CIPFA Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 1.37% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 5.88% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median daily rate - £550 -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17 23 69
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire 23.29% 22.55% 46.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 10 45
10th Percentile £182 £335 £363
25th Percentile £200 £374 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year -20.59% -15.00% +36.52%
75th Percentile £450 £476 £575
90th Percentile £503 £618 £638
West Midlands median daily rate £515 £523 £525
% change year-on-year -1.44% -0.48% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29.00 £41.25 -
Median hourly rate £34.25 £42.50 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.41% +84.78% -5.15%
75th Percentile £40.25 £43.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £23.58 £35.00 £34.75
% change year-on-year -32.64% +0.72% +73.75%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CIPFA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

CIPFA job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

CIPFA
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIPFA within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 18 December 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
Stoke-on-Trent - 1 - - 1
CIPFA
West Midlands

CIPFA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Finance Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Finance Systems Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Cash Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCAB
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft