The first table below looks at the demand for ACCA in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited ACCA over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Rank 322 347 339
Rank change year-on-year
+25 -8
Contract jobs citing ACCA 55 68 104
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.254% 0.252% 0.335%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.736% 1.781% 2.528%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 51 68
Average daily rate £500 £463 £550
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.10% -15.90%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £350 £303
10% offered a daily rate of more than £650 £588 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £423 £425 £350
% change year-on-year
-0.58% +21.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £42.46 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £50.00 - -
All Qualifications
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
3169 3819 4114
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 14.63% 14.18% 13.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 1876 2288 2374
Average daily rate £425 £425 £425
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £600 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 119 141
Average hourly rate £22.50 £20.00 £20.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+12.50% -3.61%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.25 £12.30 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £79.00 £40.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
ACCA
England

ACCA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing ACCA across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

London ACCA Jobs Demand Trend

ACCA
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ACCA across the London region.

London ACCA Daily Rate Trend

ACCA
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing ACCA across the London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

London ACCA Daily Rate Histogram

ACCA
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ACCA across the London region.

London ACCA Hourly Rate Trend

ACCA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +13 18 £450 -2.70%
ACCA
England

ACCA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing ACCA 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 ACCA.

1 79 (89.77%) Finance
2 58 (65.91%) CIMA
3 20 (22.73%) Project Management
4 15 (17.05%) ERP
5 13 (14.77%) User Acceptance Testing
6 12 (13.64%) Integration Testing
6 12 (13.64%) Change Management
6 12 (13.64%) Business Analysis
7 11 (12.50%) Banking
7 11 (12.50%) Risk Management
8 8 (9.091%) SAP
9 7 (7.955%) Oracle
9 7 (7.955%) Hyperion
10 6 (6.818%) Six Sigma
10 6 (6.818%) Telecoms
10 6 (6.818%) PRINCE2
10 6 (6.818%) Migration
10 6 (6.818%) Stakeholder Management
10 6 (6.818%) Solvency II
11 5 (5.682%) Data Migration
11 5 (5.682%) General Ledger
11 5 (5.682%) MS PowerPoint
11 5 (5.682%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (5.682%) GAAP
12 4 (4.545%) Front Office
12 4 (4.545%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (4.545%) MS Excel
12 4 (4.545%) Credit Risk
12 4 (4.545%) Investment Banking
12 4 (4.545%) Retail

ACCA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing ACCA 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 ACCA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (2.273%) Flash
Applications
1 5 (5.682%) MS PowerPoint
2 4 (4.545%) MS Excel
3 1 (1.136%) MS Office
3 1 (1.136%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.273%) SAP FI
1 2 (2.273%) HFM
1 2 (2.273%) SAP CO
1 2 (2.273%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (1.136%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (1.136%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.136%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (1.136%) Agresso
2 1 (1.136%) Oracle EBS R12
Communications & Networking
1 3 (3.409%) Broadband
2 1 (1.136%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.682%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (3.409%) PowerCenter
3 1 (1.136%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.136%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.136%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.136%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (1.136%) SAP BI
General
1 79 (89.77%) Finance
2 11 (12.50%) Banking
3 6 (6.818%) Telecoms
4 5 (5.682%) General Ledger
5 4 (4.545%) Front Office
5 4 (4.545%) Investment Banking
5 4 (4.545%) Retail
6 2 (2.273%) French Language
6 2 (2.273%) Back Office
6 2 (2.273%) Marketing
6 2 (2.273%) Billing
6 2 (2.273%) Legal
7 1 (1.136%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.136%) Advertising
7 1 (1.136%) Law
7 1 (1.136%) Retail Banking
7 1 (1.136%) Italian Language
7 1 (1.136%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 27 (30.68%) Analyst
2 21 (23.86%) Project Manager
3 19 (21.59%) Business Analyst
4 8 (9.091%) Insurance Business Analyst
5 5 (5.682%) Transition Manager
5 5 (5.682%) Financial Analyst
6 4 (4.545%) Senior Manager
7 3 (3.409%) Data Migration Specialist
7 3 (3.409%) Business Manager
7 3 (3.409%) Hyperion Analyst
7 3 (3.409%) MI Analyst
7 3 (3.409%) Systems Analyst
7 3 (3.409%) Consultant
8 2 (2.273%) Portfolio Analyst
8 2 (2.273%) Management Accountant
8 2 (2.273%) PMO Analyst
8 2 (2.273%) PMO Manager
8 2 (2.273%) Systems Accountant
8 2 (2.273%) Project Accountant
9 1 (1.136%) Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.545%) Credit Risk
2 3 (3.409%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.136%) Economics
3 1 (1.136%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (22.73%) Project Management
2 15 (17.05%) ERP
3 13 (14.77%) User Acceptance Testing
4 12 (13.64%) Integration Testing
4 12 (13.64%) Change Management
4 12 (13.64%) Business Analysis
5 11 (12.50%) Risk Management
6 6 (6.818%) Six Sigma
6 6 (6.818%) PRINCE2
6 6 (6.818%) Migration
6 6 (6.818%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (5.682%) Data Migration
8 4 (4.545%) Asset Management
9 3 (3.409%) Process Management
9 3 (3.409%) Investment Management
9 3 (3.409%) Financial Analysis
9 3 (3.409%) Data Mapping
9 3 (3.409%) Analytics
10 2 (2.273%) Wealth Management
10 2 (2.273%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (2.273%) SQL
2 1 (1.136%) VBA
2 1 (1.136%) C#
2 1 (1.136%) C++
Qualifications
1 58 (65.91%) CIMA
2 3 (3.409%) Degree
3 2 (2.273%) CISA
3 2 (2.273%) QiCA
3 2 (2.273%) MBA
4 1 (1.136%) MCSE
4 1 (1.136%) MCSA
4 1 (1.136%) CISSP
4 1 (1.136%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.136%) OCP
4 1 (1.136%) OCA
4 1 (1.136%) Oracle Certification
4 1 (1.136%) SAP Certification
4 1 (1.136%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.136%) CISM
4 1 (1.136%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (6.818%) Solvency II
2 5 (5.682%) GAAP
3 4 (4.545%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (2.273%) QA
5 1 (1.136%) IAS 39
Vendors
1 8 (9.091%) SAP
2 7 (7.955%) Oracle
2 7 (7.955%) Hyperion
3 3 (3.409%) Cognos
3 3 (3.409%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.409%) Informatica
4 2 (2.273%) CODA
4 2 (2.273%) Business Objects
5 1 (1.136%) PeopleSoft
5 1 (1.136%) Guidewire
London
An exciting opportunity for a Project Manager has arisen with a large complex end user undergoing significant change- Due to increased business demand, a Project Manager with a...
GSA Techsource
Rate: GBP500 to GBP570 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
City of London
Accounting Manager, Media Company,London, £250-300 per day, A leading media company is currently looking for an Accountant with ACA/ACCA qualifications with previous Account Managing experience...
Orgtel
Rate: £250 - £300 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
London
Our client, a very profitable reinsurance business based in Greater London, are looking for a financial accountant to join the finance team as maternity cover- The role will...
High Finance Group
Rate: GBP250 to GBP400 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
They will also be required to produce monthly management profit and loss reports including variance analysis, produce key supporting schedules for significant costs, have controllership of balance sheet...
Experis IT
Rate: £35000 - £38000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
City, London
Responsible for analysis, reporting and the control environment Essentials ?Formal accounting qualification - ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ACMA ?Ideally a strong academic background ?Experience of financial accounting and control ?Understanding...
Aston Carter
Rate: £450 - £550 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
London
Management Accountant, £310, London, Treasury My client, a leading bank, are looking for a strong candidate to join their Treasury department on a 24 Month contract, in their...
Orgtel
Rate: £300 - £310 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
The candidate must have: - Excellent Business Partnering experience - Senior level stakeholder management - Accountancy Qualified - Experience with dealing with non-finance stakeholders - FMCG experience prefered This is a high...
Orgtel
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 24 May 2013