ACCA Contracts in the South East

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 134 174 205
Rank change year-on-year +40 +31 +52
DemandTrendContract jobs citing ACCA 32 13 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.90% 0.27% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.25% 0.61% 0.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 2 2
10th Percentile £406 £208 -
25th Percentile £500 £243 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £308 £525
Median % change year-on-year +82.11% -41.43% +1.94%
75th Percentile £675 £373 £538
90th Percentile - £409 -
England median daily rate £484 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -12.05% -2.22% +2.27%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

ACCA 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 South East.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,422 2,117 2,099
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 40.05% 44.34% 37.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 916 1,324 1,312
10th Percentile £241 £350 £280
25th Percentile £415 £428 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +0.96%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £625
90th Percentile £675 £725 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 125 175 119
10th Percentile £18.87 £17.80 £19.50
25th Percentile £19.79 £34.50 £49.87
Median hourly rate £28.00 £57.35 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.18% -4.42% +33.33%
75th Percentile £68.50 £70.39 £73.59
90th Percentile £81.00 £87.46 £75.67
England median hourly rate £25.15 £48.56 £55.00
% change year-on-year -48.21% -11.71% +22.22%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing ACCA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for ACCA in the South East

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Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ACCA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ACCA

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the South East over the 6 months to 24 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ACCA in the South East

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ACCA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing ACCA

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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the South East region over the 6 months to 24 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +11 14 £545 +186.84% 29
Berkshire +14 8 £413 +117.11% 17
Hampshire +23 7 - - 19
Buckinghamshire - 6 £553 - 7
Surrey - 4 £500 - 11
ACCA
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 7 (21.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (9.38%) NetSuite
2 1 (3.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (3.13%) SAP CO
2 1 (3.13%) SAP FI
2 1 (3.13%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (3.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.50%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (12.50%) Power BI
2 1 (3.13%) Tableau
General
1 32 (100.00%) Finance
2 18 (56.25%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (21.88%) Social Skills
4 4 (12.50%) Back Office
5 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
5 2 (6.25%) Telecoms
6 1 (3.13%) Billing
6 1 (3.13%) General Ledger
6 1 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.13%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (21.88%) Analyst
1 7 (21.88%) Financial Analyst
2 4 (12.50%) Accountant
2 4 (12.50%) Consultant
3 3 (9.38%) Management Accountant
3 3 (9.38%) Report Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Business Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) Commercial Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) Finance Business Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) Finance Manager
5 1 (3.13%) Financial Controller
5 1 (3.13%) Lead
5 1 (3.13%) Report Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Senior
5 1 (3.13%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Senior Commercial Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Senior Financial Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Systems Accountant
5 1 (3.13%) Workday Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Workday Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (15.63%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (40.63%) Financial Analysis
2 12 (37.50%) Financial Modelling
3 9 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (25.00%) Business Case
5 6 (18.75%) Budgeting
6 5 (15.63%) Process Improvement
7 4 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
7 4 (12.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 4 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (12.50%) Roadmaps
7 4 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (9.38%) Accounts Payable
8 3 (9.38%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (9.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 2 (6.25%) Dashboard Development
9 2 (6.25%) Data Visualisation
9 2 (6.25%) Mentoring
9 2 (6.25%) Performance Improvement
9 2 (6.25%) Planning and Forecasting
9 2 (6.25%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 27 (84.38%) CIMA
2 8 (25.00%) Degree
3 5 (15.63%) SC Cleared
3 5 (15.63%) Security Cleared
4 2 (6.25%) CIPFA
4 2 (6.25%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) IFRS
Vendors
1 4 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.38%) Hyperion
2 3 (9.38%) SAP
3 2 (6.25%) IFS
3 2 (6.25%) Oracle
4 1 (3.13%) Sage
4 1 (3.13%) Workday