ACCA Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing ACCA 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.84% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.86% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £392 - -
25th Percentile £395 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £400 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 105 145 143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales 29.25% 38.26% 37.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 64 117
10th Percentile £214 £128 £183
25th Percentile £281 £183 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £442 £400 £530
Median % change year-on-year +10.38% -24.53% -5.36%
75th Percentile £575 £589 £638
90th Percentile £720 £681 £688
Wales median daily rate £456 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +7.35% -15.00% -6.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 32 12
10th Percentile - £15.69 £14.12
25th Percentile £13.08 £20.12 £21.32
Median hourly rate £26.42 £21.30 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.07% -40.01% +77.50%
75th Percentile £51.79 £47.81 £53.19
90th Percentile £84.75 £50.00 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £25.15 £22.00 £33.50
% change year-on-year +14.32% -34.33% +67.50%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ACCA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

ACCA job vacancy trend in South Wales

ACCA
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing ACCA

ACCA
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 28 November 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
Bridgend - 3 £400 - 1
ACCA
Wales

ACCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Financial Controller
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) ERP
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) GAAP
1 3 (100.00%) IFRS