CIMA Contracts in England

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CIMA 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 447 484 595
Rank change year-on-year +37 +111 +115
Contract jobs citing CIMA 38 58 58
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.16% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.50% 0.50% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 41 28
10th Percentile £273 £250 £375
25th Percentile £324 £313 £474
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -1.64%
75th Percentile £548 £613 £608
90th Percentile £642 £675 £728
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -3.45%
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

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 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%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in England

CIMA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for CIMA in England

CIMA
Daily Rate Histogram in England

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

Daily rate histogram for CIMA in England

CIMA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for CIMA in England

CIMA
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 CIMA 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 +28 15 £369 -32.95% 125
South East +40 14 £530 +112.00% 86
North of England +20 4 £190 - 76
Midlands +21 3 £550 +4.76% 69
North West +17 3 £190 - 39
South West +46 2 £419 -8.22% 40
East Midlands +11 2 - - 24
West Midlands +12 1 £550 +25.71% 39
North East - 1 - - 8
CIMA
UK

CIMA
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 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (18.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (5.26%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (5.26%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (2.63%) HFM
2 1 (2.63%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (2.63%) SAP CO
2 1 (2.63%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.63%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (2.63%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.63%) Big Data
1 1 (2.63%) Metadata
1 1 (2.63%) Power BI
1 1 (2.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.63%) JIRA
General
1 38 (100.00%) Finance
2 11 (28.95%) Social Skills
3 9 (23.68%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (13.16%) Public Sector
5 4 (10.53%) Telecoms
6 3 (7.89%) Electronics
6 3 (7.89%) General Ledger
6 3 (7.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (7.89%) Manufacturing
6 3 (7.89%) Marketing
7 2 (5.26%) Legal
8 1 (2.63%) Banking
8 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (2.63%) Law
8 1 (2.63%) Local Government
8 1 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.63%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (31.58%) Analyst
2 10 (26.32%) Financial Analyst
3 5 (13.16%) Senior
4 3 (7.89%) Accountant
4 3 (7.89%) Commercial Analyst
4 3 (7.89%) Lead
4 3 (7.89%) Report Analyst
5 2 (5.26%) Business Analyst
5 2 (5.26%) Finance Business Analyst
5 2 (5.26%) Finance Manager
5 2 (5.26%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (5.26%) Senior Financial Analyst
6 1 (2.63%) Cost Analyst
6 1 (2.63%) Credit Controller
6 1 (2.63%) Financial Controller
6 1 (2.63%) Head of Finance
6 1 (2.63%) Lead Business Analyst
6 1 (2.63%) Oracle Business Analyst
6 1 (2.63%) SAP Manager
6 1 (2.63%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) iXBRL
1 1 (2.63%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.16%) Data Centre
2 2 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (5.26%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.63%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.63%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (26.32%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 8 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (15.79%) Budgeting
3 6 (15.79%) ERP
3 6 (15.79%) Roadmaps
4 5 (13.16%) Budget Management
4 5 (13.16%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (13.16%) Financial Analysis
4 5 (13.16%) Migration
5 4 (10.53%) Business Case
5 4 (10.53%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (10.53%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (10.53%) Financial Modelling
5 4 (10.53%) Programme Management
5 4 (10.53%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (7.89%) Business Forecasting
6 3 (7.89%) Contract Management
6 3 (7.89%) Digital Marketing
6 3 (7.89%) Planning and Forecasting
6 3 (7.89%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.63%) SQL
1 1 (2.63%) VBA
Qualifications
1 35 (92.11%) ACCA
2 5 (13.16%) SC Cleared
2 5 (13.16%) Security Cleared
3 4 (10.53%) CIPFA
3 4 (10.53%) Degree
4 2 (5.26%) AAT
4 2 (5.26%) CCAB
4 2 (5.26%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.63%) CBAP
5 1 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.63%) ICAEW
5 1 (2.63%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.63%) PMP
5 1 (2.63%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.16%) IFRS
2 3 (7.89%) GAAP
2 3 (7.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (2.63%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.63%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 11 (28.95%) SAP
2 7 (18.42%) Microsoft
3 4 (10.53%) Oracle
4 3 (7.89%) Hyperion
4 3 (7.89%) IFS
5 2 (5.26%) Workday
6 1 (2.63%) Adobe
6 1 (2.63%) Alteryx
6 1 (2.63%) Civica
6 1 (2.63%) PeopleSoft
6 1 (2.63%) Salesforce
6 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow