CIMA Contracts in London

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 338 366 455
Rank change year-on-year +28 +89 +104
Contract jobs citing CIMA 15 25 38
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.12% 0.14% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.47% 0.58% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 21 22
10th Percentile £317 - £376
25th Percentile £338 £475 £474
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 £550 £511
Median % change year-on-year -32.95% +7.58% -9.11%
75th Percentile £525 £675 £604
90th Percentile £666 £713 £729
England median daily rate £475 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -1.64%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,210 4,292 5,821
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 25.58% 24.07% 21.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,169 2,903 3,919
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £431 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -6.09% +4.55%
75th Percentile £653 £661 £688
90th Percentile £754 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 111 80
10th Percentile £19.20 £14.25 £19.94
25th Percentile £22.27 £20.74 £21.24
Median hourly rate £29.07 £26.00 £45.25
Median % change year-on-year +11.81% -42.54% +1.69%
75th Percentile £55.50 £43.75 £64.50
90th Percentile £69.72 £68.75 £82.55
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for CIMA in London

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

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

Daily rate histogram for CIMA in London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for CIMA in London

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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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (6.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) Big Data
1 1 (6.67%) Metadata
1 1 (6.67%) Power BI
1 1 (6.67%) Tableau
General
1 15 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 4 (26.67%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (20.00%) Telecoms
5 2 (13.33%) Electronics
5 2 (13.33%) General Ledger
5 2 (13.33%) Manufacturing
5 2 (13.33%) Marketing
5 2 (13.33%) Public Sector
6 1 (6.67%) Banking
6 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (6.67%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Analyst
2 4 (26.67%) Financial Analyst
3 3 (20.00%) Senior
4 2 (13.33%) Accountant
4 2 (13.33%) Report Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Architect
5 1 (6.67%) Business Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Data Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Dynamics 365 Architect
5 1 (6.67%) Finance Business Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Finance Manager
5 1 (6.67%) Finance Systems Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Head of Finance
5 1 (6.67%) Lead
5 1 (6.67%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Senior Business Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Senior Financial Analyst
5 1 (6.67%) Systems Accountant
5 1 (6.67%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (6.67%) Data Structures
2 1 (6.67%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (26.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 4 (26.67%) Migration
2 3 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (13.33%) Accounts Payable
3 2 (13.33%) Business Case
3 2 (13.33%) Business Forecasting
3 2 (13.33%) Business Strategy
3 2 (13.33%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (13.33%) Data Migration
3 2 (13.33%) Data Reconciliation
3 2 (13.33%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (13.33%) ERP
3 2 (13.33%) Financial Analysis
3 2 (13.33%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (13.33%) Planning and Forecasting
3 2 (13.33%) Process Improvement
3 2 (13.33%) Programme Management
3 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.67%) SQL
1 1 (6.67%) VBA
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) ACCA
2 2 (13.33%) CIPFA
3 1 (6.67%) CCAB
3 1 (6.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) Data Quality
1 1 (6.67%) GAAP
1 1 (6.67%) IFRS
1 1 (6.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 5 (33.33%) SAP
2 3 (20.00%) Hyperion
3 2 (13.33%) Oracle
3 2 (13.33%) Workday
4 1 (6.67%) PeopleSoft
4 1 (6.67%) Salesforce