CIMA Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CIMA 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 1.31% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 5.88% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £550 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - -
75th Percentile £650 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £500 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cardiff

CIMA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cardiff.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 51 52 63
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff 22.27% 27.81% 29.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 34 55
10th Percentile £216 £168 £155
25th Percentile £293 £217 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 £405 £375
Median % change year-on-year +7.05% +7.87% -16.67%
75th Percentile £644 £577 £530
90th Percentile £748 £600 £650
South Wales median daily rate £500 £425 £510
% change year-on-year +17.65% -16.67% -7.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £23.39 -
25th Percentile - £28.03 £37.50
Median hourly rate £13.08 £37.05 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -64.69% -7.39% +100.28%
75th Percentile - £46.03 £42.50
90th Percentile - £50.66 -
South Wales median hourly rate £27.89 £21.00 £33.50
% change year-on-year +32.79% -37.31% +65.55%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CIMA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

CIMA job vacancy trend in Cardiff

CIMA
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing CIMA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing CIMA

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Lead
1 3 (100.00%) SAP Financial Leader
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) ERP
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 3 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ACCA
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP