CIPFA Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.15% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.46% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £375 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 218 129 264
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 32.93% 33.42% 38.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 73 44 144
10th Percentile £353 £295 £400
25th Percentile £450 £400 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £613
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -11.02% +10.73%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £725
90th Percentile £700 £671 £821
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +3.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 51 65
10th Percentile £16.76 £35.00 £25.50
25th Percentile £19.42 £47.50 £42.25
Median hourly rate £42.75 £66.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.23% +10.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £85.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.63 £95.00 £84.36
East of England median hourly rate £22.79 £60.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -62.02% +100.00% +42.86%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

CIPFA job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

CIPFA
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIPFA within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 December 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
St Albans - 1 £375 - 1
CIPFA
East of England

CIPFA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Finance Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Cash Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCAB
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft