ACCA Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 121 127
Rank change year-on-year -8 +6 +39
Contract jobs citing ACCA 2 6 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.081% 0.32% 0.093%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.33% 1.30% 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £436 -
25th Percentile £313 £453 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £485 £550
Median % change year-on-year -32.99% -11.82% -
75th Percentile £338 £508 £575
90th Percentile - £526 -
Central London median daily rate £325 £485 £550
% change year-on-year -32.99% -11.82% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

ACCA 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 614 462 480
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 24.97% 24.79% 22.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 437 314 307
10th Percentile £413 £359 £384
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year - -2.22% -2.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £735 £757 £775
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -3.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 5
10th Percentile £19.45 £21.41 -
25th Percentile £24.20 £26.16 £20.22
Median hourly rate £31.03 £45.33 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.53% +115.83% -41.83%
75th Percentile £55.37 £65.12 £27.00
90th Percentile £68.53 £82.79 -
Central London median hourly rate £41.75 £34.48 £24.00
% change year-on-year +21.09% +43.67% -33.52%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ACCA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

ACCA job vacancy trend in the City of London

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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing ACCA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing ACCA

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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing ACCA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing ACCA

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Accountant
1 1 (50.00%) Management Accountant
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Director
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
2 1 (50.00%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality