Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 535 652 765
Rank change year-on-year +117 +113 -131
Contract jobs citing CIMA 63 67 84
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.11% 0.095%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.47% 0.41% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 37 70
10th Percentile £250 £375 £413
25th Percentile £316 £425 £478
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £544
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.45% +8.75%
75th Percentile £575 £614 £659
90th Percentile £675 £710 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £325 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -40.91% +10.00% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35.00 - £25.50
Median hourly rate £44.50 - £26.00
75th Percentile £54.00 - £26.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.50 - £26.00
% change year-on-year - - -21.21%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CIMA 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 13,270 16,337 19,076
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.65% 27.32% 21.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,165 10,899 12,575
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £738 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £530 £500
% change year-on-year - +6.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,067 858 776
10th Percentile £13.86 £15.25 £13.46
25th Percentile £17.80 £20.06 £19.33
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.06%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.25 £56.31
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.28 £50.00 £31.89
% change year-on-year -19.45% +56.79% -14.39%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CIMA over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CIMA over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +125 57 £500 -2.20% 141
UK excluding London +73 35 £325 -40.91% 73
London +88 25 £550 +7.58% 70
South East +35 19 £250 -37.50% 18
Work from Home +126 14 £450 -14.29% 63
Scotland +33 5 £525 -16.00% 3
Midlands +25 4 £525 +23.53% 7
North of England +33 3 - - 25
North West +16 3 - - 14
West Midlands - 3 £438 - 2
South West +18 2 £456 -24.74% 11
East of England +18 2 - - 10
East Midlands +17 1 £650 +52.94% 5

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 17 (26.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (6.35%) Infor SunSystems
2 3 (4.76%) Primavera
3 1 (1.59%) NetSuite
3 1 (1.59%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 1 (1.59%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (1.59%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (1.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (1.59%) SAP CO
3 1 (1.59%) SAP FI
3 1 (1.59%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.52%) Power Platform
2 3 (4.76%) Azure
2 3 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (4.76%) Power Automate
2 3 (4.76%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.76%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.52%) Power BI
2 3 (4.76%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (4.76%) Data Lake
3 2 (3.17%) SAP BW
4 1 (1.59%) Data Mining
General
1 59 (93.65%) Finance
2 21 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 13 (20.63%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (6.35%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (6.35%) Telecoms
5 3 (4.76%) General Ledger
5 3 (4.76%) German Language
5 3 (4.76%) Manufacturing
5 3 (4.76%) Retail
6 2 (3.17%) French Language
6 2 (3.17%) Legal
6 2 (3.17%) Local Government
6 2 (3.17%) Tech for Good
7 1 (1.59%) Electronics
7 1 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.59%) Marketing
7 1 (1.59%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 29 (46.03%) Analyst
2 15 (23.81%) Systems Analyst
3 14 (22.22%) Financial Analyst
4 8 (12.70%) Business Analyst
5 6 (9.52%) Accountant
5 6 (9.52%) Finance Business Analyst
5 6 (9.52%) Lead
6 5 (7.94%) Commercial Analyst
7 4 (6.35%) Report Manager
8 3 (4.76%) Applications Manager
8 3 (4.76%) Business Intelligence Manager
8 3 (4.76%) Change Analyst
8 3 (4.76%) Consultant
8 3 (4.76%) Data Manager
8 3 (4.76%) Finance Systems Analyst
9 2 (3.17%) Database Manager
9 2 (3.17%) Project Controller
9 2 (3.17%) Senior Analyst
9 2 (3.17%) Senior Financial Analyst
9 2 (3.17%) Systems Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.17%) Fixed Income
2 1 (1.59%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (23.81%) Stakeholder Management
2 12 (19.05%) ERP
3 10 (15.87%) Process Improvement
4 8 (12.70%) Data Analysis
5 7 (11.11%) Budgeting
5 7 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 7 (11.11%) Financial Modelling
5 7 (11.11%) Roadmaps
6 6 (9.52%) Agile
6 6 (9.52%) Business Intelligence
6 6 (9.52%) Data Cleansing
6 6 (9.52%) Matrix Organization
6 6 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (9.52%) Project Management
7 5 (7.94%) Business Analysis
7 5 (7.94%) Business Forecasting
7 5 (7.94%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (7.94%) Data Migration
7 5 (7.94%) Decision-Making
7 5 (7.94%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.35%) Python
2 3 (4.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 3 (4.76%) R
2 3 (4.76%) SQL
3 1 (1.59%) Java
Qualifications
1 55 (87.30%) ACCA
2 15 (23.81%) Degree
3 3 (4.76%) CIPFA
4 2 (3.17%) DV Cleared
4 2 (3.17%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.17%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.59%) AAT
5 1 (1.59%) CISA
5 1 (1.59%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (9.52%) IFRS
2 3 (4.76%) PMO
3 1 (1.59%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.59%) GAAP
3 1 (1.59%) QA
Vendors
1 14 (22.22%) SAP
2 11 (17.46%) Sun
3 10 (15.87%) Microsoft
4 8 (12.70%) Oracle
5 1 (1.59%) Adaptive Insights
5 1 (1.59%) Ariba
5 1 (1.59%) CA
5 1 (1.59%) Hyperion
5 1 (1.59%) OpenText
5 1 (1.59%) Sage