CIPFA Contracts in London

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CIPFA 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 349 390 490
Rank change year-on-year +41 +100 +107
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 4 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.032% 0.006% 0.011%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.12% 0.023% 0.052%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £486 - -
25th Percentile £522 - £813
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £600 £825
Median % change year-on-year -2.08% -27.27% +57.14%
75th Percentile £647 - £838
90th Percentile £679 - -
England median daily rate £625 £395 £825
% change year-on-year +58.23% -52.12% +57.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £22.27 - -
England median hourly rate £22.27 £54.00 -
% change year-on-year -58.76% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 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%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for CIPFA in London

CIPFA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for CIPFA in London

CIPFA
Daily Rate Histogram in London

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

Daily rate histogram for CIPFA in London

CIPFA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for CIPFA in London

CIPFA
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 CIPFA within the London region over the 6 months to 1 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 - 2 - -
CIPFA
England

CIPFA
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 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Exchequer
1 2 (50.00%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (25.00%) HFM
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Google Workspace
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Banking
2 2 (50.00%) Local Government
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Analyst
2 2 (50.00%) Financial Analyst
3 1 (25.00%) Head of Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Data Reconciliation
2 1 (25.00%) Due Diligence
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Line Management
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) CCAB
2 2 (50.00%) AAT
2 2 (50.00%) ACCA
2 2 (50.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Oracle
3 1 (25.00%) Hyperion