CCAB Contract Job Trends in England

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CCAB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 518 526 580
Rank change year-on-year +8 +54 +185
Contract jobs citing CCAB 10 6 2
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.035% 0.019% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.11% 0.064% 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 1
10th Percentile - £527 -
25th Percentile £222 £563 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £579 £550
Median % change year-on-year -37.39% +5.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £468 £594 £575
90th Percentile £530 £598 -
UK median daily rate £363 £579 £362
% change year-on-year -37.39% +60.17% -17.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Median hourly rate £34.27 - £55.00
UK median hourly rate £34.27 - £55.00

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CCAB 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 9,204 9,433 11,758
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.40% 29.70% 29.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,883 5,759 7,599
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 766 464 693
10th Percentile £17.69 £19.46 £17.03
25th Percentile £18.87 £30.00 £25.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £53.67
Median % change year-on-year -52.10% -2.17% +19.26%
75th Percentile £42.81 £68.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £72.25 £75.00 £79.78
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £53.67
% change year-on-year -47.05% -11.49% +19.26%

CCAB
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CCAB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

CCAB job vacancy trend in England

CCAB
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CCAB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CCAB

CCAB
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCAB in England over the 6 months to 22 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CCAB in England

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CCAB.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CCAB

CCAB
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 CCAB within the England region over the 6 months to 22 October 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 +19 5 £450 - 1
South East +13 4 £225 -58.49%
South West - 1 £468 -
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UK

CCAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (40.00%) Power Platform
1 4 (40.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (40.00%) Power BI
General
1 10 (100.00%) Finance
2 8 (80.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (60.00%) Local Government
4 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (10.00%) Banking
5 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Accountant
2 5 (50.00%) Senior
2 5 (50.00%) Systems Accountant
3 4 (40.00%) Financial Accountant
3 4 (40.00%) Senior Accountant
3 4 (40.00%) Senior Systems Accountant
4 2 (20.00%) Analyst
4 2 (20.00%) Financial Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) Finance Systems Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) Financial Controller
5 1 (10.00%) Lead
5 1 (10.00%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) Senior Financial Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) Systems Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (50.00%) Data Management
3 4 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (40.00%) Customer Service
3 4 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 4 (40.00%) Performance Monitoring
3 4 (40.00%) Process Improvement
3 4 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 4 (40.00%) Project Management
3 4 (40.00%) Systems Thinking
4 3 (30.00%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (10.00%) Analytics
5 1 (10.00%) Budgeting
5 1 (10.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 1 (10.00%) Change Management
5 1 (10.00%) Customer-Centricity
5 1 (10.00%) ERP
5 1 (10.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
5 1 (10.00%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) ACCA
1 2 (20.00%) CIMA
1 2 (20.00%) CIPFA
2 1 (10.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (20.00%) IFRS
3 1 (10.00%) GAAP
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) SAP