CIMA Contracts in the Thames Valley

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CIMA 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 89 136 141
Rank change year-on-year +47 +5 +11
Contract jobs citing CIMA 13 9 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.86% 0.34% 0.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.38% 0.82% 0.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 3
10th Percentile £395 £205 £376
25th Percentile £499 £235 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £288 £400
Median % change year-on-year +89.57% -28.13% -7.67%
75th Percentile £560 £338 £469
90th Percentile £616 £366 £510
South East median daily rate £530 £250 £400
% change year-on-year +112.00% -37.50% -15.79%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 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%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for CIMA 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 CIMA in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for CIMA in the Thames Valley

CIMA
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

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

Daily rate histogram for CIMA 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 CIMA in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for CIMA in the Thames Valley

CIMA
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 CIMA 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 +30 7 £700 +268.42% 7
Buckinghamshire +21 6 £530 +37.66% 10
CIMA
South East

CIMA
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 (15.38%) Unit4 Business World
General
1 13 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (15.38%) Legal
3 2 (15.38%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Analyst
1 4 (30.77%) Financial Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Commercial Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Accountant
3 1 (7.69%) Cost Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Finance Manager
3 1 (7.69%) Financial Controller
3 1 (7.69%) Report Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Senior
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Commercial Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Financial Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) iXBRL
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) Budget Management
1 5 (38.46%) Budgeting
1 5 (38.46%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 5 (38.46%) Roadmaps
2 4 (30.77%) Financial Modelling
3 3 (23.08%) Contract Management
3 3 (23.08%) Financial Analysis
3 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (15.38%) Internal Audit
4 2 (15.38%) Technology Roadmap
5 1 (7.69%) Business Case
5 1 (7.69%) Cost Management
5 1 (7.69%) ERP
5 1 (7.69%) Line Management
5 1 (7.69%) Migration
5 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) ACCA
2 5 (38.46%) SC Cleared
2 5 (38.46%) Security Cleared
3 2 (15.38%) DV Cleared
4 1 (7.69%) CCAB
4 1 (7.69%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) IFRS
2 1 (7.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) IFS
2 1 (7.69%) Alteryx