The first table below looks at the demand for ACCA in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ACCA over the 3 months to 22 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 currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Rank 666 575 592
Rank change year-on-year
-91 +17
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 199 352 287
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.183% 0.287% 0.235%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.665% 1.035% 0.896%
Number of salaries quoted 155 305 229
Average salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,500 £32,500 £34,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £75,000 £80,500
UK excluding London average salary £55,000 £54,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year
+1.85% +20.00%
All Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
29939 34010 32034
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 27.52% 27.73% 26.20%
Number of salaries quoted 24086 28944 26762
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.65%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%

ACCA
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing ACCA within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

ACCA Jobs Demand Trend

ACCA
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ACCA within the UK.

ACCA Salary Trend

ACCA
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ACCA over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 within the UK.

ACCA Salary Histogram

ACCA
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the UK over the 3 months to 22 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England -92 190 £57,500 +4.54%
London -6 119 £60,000 -
South East -7 46 £50,000 +13.63%
Kent 0 19 £60,000 +96.72%
City of London +13 17 £65,000 +13.04%
Berkshire -1 13 £53,750 +7.50%
West Midlands -25 9 £57,500 -
Birmingham -26 9 £57,500 -
Enfield - 7 £60,000 -
Maidenhead - 7 £69,000 -
East of England -3 5 £57,500 +15.00%
Hertfordshire -4 5 £57,500 +15.00%
Surrey +8 4 £47,500 -32.14%
Aberdeen +3 4 £59,500 -30.00%
Scotland -3 4 £59,500 -30.00%
Hampshire -4 4 £45,000 -18.18%
Manchester -8 4 £43,750 +2.94%
North West -16 4 £43,750 +34.61%
Welwyn Garden City -22 4 £57,500 +25.68%
Basingstoke -10 3 £45,000 -14.28%
Slough +4 2 £35,000 -
South West -1 2 £50,000 +61.29%
East Midlands -15 2 £27,500 -42.10%
Oxfordshire -24 2 £47,500 +46.15%
Lincolnshire - 2 £27,500 -
Cheltenham - 2 £50,000 -
Gloucestershire - 2 £50,000 -
Southampton +8 1 £45,000 +12.50%
East Sussex +5 1 £45,000 -25.00%
North East +5 1 £40,000 +33.33%

ACCA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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 IT job ads sampled that cited ACCA.

1 349 (90.18%) Finance
2 309 (79.84%) CIMA
3 131 (33.85%) SAP
4 96 (24.81%) Oracle
5 72 (18.60%) ERP
6 70 (18.09%) Degree
7 65 (16.80%) MS Excel
8 62 (16.02%) SAP FI
9 60 (15.50%) SAP FI/CO
9 60 (15.50%) SAP CO
10 57 (14.73%) Microsoft
11 54 (13.95%) SQL
12 52 (13.44%) Hyperion
13 51 (13.18%) Business Intelligence
14 48 (12.40%) Dynamics AX
15 45 (11.63%) General Ledger
16 44 (11.37%) Management Information System
17 42 (10.85%) Manufacturing
18 40 (10.34%) Project Management
19 38 (9.819%) Dynamics NAV
20 35 (9.044%) PRINCE2
21 33 (8.527%) HFM
21 33 (8.527%) SAP BPC
22 32 (8.269%) CISA
23 31 (8.010%) Data Warehouse
23 31 (8.010%) Banking
24 29 (7.494%) Retail
24 29 (7.494%) Risk Management
24 29 (7.494%) Supply Chain Management
25 28 (7.235%) Dynamics GP

ACCA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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 IT job ads sampled that cited ACCA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (1.292%) .NET
2 4 (1.034%) HTML
2 4 (1.034%) ASP
2 4 (1.034%) COM
2 4 (1.034%) XML
Application Platforms
1 3 (0.775%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.517%) Oracle Workflow
2 2 (0.517%) MS Project Server
3 1 (0.258%) SAS
Applications
1 65 (16.80%) MS Excel
2 20 (5.168%) MS Office
3 13 (3.359%) MS PowerPoint
4 6 (1.550%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (1.550%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 62 (16.02%) SAP FI
2 60 (15.50%) SAP FI/CO
2 60 (15.50%) SAP CO
3 48 (12.40%) Dynamics AX
4 38 (9.819%) Dynamics NAV
5 33 (8.527%) HFM
5 33 (8.527%) SAP BPC
6 28 (7.235%) Dynamics GP
7 27 (6.977%) SAP FSCM
8 25 (6.460%) Oracle EBS
9 24 (6.202%) Agresso
10 19 (4.910%) SAP FI-CA
10 19 (4.910%) Hyperion Planning
11 14 (3.618%) Oracle Applications
12 12 (3.101%) Dynamics CRM
12 12 (3.101%) SAP Oil and Gas
13 11 (2.842%) Hyperion Enterprise
13 11 (2.842%) Oracle Financials
14 10 (2.584%) Oracle EBS R12
14 10 (2.584%) Lawson
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.517%) Internet
1 2 (0.517%) MPLS
1 2 (0.517%) Firewall
1 2 (0.517%) WAN
2 1 (0.258%) HTTP
2 1 (0.258%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (8.010%) Data Warehouse
2 24 (6.202%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 21 (5.426%) Essbase
4 16 (4.134%) Oracle 8/8i
5 14 (3.618%) SQL Server
6 9 (2.326%) MS Access
7 7 (1.809%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (1.809%) SAP BW
7 7 (1.809%) Oracle BI EE
8 5 (1.292%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 5 (1.292%) OLAP
9 4 (1.034%) SAP BI
10 3 (0.775%) DB2
11 2 (0.517%) QlikView
11 2 (0.517%) BusinessObjects
12 1 (0.258%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.258%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.258%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 7 (1.809%) Oracle Forms
General
1 349 (90.18%) Finance
2 45 (11.63%) General Ledger
3 42 (10.85%) Manufacturing
4 31 (8.010%) Banking
5 29 (7.494%) Retail
6 25 (6.460%) Marketing
7 20 (5.168%) Publishing
8 11 (2.842%) Advertising
9 10 (2.584%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.326%) Front Office
10 9 (2.326%) Back Office
11 8 (2.067%) Legal
12 7 (1.809%) Local Government
12 7 (1.809%) Billing
13 5 (1.292%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.775%) International Banking
14 3 (0.775%) German Language
15 2 (0.517%) Mandarin Language
16 1 (0.258%) Games
16 1 (0.258%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 123 (31.78%) Consultant
2 89 (23.00%) Analyst
3 58 (14.99%) SAP Consultant
4 42 (10.85%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
5 38 (9.819%) Business Analyst
6 35 (9.044%) Financial Analyst
7 28 (7.235%) Auditor
7 28 (7.235%) Systems Accountant
8 23 (5.943%) Senior Consultant
9 22 (5.685%) Oracle Consultant
10 17 (4.393%) Project Manager
11 16 (4.134%) Senior Manager
12 14 (3.618%) Senior Analyst
13 13 (3.359%) Data Analyst
13 13 (3.359%) SAP BPC Consultant
14 12 (3.101%) ERP Consultant
15 11 (2.842%) Systems Analyst
16 9 (2.326%) Internal Auditor
16 9 (2.326%) Senior SAP Consultant
16 9 (2.326%) IT Auditor
Miscellaneous
1 44 (11.37%) Management Information System
2 13 (3.359%) Credit Risk
3 11 (2.842%) Market Risk
3 11 (2.842%) Mathematics
4 10 (2.584%) Data Extraction
5 9 (2.326%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 9 (2.326%) NHS
5 9 (2.326%) SaaS
6 4 (1.034%) PMI
7 3 (0.775%) Economics
7 3 (0.775%) Computer Science
8 2 (0.517%) Kindle
8 2 (0.517%) FMCG
8 2 (0.517%) Fixed Income
9 1 (0.258%) Statistics
9 1 (0.258%) Online Banking
9 1 (0.258%) DTV
9 1 (0.258%) Hedge funds
9 1 (0.258%) Social Media
9 1 (0.258%) Online Games
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.326%) Windows
2 3 (0.775%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (18.60%) ERP
2 51 (13.18%) Business Intelligence
3 40 (10.34%) Project Management
4 35 (9.044%) PRINCE2
5 29 (7.494%) Risk Management
5 29 (7.494%) Supply Chain Management
6 26 (6.718%) Analytics
7 25 (6.460%) Business Analysis
8 22 (5.685%) Financial Analysis
8 22 (5.685%) Performance Management
9 18 (4.651%) ITIL
10 16 (4.134%) Stakeholder Management
11 15 (3.876%) CRM
11 15 (3.876%) Change Management
12 14 (3.618%) Data Analysis
13 12 (3.101%) Cash Management
14 11 (2.842%) Scrum
15 10 (2.584%) Data Mapping
15 10 (2.584%) Information Security
16 9 (2.326%) E-business
Programming Languages
1 54 (13.95%) SQL
2 18 (4.651%) VBA
3 8 (2.067%) Java
4 5 (1.292%) T-SQL
5 4 (1.034%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.517%) C
7 1 (0.258%) C#
7 1 (0.258%) VBScript
7 1 (0.258%) VB
7 1 (0.258%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 309 (79.84%) CIMA
2 70 (18.09%) Degree
3 32 (8.269%) CISA
4 16 (4.134%) CISM
4 16 (4.134%) QiCA
5 14 (3.618%) MBA
5 14 (3.618%) CFA
6 9 (2.326%) ITIL Certification
7 8 (2.067%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 8 (2.067%) ICAEW
8 7 (1.809%) Oracle Certification
9 6 (1.550%) CISSP
10 4 (1.034%) CCAB
10 4 (1.034%) PMI Certification
11 3 (0.775%) CCA
11 3 (0.775%) CIPFA
11 3 (0.775%) Security Cleared
12 2 (0.517%) SAP Certification
12 2 (0.517%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.517%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (6.460%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 13 (3.359%) GAAP
3 7 (1.809%) COBIT
4 3 (0.775%) Basel III
5 2 (0.517%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.517%) Basel II
5 2 (0.517%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.517%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.258%) COSO
6 1 (0.258%) QA
Vendors
1 131 (33.85%) SAP
2 96 (24.81%) Oracle
3 57 (14.73%) Microsoft
4 52 (13.44%) Hyperion
5 26 (6.718%) Cognos
6 25 (6.460%) JD Edwards
7 23 (5.943%) Epicor
8 21 (5.426%) CA
8 21 (5.426%) Sage
9 14 (3.618%) CODA
10 13 (3.359%) Business Objects
10 13 (3.359%) PeopleSoft
11 11 (2.842%) Baan
12 10 (2.584%) NetSuite
13 9 (2.326%) Intentia
14 8 (2.067%) Siebel
14 8 (2.067%) Salesforce.com
15 7 (1.809%) Pegasus
15 7 (1.809%) Hitachi
15 7 (1.809%) Tableau
Guildford, Surrey
PART QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANT - SURREY £30,000 - £35,000, Pension, PMI Qualified AAT / Part qualified ACA, ACCA/CIMA, Shared Service experience A MARKET LEADER is looking for a talented...
Experis IT
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + 10% Bonus, free parking, Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Woking, Surrey
CIMA / ACA / ACCA - Experience working as a Business Analyst; with experience in gathering customer requirements and translating them into technical and functional specifications; - Experience in SAP FI/CO...
Informatiq Consulting
Salary: £Excellent Salary + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
Several senior level positions have become available for experienced finance project analysts to work on a permanent basis in Aberdeen. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing...
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + car, pension
Posted: 15 May 2013
Enfield, Middlesex
As a key Finance Reporting Analyst and a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) you will be responsible for looking at how they report key MI information about...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Woking, Surrey
Senior SAP FI CO Business Consultant... CIMA / ACA / ACCA... - Detailed experience of implementing and supporting the SAP FI/CO modules, preferably with COPA, banking, tax, sales and purchasing.
James Goodman Consulting Ltd
Salary: GENEROUS PACKAGE AND BONUS
Posted: 21 May 2013
City, London
Accountant, VBA, SAP, Finance, ACA, ACCA, CIMA... You will also be involved in delivering models, supporting stakeholders and contributing to strategic planning and business decision making by providing...
Aston Carter
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
Accountant, VBA, SAP, Finance, ACA, ACCA, CIMA... You will also be involved in delivering models, supporting stakeholders and contributing to strategic planning and business decision making by providing...
Aston Carter
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
Accountant, VBA, SAP, Finance, ACA, ACCA, CIMA... You will also be involved in delivering models, supporting stakeholders and contributing to strategic planning and business decision making by providing...
Aston Carter
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Consultant, Senior Consultant, Principal Consultant, Practice / Delivery / Industry Lead Hyperion - Planning - Essbase - HFM - HPCM - EPM - ETL - Financial Reporting Our client is a leading FS Consulting division who has...
Lawrence Harvey Enterprise
Salary: £50000 - £120000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Typical technologies used are BusinessObjects, SQL Server and Oracle to offer clients sophisticated information solutions that help address challenges such as Service Line Management, Commissioning and Enterprise Information...
Sanderson
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Car + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
An exciting interim opportunity located in Central Leeds for a highly capable and qualified Financial Analyst to work on projects relating to compliance reporting and financial management in...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £32000 - £38000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
Start ASAPAn opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant who has good knowledge of MS Dynamics Great Plains / GP. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified Accountant...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 9 May 2013
London Luton Airport, Bedfordshire, East of...
Skills required: Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, ideally with project management qualifications, you must have a proven track record of successfully implementing financial applications (e.g. Oracle, Peoplesoft...
easyJet
Salary: £To attract the best
Posted: 22 May 2013
Dorking, Surrey
Following a successful probationary period, the company will fully fund and support training towards ACCA / CIMA accreditation... Ensure that key spreadsheets used to support the Monthly Performance Report...
Sanderson
Salary: £17000 - £21000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
East Riding
Strong knowledge of Excel and ideally VBA is essential, as is strong experience of stochastic/Monte-Carlo analysis... You should also be ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualified with excellent...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + extensive benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
Role: Develop, maintain and administer their Oracle Enterprise Performance Management/ Hyperion Financial Management manage and grow the business... CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) -Financial consolidation systems experience (EPM1/HFM) -...
EU Solutions
Salary: £38000 - £42000 per annum + BENEFITS
Posted: 20 May 2013
City of London
The role will leverage your skills in research, analysis, story development, project management and will provide opportunities to develop senior stakeholder management whilst delivering to complex and changing...
Real Staffing
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum + full benefits, bonus and car
Posted: 16 May 2013
City of London
The role will leverage your skills in research, analysis, story development, project management and will provide opportunities to develop senior stakeholder management whilst delivering to complex and changing...
Real Staffing
Salary: £70000 - £90000 per annum + full benefits, bonus and car
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
Hands on Project Management experience. Strong business development and client relationship management skills. University Graduate Preferably Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) About the Role Leading client projects...
Eutopia Solutions Ltd
Salary: £90000 - £120000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
Hands on Project Management experience. Strong business development and client relationship management skills. University Graduate Preferably Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) About the Role Leading client projects...
Eutopia Solutions Ltd
Salary: £80000 - £105000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
UK
Perform continuous monitoring activities such as data analytics... Currently in pursuance (Part qualified) for one or more CCAB and Audit qualification including ACA, ACCA, CIMA, IIA, CISA or...
Cognizant
Posted: 1 May 2013
London
Business process reengineering and improvements; ranging from short term projects to address process deficiencies to wholesale definition and delivery of process models to support new product and business...
Hydrogen Group
Salary: £60000.00 - £70000.00 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Berkshire, Thames Valley
We deal with both Microsoft Partners & End Users throughout the UK and Europe and we have never had more live requirements, AX, GP & NAV jobs for Microsoft Dynamics...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Generous Holidays & MS Certification!
Posted: 22 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands (County)
Qualifications Required: *Degree (or equiv) 2:1 minimum. *Relevant professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, CMIIA etc)... *Understanding and knowledge of project management, audit concepts and techniques... *Experience of senior...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
London
Business process reengineering and improvements; ranging from short term projects to address process deficiencies to wholesale definition and delivery of process models to support new product and business...
Hydrogen Group
Posted: 17 May 2013
City, London
To be considered, you should possess: Strong academics, A combination of external audit, internal audit, IT and risk management experience... Combination of being qualified in one or more...
Oliver James Associates
Salary: £75000 - £95000 per annum + car, pension, negotiable
Posted: 21 May 2013