CIPFA Contract Job Trends in the North of England

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

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.035% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
England median daily rate £400 £700 £600
% change year-on-year -42.86% +16.67% -27.27%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,530 1,082 1,276
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 26.64% 33.11% 26.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,038 639 710
10th Percentile £286 £220 £267
25th Percentile £400 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -4.05% -4.71%
75th Percentile £575 £580 £625
90th Percentile £671 £665 £700
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 52 171
10th Percentile £20.82 £20.10 £10.95
25th Percentile £30.00 £25.26 £13.50
Median hourly rate £52.78 £32.50 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year +62.38% +102.37% -57.17%
75th Percentile £68.75 £60.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £74.26 £80.28 £51.50
England median hourly rate £29.61 £50.00 £38.75
% change year-on-year -40.78% +29.03% -22.50%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

CIPFA job vacancy trend in the North of England

CIPFA
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

CIPFA
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 CIPFA within the North of England region over the 6 months to 22 March 2026. 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 - 2 £400 - 1
CIPFA
England

CIPFA
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Accountant
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Accountant
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA