CIMA Contracts 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 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 172 194
Rank change year-on-year +5 +22 +65
Contract jobs citing CIMA 11 5 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.28% 0.12% 0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.93% 0.46% 0.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 1
10th Percentile £87 £566 -
25th Percentile £260 £572 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £588 £550
Median % change year-on-year +27.66% +6.82% +10.00%
75th Percentile £800 £597 £575
90th Percentile - £599 -
England median daily rate £500 £581 £550
% change year-on-year -13.98% +5.68% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £54.00 -
England median hourly rate - £44.50 -

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 1,184 1,096 1,295
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 30.13% 25.29% 24.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 713 649 860
10th Percentile £277 £285 £319
25th Percentile £400 £404 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £627
90th Percentile £675 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 89 138 79
10th Percentile £17.44 £10.95 £16.25
25th Percentile £21.02 £15.04 £22.32
Median hourly rate £25.15 £22.25 £40.59
Median % change year-on-year +13.03% -45.18% +30.94%
75th Percentile £43.39 £49.69 £46.18
90th Percentile £70.42 £69.14 £55.96
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £55.13
% change year-on-year -41.51% -22.00% +26.00%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the North of England

CIMA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CIMA in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for CIMA in the North of England

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 27 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CIMA in the North of England

CIMA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CIMA in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for CIMA in the North of England

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 27 July 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 -3 9 £750 +27.66% 21
Yorkshire - 1 £108 - 4
North East - 1 - - 1
CIMA
England

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (54.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (18.18%) SAP ERP
3 1 (9.09%) SAP CO
3 1 (9.09%) SAP FI
3 1 (9.09%) SAP FI/CO
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Broadband
General
1 11 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (45.45%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
4 2 (18.18%) Billing
5 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (9.09%) General Ledger
5 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Manufacturing
5 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Consultant
1 4 (36.36%) SAP Consultant
2 3 (27.27%) Implementation Consultant
2 3 (27.27%) SAP Financial Consultant
2 3 (27.27%) SAP Implementation Consultant
2 3 (27.27%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
3 1 (9.09%) Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Financial Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Lead
3 1 (9.09%) Project Manager
3 1 (9.09%) SAP CO Consultant
3 1 (9.09%) SAP FI Consultant
3 1 (9.09%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
3 1 (9.09%) SAP Manager
3 1 (9.09%) SAP Project Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Senior
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Financial Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Management Information System
1 1 (9.09%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (27.27%) ERP
1 3 (27.27%) Project Management
1 3 (27.27%) SAP Implementation
1 3 (27.27%) System Testing
2 2 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (18.18%) Business Strategy
2 2 (18.18%) Business Transformation
2 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (9.09%) Accounts Payable
3 1 (9.09%) Budgeting
3 1 (9.09%) Change Management
3 1 (9.09%) Customer Experience
3 1 (9.09%) Decision-Making
3 1 (9.09%) PRINCE2
3 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) Roadmaps
3 1 (9.09%) Service Delivery
3 1 (9.09%) Service Management
3 1 (9.09%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 9 (81.82%) ACCA
2 3 (27.27%) Degree
3 1 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (9.09%) PMI Certification
3 1 (9.09%) PMP
3 1 (9.09%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) Accessibility
1 1 (9.09%) IFRS
Vendors
1 9 (81.82%) SAP