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 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 323 373 449
Rank change year-on-year +50 +76 +103
Contract jobs citing CIMA 18 23 30
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.15% 0.13% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.57% 0.56% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 19 14
10th Percentile £319 £470 £405
25th Percentile £350 £475 £474
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £538 £675 £631
90th Percentile £650 £703 £675
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 3,135 4,111 5,577
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 25.86% 23.53% 21.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,109 2,814 3,803
10th Percentile £360 £325 £363
25th Percentile £450 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £536 £573
Median % change year-on-year -1.12% -6.38% +4.09%
75th Percentile £663 £650 £688
90th Percentile £751 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 113 83
10th Percentile £20.02 £14.49 £19.52
25th Percentile £24.66 £20.22 £21.24
Median hourly rate £28.28 £25.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.90% -46.32% +6.74%
75th Percentile £55.19 £42.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £67.40 £87.50
England median hourly rate £32.50 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -18.75% -25.93% +33.33%

CIMA
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

CIMA
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

CIMA
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CIMA in London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CIMA in London

CIMA
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

CIMA
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 CIMA within the London region over the 6 months to 29 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
West London +12 1 £538 - 11
Central London +5 1 - - 10
CIMA
England

CIMA
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 (5.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (5.56%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 2 (11.11%) Power Platform
2 1 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.11%) Power BI
2 1 (5.56%) Metadata
2 1 (5.56%) Power Query
2 1 (5.56%) Tableau
General
1 18 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (27.78%) Social Skills
4 4 (22.22%) Telecoms
5 3 (16.67%) Public Sector
6 2 (11.11%) Electronics
6 2 (11.11%) General Ledger
6 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing
6 2 (11.11%) Marketing
7 1 (5.56%) Banking
7 1 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (5.56%) Law
7 1 (5.56%) Legal
7 1 (5.56%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 7 (38.89%) Analyst
2 5 (27.78%) Financial Analyst
3 3 (16.67%) Senior
4 2 (11.11%) Accountant
4 2 (11.11%) Business Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Finance Business Analyst
4 2 (11.11%) Head of Finance
4 2 (11.11%) Report Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Architect
5 1 (5.56%) Consultant
5 1 (5.56%) Data Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Finance Manager
5 1 (5.56%) Finance Systems Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Senior Business Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Senior Financial Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Systems Accountant
5 1 (5.56%) Systems Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Transformation Manager
5 1 (5.56%) Workday Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (5.56%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (22.22%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 4 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (22.22%) Migration
2 3 (16.67%) Business Case
2 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (11.11%) Accounts Payable
3 2 (11.11%) Budgeting
3 2 (11.11%) Business Forecasting
3 2 (11.11%) Business Strategy
3 2 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (11.11%) Data Migration
3 2 (11.11%) Data Reconciliation
3 2 (11.11%) Decision-Making
3 2 (11.11%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (11.11%) ERP
3 2 (11.11%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (11.11%) Planning and Forecasting
3 2 (11.11%) Process Improvement
3 2 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.11%) SQL
2 1 (5.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 18 (100.00%) ACCA
2 3 (16.67%) CIPFA
3 1 (5.56%) CCAB
3 1 (5.56%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) Data Quality
2 1 (5.56%) GAAP
2 1 (5.56%) IFRS
2 1 (5.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 4 (22.22%) Microsoft
1 4 (22.22%) SAP
2 3 (16.67%) Hyperion
2 3 (16.67%) Workday
3 2 (11.11%) Oracle
3 2 (11.11%) PeopleSoft