CIMA Contracts in the City of London

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
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 CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 120 159
Rank change year-on-year - +39 +33
Contract jobs citing CIMA 0 4 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London - 0.18% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.91% 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 -
Central London median daily rate - £500 -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 427 439 705
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 24.44% 20.30% 20.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 281 288 406
10th Percentile £406 £379 £369
25th Percentile £463 £453 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £531 £575
Median % change year-on-year +3.53% -7.61% +2.68%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £713
90th Percentile £763 £775 £823
Central London median daily rate £550 £525 £570
% change year-on-year +4.76% -7.81% +3.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 5
10th Percentile £23.62 - £18.06
25th Percentile £26.04 £20.22 £20.22
Median hourly rate £45.33 £20.82 £51.50
Median % change year-on-year +117.75% -59.58% +13.19%
75th Percentile £72.81 £24.20 £53.75
90th Percentile £89.13 £25.88 £71.75
Central London median hourly rate £28.61 £23.91 £51.50
% change year-on-year +19.67% -53.58% +13.19%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the City of London

CIMA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CIMA in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for CIMA in the City of London

CIMA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CIMA in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for CIMA in the City of London