ACCA Contracts in England

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 439 481 596
Rank change year-on-year +42 +115 +101
Contract jobs citing ACCA 46 61 57
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.19% 0.16% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.60% 0.52% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 37 24
10th Percentile £228 £250 £372
25th Percentile £338 £313 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £500 £561
Median % change year-on-year +0.75% -10.91% +2.05%
75th Percentile £560 £577 £656
90th Percentile £700 £685 £732
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £566
% change year-on-year -5.00% -11.70% +2.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £44.50 -
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £44.50 -
% change year-on-year -19.10% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,629 11,624 13,999
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.33% 31.25% 27.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,849 7,135 9,365
10th Percentile £290 £306 £330
25th Percentile £415 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £629 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 985 748
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.00 £15.15
25th Percentile £22.39 £18.13 £20.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%
75th Percentile £67.75 £62.50 £68.25
90th Percentile £81.74 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ACCA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ACCA in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ACCA in England.

Daily rate trend for ACCA in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ACCA in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ACCA in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ACCA in England.

Hourly rate trend for ACCA in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
London +36 23 £425 -24.44% 251
South East +39 17 £545 +118.00% 138
South West +46 2 £419 -8.22% 69
Midlands +20 2 £550 +4.76% 106
North of England +18 2 - - 113
North West +15 1 - - 59
West Midlands +12 1 £550 +25.71% 58
East Midlands +10 1 - - 42
North East - 1 - - 12
ACCA
UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (15.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (8.70%) SAP CO
1 4 (8.70%) SAP FI
1 4 (8.70%) SAP FI/CO
2 3 (6.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (4.35%) SAP SD
3 2 (4.35%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (2.17%) HFM
4 1 (2.17%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (2.17%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.17%) Big Data
1 1 (2.17%) Metadata
1 1 (2.17%) Power BI
1 1 (2.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.17%) JIRA
General
1 41 (89.13%) Finance
2 13 (28.26%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (26.09%) Social Skills
4 5 (10.87%) General Ledger
4 5 (10.87%) Manufacturing
4 5 (10.87%) Public Sector
5 4 (8.70%) Telecoms
6 3 (6.52%) Banking
6 3 (6.52%) Electronics
6 3 (6.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (6.52%) Legal
6 3 (6.52%) Marketing
6 3 (6.52%) Retail
7 1 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.17%) Law
7 1 (2.17%) Local Government
7 1 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.17%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (30.43%) Analyst
2 12 (26.09%) Financial Analyst
3 9 (19.57%) Senior
4 4 (8.70%) Business Analyst
4 4 (8.70%) Finance Business Analyst
4 4 (8.70%) Finance Manager
5 3 (6.52%) Account Manager
5 3 (6.52%) Accountant
5 3 (6.52%) Commercial Analyst
5 3 (6.52%) Lead
5 3 (6.52%) Report Analyst
5 3 (6.52%) Senior Analyst
5 3 (6.52%) Senior Financial Analyst
6 2 (4.35%) Financial Controller
6 2 (4.35%) Report Manager
6 2 (4.35%) SAP Analyst
6 2 (4.35%) SAP FI Analyst
6 2 (4.35%) SAP FI/CO Business Analyst
6 2 (4.35%) SAP Financial Analyst
6 2 (4.35%) SAP Financial Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.17%) iXBRL
1 1 (2.17%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.87%) Data Centre
2 2 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (4.35%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.17%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.17%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (26.09%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 11 (23.91%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (17.39%) ERP
4 6 (13.04%) Budgeting
5 5 (10.87%) Budget Management
5 5 (10.87%) Financial Analysis
5 5 (10.87%) Migration
5 5 (10.87%) Planning and Forecasting
5 5 (10.87%) Roadmaps
6 4 (8.70%) Business Case
6 4 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (8.70%) Change Management
6 4 (8.70%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (8.70%) Financial Modelling
6 4 (8.70%) Programme Management
7 3 (6.52%) Business Analysis
7 3 (6.52%) Business Forecasting
7 3 (6.52%) Contract Management
7 3 (6.52%) Internal Audit
7 3 (6.52%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.17%) SQL
1 1 (2.17%) VBA
Qualifications
1 35 (76.09%) CIMA
2 5 (10.87%) Degree
2 5 (10.87%) SC Cleared
2 5 (10.87%) Security Cleared
3 4 (8.70%) CIPFA
4 2 (4.35%) CCAB
4 2 (4.35%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.17%) AAT
5 1 (2.17%) CBAP
5 1 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.17%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (15.22%) IFRS
2 3 (6.52%) GAAP
2 3 (6.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (2.17%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 12 (26.09%) SAP
2 7 (15.22%) Microsoft
3 6 (13.04%) Oracle
4 3 (6.52%) Hyperion
4 3 (6.52%) IFS
5 2 (4.35%) Workday
6 1 (2.17%) Adobe
6 1 (2.17%) Alteryx
6 1 (2.17%) Civica
6 1 (2.17%) PeopleSoft
6 1 (2.17%) Salesforce