Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the 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 9 February 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Location
3 months to
9 Feb 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank525475612
Rank change year-on-year
Down-50Up+137
Matching permanent IT job ads141280369
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.179 %0.277 %0.183 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.873 %1.183 %0.865 %
Salaries quoted125254278
Average salary£50,000£52,500£52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.760 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£31,000£35,750£30,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£80,000£70,000£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£43,750£50,000£45,000
% change year-on-year
-12.50 %+11.11 %
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
161582367242671
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK20.52 %23.42 %21.12 %
Salaries quoted134862018635319
Average salary£40,000£38,000£39,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.260 %-2.560 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,500£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£60,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£36,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+4.160 %+2.850 %

ACCA
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing ACCA within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

ACCA Demand Trend

ACCA
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ACCA over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 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 9 February 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-47133£47,500-5.00 %
LondonDown-3465£55,000-8.33 %
South EastUp+332£37,500-25.00 %
City of LondonDown-727£37,500-43.39 %
BerkshireUp+2711£35,000-12.50 %
SurreyUp+308£82,500+106.25 %
South WestUp+298£31,000-25.30 %
DevonNew entry-8£31,000-
East of EnglandUp+377£45,000+12.50 %
East MidlandsUp+197£45,000-25.00 %
ReadingUp+326£33,000-17.50 %
West MidlandsUp+276£65,000+44.44 %
North WestUp+324£55,000-8.33 %
ManchesterUp+214£55,000-8.33 %
NorthamptonshireNew entry-4£45,000-
HampshireUp+293£37,500-3.22 %
OxfordshireUp+93£30,000-40.00 %
CoventryNew entry-3£80,000-
HertfordshireUp+162£65,000+62.50 %
DerbyshireUp+122£41,250-34.00 %
YorkshireUp+102£35,000-22.22 %
CambridgeshireUp+92£40,000+5.26 %
ScotlandDown-12--
EdinburghDown-32--
SuffolkNew entry-2£45,000-
CambridgeNew entry-2£40,000-
CrawleyUp+291£31,500-3.07 %
HerefordshireUp+281£65,000+136.36 %
BirminghamUp+251£25,500-43.33 %
EssexUp+221£37,500+7.14 %

ACCA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, 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.

1214 (82.63 %)Finance
2182 (70.27 %)CIMA
344 (16.99 %)SAP
441 (15.83 %)ERP
540 (15.44 %)Cognos
632 (12.36 %)Cognos Planning
730 (11.58 %)Banking
829 (11.20 %)MS Excel
928 (10.81 %)Microsoft
928 (10.81 %)Insurance
1027 (10.42 %)Oracle
1125 (9.653 %)Agresso
1125 (9.653 %)Dynamics AX
1224 (9.266 %)Mathematics
1322 (8.494 %)SAP FI
1421 (8.108 %)Hyperion
1421 (8.108 %)SQL
1421 (8.108 %)SAP FI/CO
1421 (8.108 %)SAP CO
1520 (7.722 %)Axapta
1618 (6.950 %)CODA
1618 (6.950 %)Business Intelligence
1618 (6.950 %)Risk Management
1717 (6.564 %)Risk Analysis
1816 (6.178 %)Project Management
1915 (5.792 %)Retail
2013 (5.019 %)Business Analysis
2013 (5.019 %)Investment Banking
2013 (5.019 %)Essbase
2112 (4.633 %)Oracle Financials

ACCA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, 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.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
19 (3.475 %).NET
24 (1.544 %).NET Framework
24 (1.544 %)DAO
24 (1.544 %)ADO
24 (1.544 %)ASP.NET
32 (0.772 %)CSS
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
14 (1.544 %)BizTalk Server
21 (0.386 %)CMS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
129 (11.20 %)MS Excel
23 (1.158 %)MS Office
32 (0.772 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.386 %)SPSS
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
132 (12.36 %)Cognos Planning
225 (9.653 %)Dynamics AX
322 (8.494 %)SAP FI
421 (8.108 %)SAP FI/CO
421 (8.108 %)SAP CO
520 (7.722 %)Axapta
612 (4.633 %)Oracle Financials
711 (4.247 %)Navision
711 (4.247 %)Dynamics NAV
810 (3.861 %)Hyperion Planning
810 (3.861 %)Dynamics CRM
810 (3.861 %)Oracle EBS
96 (2.317 %)SAP BPC
105 (1.931 %)HFM
105 (1.931 %)Dynamics GP
105 (1.931 %)Cognos Controller
105 (1.931 %)Oracle EBS R12
114 (1.544 %)SAP ERP
114 (1.544 %)Line 50
114 (1.544 %)CODA Dream
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
11 (0.386 %)FTP
11 (0.386 %)HTTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (5.019 %)Essbase
212 (4.633 %)SQL Server
35 (1.931 %)MS Access
44 (1.544 %)SQL Server 2008
44 (1.544 %)SQL Server 2000
53 (1.158 %)BusinessObjects
53 (1.158 %)Oracle Discoverer
53 (1.158 %)Oracle 10g
62 (0.772 %)MySQL
62 (0.772 %)SAP BW
71 (0.386 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.386 %)Datawarehouse
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1214 (82.63 %)Finance
230 (11.58 %)Banking
328 (10.81 %)Insurance
415 (5.792 %)Retail
513 (5.019 %)Investment Banking
69 (3.475 %)Manufacturing
78 (3.089 %)Back Office
86 (2.317 %)Pensions
86 (2.317 %)Auditing
86 (2.317 %)General Ledger
95 (1.931 %)Telecoms
104 (1.544 %)Retail Banking
113 (1.158 %)Education
122 (0.772 %)Billing
122 (0.772 %)Legal
131 (0.386 %)Automotive
131 (0.386 %)Law
131 (0.386 %)Advertising
131 (0.386 %)Marketing
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1100 (38.61 %)Consultant
254 (20.85 %)Analyst
340 (15.44 %)Senior Consultant
427 (10.42 %)Business Analyst
522 (8.494 %)Dynamics AX Consultant
618 (6.950 %)Systems Accountant
717 (6.564 %)Risk Analyst
815 (5.792 %)Cognos Consultant
913 (5.019 %)SAP Consultant
1012 (4.633 %)Systems Manager
1012 (4.633 %)Functional Consultant
1110 (3.861 %)Hyperion Consultant
129 (3.475 %)Project Manager
129 (3.475 %)Finance Systems Manager
129 (3.475 %)Principal Consultant
129 (3.475 %)Financial Analyst
138 (3.089 %)SAP FI/CO Consultant
138 (3.089 %)Senior Manager
147 (2.703 %)Senior Analyst
147 (2.703 %)Enterprise Consultant
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
124 (9.266 %)Mathematics
28 (3.089 %)Client/Server
34 (1.544 %)FMCG
34 (1.544 %)Cloud Computing
43 (1.158 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
52 (0.772 %)Fixed Income
61 (0.386 %)Management Information System
61 (0.386 %)Equities
61 (0.386 %)Smartcard
61 (0.386 %)PMI
61 (0.386 %)Derivative
61 (0.386 %)Interest Rate Derivative
61 (0.386 %)Economics
61 (0.386 %)Credit Derivative
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
13 (1.158 %)UNIX
13 (1.158 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
141 (15.83 %)ERP
218 (6.950 %)Business Intelligence
218 (6.950 %)Risk Management
317 (6.564 %)Risk Analysis
416 (6.178 %)Project Management
513 (5.019 %)Business Analysis
612 (4.633 %)CRM
711 (4.247 %)Investment Management
810 (3.861 %)Fund Management
810 (3.861 %)BPR
99 (3.475 %)Six Sigma
108 (3.089 %)Use Case
108 (3.089 %)Product Management
108 (3.089 %)Asset Management
108 (3.089 %)PRINCE2
108 (3.089 %)UML
116 (2.317 %)Logistics
116 (2.317 %)Programme Management
125 (1.931 %)SAP Implementation
134 (1.544 %)E-Commerce
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
121 (8.108 %)SQL
27 (2.703 %)C
36 (2.317 %)X++
44 (1.544 %)T-SQL
53 (1.158 %)VBA
62 (0.772 %)JavaScript
62 (0.772 %)PHP
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1182 (70.27 %)CIMA
29 (3.475 %)ICAEW
29 (3.475 %)Degree
37 (2.703 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (1.158 %)MBA
52 (0.772 %)Security Cleared
52 (0.772 %)Oracle Certification
52 (0.772 %)CISA
52 (0.772 %)MIIA
52 (0.772 %)QiCA
61 (0.386 %)CCAB
61 (0.386 %)CIPFA
61 (0.386 %)SAP Certification
61 (0.386 %)PRINCE2 Certification
61 (0.386 %)PMI Certification
61 (0.386 %)CFA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (1.931 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
15 (1.931 %)GAAP
21 (0.386 %)IAS 39
21 (0.386 %)QA
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
144 (16.99 %)SAP
240 (15.44 %)Cognos
328 (10.81 %)Microsoft
427 (10.42 %)Oracle
525 (9.653 %)Agresso
621 (8.108 %)Hyperion
718 (6.950 %)CODA
89 (3.475 %)Sage
95 (1.931 %)CA
104 (1.544 %)Lawson
113 (1.158 %)Business Objects
122 (0.772 %)Infor
122 (0.772 %)Sun
122 (0.772 %)JD Edwards
122 (0.772 %)Maconomy
131 (0.386 %)Mercator
131 (0.386 %)Remedy
131 (0.386 %)Informatica
131 (0.386 %)Pegasus