CIMA Contract Job Trends in Essex

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CIMA 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 1.61% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 16.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £365 - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £450 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 30 34 38
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 9.65% 30.09% 20.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 8 21
10th Percentile £325 £153 £118
25th Percentile £385 £207 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £225 £500
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -55.00% -
75th Percentile £499 £350 £600
90th Percentile £605 £421 £675
East of England median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 12 13
10th Percentile £16.17 - £20.76
25th Percentile £19.82 - £52.50
Median hourly rate £37.50 £18.87 £59.50
Median % change year-on-year +98.73% -68.29% -8.46%
75th Percentile £55.25 £21.69 £75.00
90th Percentile £57.30 £25.01 £80.00
East of England median hourly rate £59.50 £33.37 £43.00
% change year-on-year +78.32% -22.40% +72.00%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

CIMA job vacancy trend in Essex

CIMA
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing CIMA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing CIMA

CIMA
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the Essex region over the 6 months to 23 July 2026. 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
Chigwell - 1 £350 - 1
CIMA
East of England

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 (80.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Financial Controller
2 1 (20.00%) Accountant
2 1 (20.00%) Management Accountant
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Accountant
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Management Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Process Improvement
2 4 (80.00%) Change Management
2 4 (80.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (80.00%) ERP
2 4 (80.00%) Order to Cash
2 4 (80.00%) Procure-to-Pay
2 4 (80.00%) Record to Report
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) ACCA