CIMA Contract Job Trends in the North West

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

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 131 115 139
Rank change year-on-year -16 +24 +42
Contract jobs citing CIMA 5 5 5
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.22% 0.21% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.66% 0.73% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile - £566 -
25th Percentile £750 £572 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £588 -
Median % change year-on-year +36.17% - -
75th Percentile - £597 -
90th Percentile - £599 -
England median daily rate £525 £581 £525
% change year-on-year -9.68% +10.71% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £54.00 -
England median hourly rate - £35.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year - +70.73% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 759 685 845
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 33.88% 28.39% 29.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 483 347 559
10th Percentile £300 £294 £278
25th Percentile £400 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +2.34%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £638
90th Percentile £716 £675 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 62 71
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.03 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.82 £24.05 £29.15
Median hourly rate £27.19 £42.66 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -36.27% -7.62% +15.45%
75th Percentile £59.55 £55.79 -
90th Percentile £70.81 £78.73 £57.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £53.67
% change year-on-year -52.10% -2.17% +19.26%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

CIMA job vacancy trend in the North West

CIMA
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

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

CIMA
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

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

CIMA
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 16 October 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
Manchester -2 5 £800 +36.17% 11
CIMA
England

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 5 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (40.00%) SAP ERP
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
1 5 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (40.00%) Billing
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Consultant
1 3 (60.00%) Implementation Consultant
1 3 (60.00%) SAP Consultant
1 3 (60.00%) SAP Financial Consultant
1 3 (60.00%) SAP Implementation Consultant
1 3 (60.00%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) SAP Implementation
1 3 (60.00%) System Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Business Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) Business Transformation
2 2 (40.00%) ERP
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) ACCA
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) SAP