CIPFA Contracts in England

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CIPFA 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 479 538 649
Rank change year-on-year +59 +111 +132
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 6 4 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.025% 0.011% 0.008%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.079% 0.034% 0.029%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 1
10th Percentile £489 £227 -
25th Percentile £528 £289 £813
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £395 £825
Median % change year-on-year +58.23% -52.12% +57.14%
75th Percentile £700 £499 £838
90th Percentile - £560 -
UK median daily rate £475 £395 £650
% change year-on-year +20.25% -39.23% +23.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 0
Median hourly rate £22.27 £54.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -58.76% - -
UK median hourly rate £22.27 £54.00 -
% change year-on-year -58.76% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CIPFA 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%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for CIPFA in England

CIPFA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for CIPFA in England

CIPFA
Daily Rate Histogram in England

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

Daily rate histogram for CIPFA in England

CIPFA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for CIPFA in England

CIPFA
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 CIPFA 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 +41 4 £588 -2.08% 3
South East +46 1 £700 +268.42%
Midlands - 1 £550 -
West Midlands - 1 £550 -
CIPFA
UK

CIPFA
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 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Exchequer
1 2 (33.33%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (16.67%) HFM
2 1 (16.67%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Google Workspace
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (16.67%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Local Government
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Banking
3 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (16.67%) Law
4 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Analyst
2 3 (50.00%) Financial Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Finance Business Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Finance Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Head of Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Lead
3 1 (16.67%) Lead Business Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Oracle Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Oracle Business Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) ERP
1 3 (50.00%) Migration
2 2 (33.33%) Line Management
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) Data Mapping
3 1 (16.67%) Data Migration
3 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
3 1 (16.67%) Data Reconciliation
3 1 (16.67%) Due Diligence
3 1 (16.67%) Financial Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Functional Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Workshops
3 1 (16.67%) SDLC
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) ACCA
1 4 (66.67%) CCAB
1 4 (66.67%) CIMA
2 2 (33.33%) AAT
3 1 (16.67%) CBAP
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) SLA
2 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 4 (66.67%) Oracle
2 1 (16.67%) Adobe
2 1 (16.67%) Civica
2 1 (16.67%) Hyperion