CIPFA Contracts in Scotland

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland 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 115 - 159
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.062% - 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.31% - 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £551
25th Percentile £214 - £591
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 - £638
75th Percentile £227 - £663
90th Percentile - - £685
UK median daily rate £475 £395 £650
% change year-on-year +20.25% -39.23% +23.81%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 321 606 591
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 19.75% 27.33% 20.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 326 408
10th Percentile £200 £188 £163
25th Percentile £363 £346 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £550 £600 £538
90th Percentile £600 £675 £632
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 47 14
10th Percentile £17.01 £12.95 £13.65
25th Percentile £19.73 £16.50 £15.99
Median hourly rate £22.88 £40.94 £21.47
Median % change year-on-year -44.13% +90.73% -49.57%
75th Percentile £28.07 £60.00 £57.90
90th Percentile £61.16 £64.70 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for CIPFA in Scotland

CIPFA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for CIPFA in Scotland

CIPFA
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIPFA within the Scotland 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
Dundee - 1 £220 -
CIPFA
UK

CIPFA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Accountant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AAT
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft