CCAB Contract Job Trends in London

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CCAB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 369 389 454
Rank change year-on-year +20 +65 +141
Contract jobs citing CCAB 6 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.045% 0.006% 0.005%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.17% 0.025% 0.020%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £380 - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile £675 - -
England median daily rate £394 £579 £550
% change year-on-year -31.99% +5.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
Median hourly rate £34.27 - £55.00
England median hourly rate £34.27 - £55.00

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,564 3,981 5,071
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.48% 24.42% 22.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,397 2,592 3,492
10th Percentile £356 £350 £353
25th Percentile £438 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £653 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £763 £788
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 55 92
10th Percentile £18.87 £17.98 £19.00
25th Percentile - £23.08 £20.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.50 £53.25
Median % change year-on-year -24.93% -37.09% +21.22%
75th Percentile £37.81 £53.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £66.80 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £54.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -53.43% - +20.00%

CCAB
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing CCAB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for CCAB in London

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Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing CCAB

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCAB in London over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CCAB in London

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Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing CCAB

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Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CCAB within the London region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Central London - 3 £475 - 1
West London - 1 - -
CCAB
England

CCAB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Banking
4 1 (16.67%) Local Government
4 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Analyst
1 2 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Accountant
2 1 (16.67%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Finance Systems Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Financial Controller
2 1 (16.67%) Head of Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Senior
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Senior Financial Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Systems Accountant
2 1 (16.67%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 2 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 2 (33.33%) Change Management
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Service Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
3 1 (16.67%) Business Case
3 1 (16.67%) Business Development
3 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Data Management
3 1 (16.67%) Data Migration
3 1 (16.67%) E-Procurement
3 1 (16.67%) Migration
3 1 (16.67%) Resource Management
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) System Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Test Scripting
3 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) ACCA
1 2 (33.33%) CIMA
1 2 (33.33%) CIPFA
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) GAAP
1 1 (16.67%) IFRS
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) SAP