Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CCAB qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 702 843
Rank change year-on-year - +141 -160
Contract jobs citing CCAB 0 3 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK - 0.005% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.019% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £339 £200
25th Percentile - £378 £247
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £450 £350
Median % change year-on-year - +28.57% -15.15%
75th Percentile - £516 £456
90th Percentile - £551 £505
UK excluding London median daily rate - £575 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £25.50
Median hourly rate - - £26.00
75th Percentile - - £26.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £26.00

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CCAB is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,071 15,806 18,731
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.36% 27.25% 21.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,080 10,554 12,360
10th Percentile £307 £330 £331
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £626
90th Percentile £738 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £535 £530 £500
% change year-on-year +0.94% +6.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,070 819 757
10th Percentile £13.83 £15.25 £13.74
25th Percentile £17.80 £20.22 £19.35
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +11.55%
75th Percentile £61.58 £68.25 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.35 £80.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £50.00 £31.89
% change year-on-year -18.12% +56.79% -7.67%

CCAB
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CCAB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CCAB in the UK

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CCAB.

Daily rate trend for CCAB in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CCAB.

Hourly rate trend for CCAB in the UK