ACCA Contracts in England

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 475 604 694
Rank change year-on-year +129 +90 -104
Contract jobs citing ACCA 60 59 85
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.12% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.52% 0.42% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 26 68
10th Percentile £250 £373 £413
25th Percentile £313 £391 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% -3.18% +7.32%
75th Percentile £577 £650 £678
90th Percentile £685 £730 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £545 £550
% change year-on-year -8.26% -0.91% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35.00 - -
Median hourly rate £44.50 - -
75th Percentile £54.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £44.50 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

ACCA is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,579 14,027 15,366
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.33% 27.75% 21.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,111 9,398 10,082
10th Percentile £300 £330 £315
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £637
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 976 756 690
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.23 £13.25
25th Percentile £18.00 £20.00 £18.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £62.48 £68.33 £55.72
90th Percentile £77.25 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +30.12% +5.06%

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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 27 April 2024.

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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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ACCA in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram 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 27 April 2024. 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 +93 25 £563 -3.43% 117
South East +38 23 £250 -37.50% 34
Midlands +23 4 £525 +31.25% 22
North of England +33 3 - - 41
West Midlands +31 3 £438 +34.62% 7
North West +16 3 - - 24
South West +18 2 £456 -24.74% 19
East of England +18 2 - - 14
East Midlands +17 1 £650 +52.94% 15
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:

Applications
1 16 (26.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (6.67%) Infor SunSystems
2 1 (1.67%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.67%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (1.67%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (3.33%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.67%) GCP
3 1 (1.67%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.00%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.00%) Power BI
2 2 (3.33%) SAP BW
3 1 (1.67%) Data Mining
General
1 59 (98.33%) Finance
2 14 (23.33%) Social Skills
3 12 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (13.33%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (6.67%) Law
6 3 (5.00%) General Ledger
6 3 (5.00%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.00%) Telecoms
7 2 (3.33%) French Language
7 2 (3.33%) German Language
7 2 (3.33%) Legal
7 2 (3.33%) Local Government
7 2 (3.33%) Tech for Good
8 1 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 24 (40.00%) Analyst
2 13 (21.67%) Systems Analyst
3 8 (13.33%) Financial Analyst
4 7 (11.67%) Consultant
5 6 (10.00%) Accountant
5 6 (10.00%) Finance Manager
6 5 (8.33%) Commercial Analyst
7 4 (6.67%) IT Consultant
7 4 (6.67%) Lead
8 3 (5.00%) Business Analyst
8 3 (5.00%) Change Analyst
9 2 (3.33%) Project Controller
9 2 (3.33%) Senior
9 2 (3.33%) Senior Analyst
9 2 (3.33%) Senior Commercial Analyst
9 2 (3.33%) Senior Financial Analyst
9 2 (3.33%) Systems Accountant
10 1 (1.67%) Finance Business Analyst
10 1 (1.67%) Management Accountant
10 1 (1.67%) Report Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 11 (18.33%) Financial Modelling
3 9 (15.00%) Process Improvement
4 8 (13.33%) Project Management
5 7 (11.67%) Budgeting
5 7 (11.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 7 (11.67%) Data Management
6 6 (10.00%) Business Forecasting
6 6 (10.00%) Decision-Making
6 6 (10.00%) ERP
6 6 (10.00%) Matrix Organization
6 6 (10.00%) Roadmaps
7 5 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (8.33%) Data Migration
7 5 (8.33%) Migration
8 4 (6.67%) Business Case
8 4 (6.67%) IT Strategy
8 4 (6.67%) Requirements Gathering
8 4 (6.67%) Revenue Recognition
9 3 (5.00%) Analytical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.33%) Python
2 1 (1.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 49 (81.67%) CIMA
2 15 (25.00%) Degree
3 6 (10.00%) SC Cleared
3 6 (10.00%) Security Cleared
4 3 (5.00%) CIPFA
5 2 (3.33%) DV Cleared
5 2 (3.33%) ICAEW
6 1 (1.67%) AAT
6 1 (1.67%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (15.00%) IFRS
2 1 (1.67%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (1.67%) GAAP
2 1 (1.67%) IFRS 17
2 1 (1.67%) QA
Vendors
1 11 (18.33%) Sun
2 10 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 8 (13.33%) SAP
4 6 (10.00%) Oracle
5 2 (3.33%) Google
6 1 (1.67%) Adaptive Insights
6 1 (1.67%) Hyperion
6 1 (1.67%) Sage
6 1 (1.67%) Xero