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

6 months to
18 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 397 495 551
Rank change year-on-year +98 +56 +156
Contract jobs citing ACCA 105 33 55
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.38% 0.100% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.21% 0.33% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 16 21
10th Percentile £325 £429 £275
25th Percentile £406 £494 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.45% - -
75th Percentile £580 £681 £650
90th Percentile £675 £706 £825
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £35.00 -
% change year-on-year +2.86% - -

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 8,701 10,104 12,231
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.51% 30.49% 27.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,438 6,444 8,056
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +0.46%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £715 £738 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 676 727 588
10th Percentile £18.13 £15.01 £15.74
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.37 £23.43
Median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.05% -13.64% +22.22%
75th Percentile £56.00 £67.63 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.70 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -41.51% -21.82% +22.22%

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 18 August 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 18 August 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 +57 58 £450 -30.77% 171
South East +41 31 £560 +82.11% 102
North of England -10 11 £750 - 28
North West -1 8 £775 - 18
East of England +6 2 £580 - 22
Yorkshire - 2 £354 - 9
South West +25 1 £475 -13.64% 19
Midlands -9 1 - - 37
North East - 1 - - 2
East Midlands - 1 - - 15
ACCA
UK

ACCA
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 (0.95%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (15.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (12.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (11.43%) NetSuite
3 5 (4.76%) SAP CO
3 5 (4.76%) SAP FI
3 5 (4.76%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (1.90%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.95%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.95%) HFM
5 1 (0.95%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.95%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.95%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 10 (9.52%) Power Platform
1 10 (9.52%) SaaS
2 1 (0.95%) Azure
2 1 (0.95%) OCI
2 1 (0.95%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.95%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (9.52%) Power BI
2 3 (2.86%) Tableau
3 1 (0.95%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.95%) Metadata
3 1 (0.95%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (0.95%) JIRA
General
1 94 (89.52%) Finance
2 28 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (21.90%) Social Skills
4 9 (8.57%) Pharmaceutical
5 6 (5.71%) Legal
6 5 (4.76%) General Ledger
6 5 (4.76%) Telecoms
7 4 (3.81%) Back Office
7 4 (3.81%) Banking
7 4 (3.81%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.86%) Manufacturing
8 3 (2.86%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.86%) Retail
9 2 (1.90%) Billing
9 2 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.95%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.95%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.95%) Law
10 1 (0.95%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 23 (21.90%) Analyst
2 16 (15.24%) Consultant
3 15 (14.29%) Financial Analyst
4 13 (12.38%) Report Manager
5 12 (11.43%) Accountant
6 10 (9.52%) SAP Consultant
7 9 (8.57%) Business Analyst
8 7 (6.67%) Senior
9 6 (5.71%) Finance Business Analyst
9 6 (5.71%) SAP Financial Consultant
10 5 (4.76%) Finance Manager
11 4 (3.81%) Audit Manager
11 4 (3.81%) Internal Audit Manager
11 4 (3.81%) Management Accountant
12 3 (2.86%) Commercial Analyst
12 3 (2.86%) Implementation Consultant
12 3 (2.86%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
12 3 (2.86%) SAP Implementation Consultant
12 3 (2.86%) Senior Financial Analyst
12 3 (2.86%) Workday Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.90%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.95%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.76%) Data Centre
2 3 (2.86%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (2.86%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (1.90%) Data Structures
4 1 (0.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (0.95%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.95%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.95%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (22.86%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (17.14%) Financial Modelling
3 15 (14.29%) Financial Analysis
4 14 (13.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 13 (12.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (11.43%) Budgeting
6 12 (11.43%) Business Intelligence
6 12 (11.43%) Business Transformation
6 12 (11.43%) ERP
7 9 (8.57%) Business Case
7 9 (8.57%) Data Analysis
7 9 (8.57%) Process Improvement
7 9 (8.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 8 (7.62%) Project Management
8 8 (7.62%) Revenue Recognition
9 7 (6.67%) Decision-Making
10 6 (5.71%) Analytics
10 6 (5.71%) Validation
11 5 (4.76%) Accounts Payable
11 5 (4.76%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.86%) SQL
1 3 (2.86%) VBA
2 2 (1.90%) Python
3 1 (0.95%) R
Qualifications
1 76 (72.38%) CIMA
2 19 (18.10%) Degree
3 6 (5.71%) CIPFA
4 5 (4.76%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.76%) Security Cleared
5 4 (3.81%) CFA
6 2 (1.90%) CCAB
6 2 (1.90%) CISA
6 2 (1.90%) CISM
6 2 (1.90%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.95%) AAT
7 1 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.95%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (19.05%) IFRS
2 15 (14.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 4 (3.81%) Data Quality
4 3 (2.86%) GAAP
5 2 (1.90%) GDPR
5 2 (1.90%) GxP
6 1 (0.95%) GRC
6 1 (0.95%) IFRS 9
Vendors
1 25 (23.81%) SAP
2 10 (9.52%) Oracle
3 7 (6.67%) Hyperion
3 7 (6.67%) Microsoft
3 7 (6.67%) Workday
4 3 (2.86%) IFS
5 1 (0.95%) Adaptive Insights
5 1 (0.95%) Aderant
5 1 (0.95%) Alteryx
5 1 (0.95%) HubSpot
5 1 (0.95%) PeopleSoft
5 1 (0.95%) Tagetik