NAV
82 (0.980 %)Dynamics AX
82 (0.980 %)Oracle General Ledger
91 (0.490 %)Hyperion Planning
91 (0.490 %)Cognos Controller
91 (0.490 %)Line 50
91 (0.490 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
91 (0.490 %)FRx
91 (0.490 %)CODA Dream
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (1.961 %)Internet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (4.902 %)SAP BW
23 (1.471 %)BusinessObjects
23 (1.471 %)MS Access
23 (1.471 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (0.490 %)ETL
31 (0.490 %)Oracle Discoverer
31 (0.490 %)Datawarehouse
31 (0.490 %)Crystal Reports
31 (0.490 %)SAP BI
31 (0.490 %)Hyperion Essbase
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (0.980 %)TestDirector
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1156 (76.47 %)Finance
253 (25.98 %)Banking
330 (14.71 %)Investment Banking
420 (9.804 %)Telecoms
513 (6.373 %)General Ledger
67 (3.431 %)Back Office
75 (2.451 %)Insurance
75 (2.451 %)Marketing
84 (1.961 %)Billing
93 (1.471 %)Retail
93 (1.471 %)Law
93 (1.471 %)Legal
102 (0.980 %)Education
102 (0.980 %)Health
102 (0.980 %)Front Office
102 (0.980 %)Financial Institution
111 (0.490 %)Pensions
111 (0.490 %)Retail Banking
111 (0.490 %)Corporate Banking
111 (0.490 %)Manufacturing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
180 (39.22 %)Analyst
246 (22.55 %)Business Analyst
337 (18.14 %)Consultant
426 (12.75 %)Financial Analyst
515 (7.353 %)Systems Accountant
614 (6.863 %)Project Manager
712 (5.882 %)SAP Consultant
811 (5.392 %)Hyperion Consultant
910 (4.902 %)Project Accountant
108 (3.922 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
116 (2.941 %)Qualified Accountant
116 (2.941 %)Financial Business Analyst
125 (2.451 %)Test Analyst
134 (1.961 %)Project Analyst
134 (1.961 %)SAP Business Analyst
134 (1.961 %)Functional Consultant
134 (1.961 %)Senior Consultant
134 (1.961 %)Functional Analyst
134 (1.961 %)Management Accountant
143 (1.471 %)Risk Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (9.804 %)Derivative
26 (2.941 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
26 (2.941 %)Credit Derivative
35 (2.451 %)Fixed Income
44 (1.961 %)Equity Derivative
53 (1.471 %)Management Information System
62 (0.980 %)Interest Rate Derivative
71 (0.490 %)Italian Language
71 (0.490 %)Market Risk
71 (0.490 %)Equities
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (7.843 %)Change Management
215 (7.353 %)Business Analysis
313 (6.373 %)Project Management
412 (5.882 %)User Acceptance Testing
58 (3.922 %)Financial Modelling
67 (3.431 %)Business Intelligence
67 (3.431 %)BPR
76 (2.941 %)Data Management
76 (2.941 %)Asset Management
85 (2.451 %)Logistics
85 (2.451 %)ERP
85 (2.451 %)Risk Management
85 (2.451 %)Business Continuity
94 (1.961 %)PRINCE
94 (1.961 %)Data Analysis
103 (1.471 %)Performance Management
103 (1.471 %)PRINCE2
103 (1.471 %)Migration
103 (1.471 %)Workflow
103 (1.471 %)Validation
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (4.412 %)SQL
25 (2.451 %)VBA
31 (0.490 %)Transact-SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1184 (90.20 %)ACCA
217 (8.333 %)Degree
35 (2.451 %)MBA
44 (1.961 %)CIPFA
44 (1.961 %)Citrix Certification
52 (0.980 %)CCAB
61 (0.490 %)ICAEW
61 (0.490 %)CISSP
61 (0.490 %)CISA
61 (0.490 %)CISM
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (5.392 %)Basel II
26 (2.941 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
35 (2.451 %)QA
44 (1.961 %)MiFID
51 (0.490 %)GAAP
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
148 (23.53 %)SAP
223 (11.27 %)Hyperion
319 (9.314 %)Oracle
416 (7.843 %)Microsoft
512 (5.882 %)Agresso
69 (4.412 %)Cognos
76 (2.941 %)CODA
76 (2.941 %)Calypso
85 (2.451 %)OutlookSoft
85 (2.451 %)Murex
93 (1.471 %)Business Objects
93 (1.471 %)CA
102 (0.980 %)Sage
102 (0.980 %)HP
111 (0.490 %)Siebel
111 (0.490 %)PeopleSoft
111 (0.490 %)Reuters