Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 60 | 72 | 104 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +32 | +26 |
| Contract jobs citing CIMA | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.13% | 0.24% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 5.22% | 1.20% | 1.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £458 | - | £551 |
| 25th Percentile | £470 | £513 | £591 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £489 | £525 | £638 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.86% | -17.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £538 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £685 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £489 | £525 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.86% | -16.00% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 134 | 167 | 206 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 21.58% | 20.39% | 16.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 79 | 103 | 126 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £157 | £166 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £240 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £534 | £570 | £508 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £608 | £600 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £488 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.35 | £21.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.00 | £16.25 | £21.57 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £17.50 | £36.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.43% | -52.49% | -22.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.38 | £22.38 | £57.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.64 | £45.00 | £63.60 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £22.00 | £24.26 | £21.26 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.30% | +14.09% | -56.39% |
CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CIMA in Edinburgh.
CIMA
Contract Job Locations in Edinburgh
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the Edinburgh region over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balerno | - | 1 | - | - | |
| CIMA Scotland |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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: