CIMA Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 198 161 179
Rank change year-on-year -37 +18 +64
Contract jobs citing CIMA 8 3 7
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.17% 0.084% 0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.55% 0.28% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 3
10th Percentile £401 £566 £201
25th Percentile £600 £572 £295
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £588 £451
Median % change year-on-year +27.66% +30.41% -16.77%
75th Percentile £775 £597 £513
90th Percentile £800 £599 £550
England median daily rate £550 £594 £395
% change year-on-year -7.37% +50.32% -24.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £55.00 - -
England median hourly rate £40.00 £25.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year +60.00% +21.95% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,445 1,058 1,227
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 30.91% 29.65% 26.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 975 603 796
10th Percentile £239 £220 £255
25th Percentile £400 £360 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.05% -9.52% -
75th Percentile £600 £588 £627
90th Percentile £700 £679 £703
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 112 68 80
10th Percentile £15.63 £18.02 £16.25
25th Percentile £22.51 £22.59 £29.58
Median hourly rate £45.46 £34.75 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +30.82% -24.75% +92.42%
75th Percentile £63.40 £52.05 £46.89
90th Percentile £73.75 £73.92 £55.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -47.05% -9.52% +16.67%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CIMA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

CIMA job vacancy trend in the North of England

CIMA
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CIMA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CIMA

CIMA
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CIMA in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CIMA in the North of England

CIMA
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CIMA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CIMA

CIMA
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 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
North West -30 5 £775 +31.91% 5
Yorkshire - 3 £600 - 8
CIMA
England

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (25.00%) SAP ERP
General
1 7 (87.50%) Finance
2 4 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (25.00%) Billing
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (12.50%) General Ledger
4 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
4 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (25.00%) Consultant
1 2 (25.00%) Implementation Consultant
1 2 (25.00%) SAP Consultant
1 2 (25.00%) SAP Financial Consultant
1 2 (25.00%) SAP Implementation Consultant
1 2 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
2 1 (12.50%) Accountant
2 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Finance Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
2 1 (12.50%) Security Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Security Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Senior
2 1 (12.50%) Senior Accountant
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) ERP
2 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Business Transformation
3 2 (25.00%) SAP Implementation
3 2 (25.00%) System Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (12.50%) Business Case
4 1 (12.50%) Cost Management
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (12.50%) Financial Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Information Security
4 1 (12.50%) Mentoring
4 1 (12.50%) Programme Management
4 1 (12.50%) Project Governance
4 1 (12.50%) Project Planning
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Supplier Management
4 1 (12.50%) Validation
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) ACCA
2 3 (37.50%) Degree
3 1 (12.50%) CISA
3 1 (12.50%) CISM
3 1 (12.50%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) GAAP
1 1 (12.50%) IFRS
1 1 (12.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) SAP