CIMA Contracts in the South East

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 138 175 198
Rank change year-on-year +37 +23 +60
Contract jobs citing CIMA 27 9 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.76% 0.19% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.88% 0.42% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 2 2
10th Percentile £406 £208 -
25th Percentile £500 £243 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £553 £308 £525
Median % change year-on-year +79.67% -41.43% +1.94%
75th Percentile £675 £373 £538
90th Percentile - £409 -
England median daily rate £500 £588 £550
% change year-on-year -14.89% +6.82% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,438 2,163 2,096
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 40.36% 44.70% 37.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 930 1,358 1,306
10th Percentile £244 £350 £280
25th Percentile £415 £438 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +1.65%
75th Percentile £600 £649 £623
90th Percentile £664 £725 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +0.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 117 181 118
10th Percentile - £17.80 £19.38
25th Percentile £18.87 £35.00 £48.73
Median hourly rate £27.76 £57.35 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.60% -4.42% +33.33%
75th Percentile £67.50 £70.39 £73.59
90th Percentile £81.00 £87.46 £75.67
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -47.05% -13.64% +22.22%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CIMA in the South East.

Daily rate trend for CIMA in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CIMA in the South East over the 6 months to 17 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CIMA in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CIMA in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for CIMA in the South East

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Contract 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 CIMA within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +13 12 £504 +165.13% 17
Berkshire +11 7 £413 +117.11% 7
Hampshire +20 5 - - 11
Buckinghamshire - 5 £545 - 7
Surrey - 3 £500 - 13
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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 6 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (11.11%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 3 (11.11%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.11%) Power BI
2 1 (3.70%) Tableau
General
1 27 (100.00%) Finance
2 19 (70.37%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (14.81%) Back Office
3 4 (14.81%) Social Skills
4 3 (11.11%) Telecoms
5 2 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (7.41%) Legal
5 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (29.63%) Analyst
2 7 (25.93%) Financial Analyst
3 4 (14.81%) Commercial Analyst
3 4 (14.81%) Consultant
4 3 (11.11%) Accountant
4 3 (11.11%) Management Accountant
5 2 (7.41%) Business Analyst
5 2 (7.41%) Finance Business Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Financial Controller
6 1 (3.70%) Pricing Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Senior
6 1 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Senior Commercial Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Senior Financial Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Telecoms Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Workday Analyst
6 1 (3.70%) Workday Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (18.52%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (51.85%) Financial Analysis
1 14 (51.85%) Financial Modelling
2 9 (33.33%) Business Case
3 8 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (18.52%) Budgeting
4 5 (18.52%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 5 (18.52%) Roadmaps
5 4 (14.81%) Artificial Intelligence
6 3 (11.11%) Accounts Payable
6 3 (11.11%) Budget Management
6 3 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (11.11%) Contract Management
7 2 (7.41%) Cost Optimisation
7 2 (7.41%) Data Visualisation
7 2 (7.41%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 2 (7.41%) Performance Improvement
7 2 (7.41%) Process Improvement
7 2 (7.41%) Technology Roadmap
7 2 (7.41%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 26 (96.30%) ACCA
2 7 (25.93%) Degree
3 5 (18.52%) SC Cleared
3 5 (18.52%) Security Cleared
4 2 (7.41%) CIPFA
4 2 (7.41%) DV Cleared
5 1 (3.70%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 3 (11.11%) IFS
1 3 (11.11%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.41%) Hyperion
2 2 (7.41%) Oracle
2 2 (7.41%) SAP
3 1 (3.70%) Workday