ACCA Contracts in the Thames Valley

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for ACCA 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 86 132 140
Rank change year-on-year +46 +8 +11
Contract jobs citing ACCA 16 13 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.06% 0.48% 0.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.93% 1.18% 1.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 2 3
10th Percentile £417 £205 £376
25th Percentile £507 £235 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £553 £288 £400
Median % change year-on-year +92.17% -28.13% -7.67%
75th Percentile £576 £338 £469
90th Percentile £648 £366 £510
South East median daily rate £545 £250 £400
% change year-on-year +118.00% -37.50% -20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 547 1,103 1,024
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 36.20% 41.06% 34.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 317 588 696
10th Percentile £313 £213 £319
25th Percentile £436 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% +5.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £638 £620 £600
90th Percentile £700 £688 £690
South East median daily rate £537 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.32% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 107 45
10th Percentile £19.12 £18.30 £20.10
25th Percentile £32.05 £41.75 £27.00
Median hourly rate £61.50 £58.30 £64.68
Median % change year-on-year +5.48% -9.86% +207.61%
75th Percentile £71.38 £70.44 £74.79
90th Percentile £87.46 £87.18 £80.25
South East median hourly rate £56.75 £57.35 £57.76
% change year-on-year -1.05% -0.71% +28.75%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing ACCA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for ACCA in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ACCA in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for ACCA in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ACCA in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ACCA in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for ACCA in the Thames Valley

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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the Thames Valley 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
Berkshire +29 10 £650 +242.11% 11
Buckinghamshire +21 6 £530 +37.66% 12
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South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (12.50%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (6.25%) SAP CO
2 1 (6.25%) SAP FI
2 1 (6.25%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (6.25%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 16 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (31.25%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) General Ledger
3 2 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (12.50%) Legal
3 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
3 2 (12.50%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Analyst
1 4 (25.00%) Financial Analyst
2 3 (18.75%) Commercial Analyst
2 3 (18.75%) Finance Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Senior
3 2 (12.50%) Report Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Senior Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Accountant
4 1 (6.25%) Cost Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Financial Controller
4 1 (6.25%) Lead
4 1 (6.25%) Report Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Commercial Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Financial Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) iXBRL
Miscellaneous
1 5 (31.25%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 5 (31.25%) Budget Management
2 5 (31.25%) Budgeting
2 5 (31.25%) Roadmaps
3 4 (25.00%) Financial Modelling
4 3 (18.75%) Contract Management
4 3 (18.75%) Financial Analysis
4 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (12.50%) Internal Audit
5 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (12.50%) Technology Roadmap
6 1 (6.25%) Business Case
6 1 (6.25%) Cost Management
6 1 (6.25%) ERP
6 1 (6.25%) Feasibility Study
6 1 (6.25%) Line Management
6 1 (6.25%) Mentoring
6 1 (6.25%) Migration
6 1 (6.25%) Presales
6 1 (6.25%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 13 (81.25%) CIMA
2 5 (31.25%) SC Cleared
2 5 (31.25%) Security Cleared
3 2 (12.50%) DV Cleared
4 1 (6.25%) CCAB
4 1 (6.25%) CIPFA
4 1 (6.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) IFRS
2 1 (6.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) IFS
2 2 (12.50%) Oracle
3 1 (6.25%) Alteryx
3 1 (6.25%) SAP