England CIMA Contracts

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.

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Location Berkshire Birmingham Bracknell Bristol Canary Wharf Cheltenham City of London Docklands, London Dorset East Midlands East of England England Glasgow Gloucestershire Hampshire London Manchester Middlesex Midlands Norfolk North West Norwich Poole Redditch Scotland South East South West Swindon Thames Valley UK Wales West Midlands Wiltshire Worcestershire Yorkshire	3 months to 21 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	471	559
Rank change on same period last year	+88
Matching contract IT job ads	94	85
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.124 %	0.085 %
As % of the category below	1.270 %	0.927 %
Daily rates quoted	30	27
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 quoted	10	0
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	-
Qualifications England
Matching contract IT job ads	7403	9165
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	9.769 %	9.128 %
Daily rates quoted	2602	2839
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 quoted	780	917
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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Location	Rank 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
London	+63	56	£472	-7.19 %
South East	+48	16	£325	-5.20 %
South West	+21	6	£342	-43.05 %
North West	+13	6	-	-
West Midlands	+10	3	£450	-
Midlands	-	2	-	-
East Midlands	-4	2	-	-
Yorkshire	+12	1	-	-
East of England	-	1	-	-

CIMA 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.

1 184 (90.20 %) ACCA 2 156 (76.47 %) Finance 3 53 (25.98 %) Banking 4 48 (23.53 %) SAP 5 30 (14.71 %) Investment Banking 6 23 (11.27 %) Hyperion 7 21 (10.29 %) MS Excel 8 20 (9.804 %) Telecoms 8 20 (9.804 %) Derivative 9 19 (9.314 %) Oracle 10 17 (8.333 %) Degree 11 16 (7.843 %) Microsoft 11 16 (7.843 %) Change Management 12 15 (7.353 %) Business Analysis 13 14 (6.863 %) Hyperion Enterprise

14 13 (6.373 %) Project Management 14 13 (6.373 %) General Ledger 15 12 (5.882 %) HFM 15 12 (5.882 %) User Acceptance Testing 15 12 (5.882 %) Agresso 15 12 (5.882 %) MS Project 16 11 (5.392 %) SAP FI/CO 16 11 (5.392 %) SAP CO 16 11 (5.392 %) SAP FI 16 11 (5.392 %) Basel II 17 10 (4.902 %) SAP BW 18 9 (4.412 %) SQL 18 9 (4.412 %) Cognos 19 8 (3.922 %) Financial Modelling 20 7 (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.

Application Development 1 3 (1.471 %) WebServices	Application Platforms 1 1 (0.490 %) SharePoint
Applications 1 21 (10.29 %) MS Excel 2 12 (5.882 %) MS Project 3 7 (3.431 %) MS Office 4 5 (2.451 %) Spreadsheet 5 3 (1.471 %) MS PowerPoint 6 1 (0.490 %) MS Visio	Business Applications 1 14 (6.863 %) Hyperion Enterprise 2 12 (5.882 %) HFM 3 11 (5.392 %) SAP FI/CO 3 11 (5.392 %) SAP CO 3 11 (5.392 %) SAP FI 4 7 (3.431 %) Oracle Financials 5 5 (2.451 %) SAP Bank Analyzer 5 5 (2.451 %) Summit 6 4 (1.961 %) Oracle Applications 7 3 (1.471 %) Dynamics GP 7 3 (1.471 %) CODA-Financials 8 2 (0.980 %) Dynamics NAV 8 2 (0.980 %) Dynamics AX 8 2 (0.980 %) Oracle General Ledger 9 1 (0.490 %) Hyperion Planning 9 1 (0.490 %) Cognos Controller 9 1 (0.490 %) Line 50 9 1 (0.490 %) Cognos Business Intelligence 9 1 (0.490 %) FRx 9 1 (0.490 %) CODA Dream
Communications & Networking 1 4 (1.961 %) Internet	Database & Business Intelligence 1 10 (4.902 %) SAP BW 2 3 (1.471 %) BusinessObjects 2 3 (1.471 %) MS Access 2 3 (1.471 %) Oracle 8/8i 3 1 (0.490 %) ETL 3 1 (0.490 %) Oracle Discoverer 3 1 (0.490 %) Datawarehouse 3 1 (0.490 %) Crystal Reports 3 1 (0.490 %) SAP BI 3 1 (0.490 %) Hyperion Essbase
Development Applications 1 2 (0.980 %) TestDirector	General 1 156 (76.47 %) Finance 2 53 (25.98 %) Banking 3 30 (14.71 %) Investment Banking 4 20 (9.804 %) Telecoms 5 13 (6.373 %) General Ledger 6 7 (3.431 %) Back Office 7 5 (2.451 %) Insurance 7 5 (2.451 %) Marketing 8 4 (1.961 %) Billing 9 3 (1.471 %) Retail 9 3 (1.471 %) Law 9 3 (1.471 %) Legal 10 2 (0.980 %) Education 10 2 (0.980 %) Health 10 2 (0.980 %) Front Office 10 2 (0.980 %) Financial Institution 11 1 (0.490 %) Pensions 11 1 (0.490 %) Retail Banking 11 1 (0.490 %) Corporate Banking 11 1 (0.490 %) Manufacturing
Job Titles 1 80 (39.22 %) Analyst 2 46 (22.55 %) Business Analyst 3 37 (18.14 %) Consultant 4 26 (12.75 %) Financial Analyst 5 15 (7.353 %) Systems Accountant 6 14 (6.863 %) Project Manager 7 12 (5.882 %) SAP Consultant 8 11 (5.392 %) Hyperion Consultant 9 10 (4.902 %) Project Accountant 10 8 (3.922 %) SAP FI/CO Consultant 11 6 (2.941 %) Qualified Accountant 11 6 (2.941 %) Financial Business Analyst 12 5 (2.451 %) Test Analyst 13 4 (1.961 %) Project Analyst 13 4 (1.961 %) SAP Business Analyst 13 4 (1.961 %) Functional Consultant 13 4 (1.961 %) Senior Consultant 13 4 (1.961 %) Functional Analyst 13 4 (1.961 %) Management Accountant 14 3 (1.471 %) Risk Analyst	Miscellaneous 1 20 (9.804 %) Derivative 2 6 (2.941 %) Foreign Exchange (FX) 2 6 (2.941 %) Credit Derivative 3 5 (2.451 %) Fixed Income 4 4 (1.961 %) Equity Derivative 5 3 (1.471 %) Management Information System 6 2 (0.980 %) Interest Rate Derivative 7 1 (0.490 %) Italian Language 7 1 (0.490 %) Market Risk 7 1 (0.490 %) Equities
Processes & Methodologies 1 16 (7.843 %) Change Management 2 15 (7.353 %) Business Analysis 3 13 (6.373 %) Project Management 4 12 (5.882 %) User Acceptance Testing 5 8 (3.922 %) Financial Modelling 6 7 (3.431 %) Business Intelligence 6 7 (3.431 %) BPR 7 6 (2.941 %) Data Management 7 6 (2.941 %) Asset Management 8 5 (2.451 %) Logistics 8 5 (2.451 %) ERP 8 5 (2.451 %) Risk Management 8 5 (2.451 %) Business Continuity 9 4 (1.961 %) PRINCE 9 4 (1.961 %) Data Analysis 10 3 (1.471 %) Performance Management 10 3 (1.471 %) PRINCE2 10 3 (1.471 %) Migration 10 3 (1.471 %) Workflow 10 3 (1.471 %) Validation	Programming Languages 1 9 (4.412 %) SQL 2 5 (2.451 %) VBA 3 1 (0.490 %) Transact-SQL
Qualifications 1 184 (90.20 %) ACCA 2 17 (8.333 %) Degree 3 5 (2.451 %) MBA 4 4 (1.961 %) CIPFA 4 4 (1.961 %) Citrix Certification 5 2 (0.980 %) CCAB 6 1 (0.490 %) ICAEW 6 1 (0.490 %) CISSP 6 1 (0.490 %) CISA 6 1 (0.490 %) CISM	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 11 (5.392 %) Basel II 2 6 (2.941 %) Sarbanes-Oxley 3 5 (2.451 %) QA 4 4 (1.961 %) MiFID 5 1 (0.490 %) GAAP
Vendors 1 48 (23.53 %) SAP 2 23 (11.27 %) Hyperion 3 19 (9.314 %) Oracle 4 16 (7.843 %) Microsoft 5 12 (5.882 %) Agresso 6 9 (4.412 %) Cognos 7 6 (2.941 %) CODA 7 6 (2.941 %) Calypso 8 5 (2.451 %) OutlookSoft 8 5 (2.451 %) Murex 9 3 (1.471 %) Business Objects 9 3 (1.471 %) CA 10 2 (0.980 %) Sage 10 2 (0.980 %) HP 11 1 (0.490 %) Siebel 11 1 (0.490 %) PeopleSoft 11 1 (0.490 %) Reuters