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 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 121 118 155
Rank change year-on-year -3 +37 +43
DemandTrendContract jobs citing CIMA 3 4 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.17% 0.19% 0.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.66% 0.78% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile £429 - £587
25th Percentile £434 £525 £615
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £550 £673
Median % change year-on-year -15.91% -18.22% -3.58%
75th Percentile £484 £575 £704
90th Percentile £486 - £717
Central London median daily rate £463 £550 £673
% change year-on-year -15.91% -18.22% -3.58%

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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 452 511 636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 25.01% 24.67% 20.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 320 378
10th Percentile £322 £363 £349
25th Percentile £457 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £558
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +1.35% -2.19%
75th Percentile £675 £657 £692
90th Percentile £762 £775 £825
Central London median daily rate £550 £563 £550
% change year-on-year -2.22% +2.27% -1.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 3
10th Percentile £22.28 £20.31 £16.89
25th Percentile £26.00 £20.43 £17.31
Median hourly rate £28.15 £24.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.29% +33.33% -64.36%
75th Percentile £64.66 £27.00 £47.75
90th Percentile £79.34 - £65.60
Central London median hourly rate £34.48 £24.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year +43.67% +33.33% -64.36%

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
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

CIMA
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
1 1 (33.33%) Power Query
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Finance Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Controller
2 1 (33.33%) Transformation Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Budgeting
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Data Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ACCA
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) CCAB
3 1 (33.33%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
1 1 (33.33%) GAAP
1 1 (33.33%) IFRS
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Hyperion
1 1 (33.33%) PeopleSoft