ACCA Contracts in the UK excluding London

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 306 354 427
Rank change year-on-year +48 +73 +58
Contract jobs citing ACCA 28 40 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.22% 0.19% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.62% 0.52% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 23 12
10th Percentile £240 - £373
25th Percentile £383 £250 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £325 £575
Median % change year-on-year +63.08% -43.48% +15.00%
75th Percentile £560 £538 £641
90th Percentile £625 £558 £695
UK median daily rate £484 £500 £566
% change year-on-year -3.25% -11.70% +2.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35.00 £35.00 -
Median hourly rate £36.00 £44.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -19.10% - -
75th Percentile £37.00 £54.00 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £44.50 -
% change year-on-year -19.10% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,548 7,661 7,957
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.60% 37.01% 33.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,780 4,410 5,340
10th Percentile £210 £269 £280
25th Percentile £390 £425 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £531 £530
Median % change year-on-year -5.79% +0.19% +6.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £631
90th Percentile £688 £725 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 412 936 667
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.60 £14.25
25th Percentile £21.46 £16.50 £19.96
Median hourly rate £40.72 £40.94 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.55% -18.12% +54.46%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £80.09 £77.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +28.57%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing ACCA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for ACCA in the UK excluding London

ACCA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ACCA in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for ACCA in the UK excluding London

ACCA
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ACCA in the UK excluding London

ACCA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ACCA in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for ACCA in the UK excluding London

ACCA
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 3 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
South East +30 18 £553 +121.00% 44
Scotland +9 3 £220 -58.10% 5
South West +30 2 £419 -8.22% 17
Midlands +16 2 £550 +4.76% 29
North of England +10 2 - - 33
East Midlands +14 1 - - 12
West Midlands +11 1 £550 +25.71% 16
North West +8 1 - - 25
North East - 1 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 7
ACCA
UK

ACCA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (10.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (7.14%) SAP CO
2 2 (7.14%) SAP FI
2 2 (7.14%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (7.14%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (3.57%) Oracle Receivables
Development Applications
1 1 (3.57%) JIRA
General
1 28 (100.00%) Finance
2 9 (32.14%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (17.86%) Public Sector
4 4 (14.29%) Social Skills
5 3 (10.71%) General Ledger
5 3 (10.71%) Retail
6 2 (7.14%) Banking
6 2 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (7.14%) Legal
6 2 (7.14%) Telecoms
7 1 (3.57%) Electronics
7 1 (3.57%) Local Government
7 1 (3.57%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.57%) Marketing
7 1 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (3.57%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.57%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 8 (28.57%) Analyst
2 7 (25.00%) Financial Analyst
3 4 (14.29%) Senior
4 3 (10.71%) Commercial Analyst
4 3 (10.71%) Finance Manager
4 3 (10.71%) Report Manager
5 2 (7.14%) Accountant
5 2 (7.14%) Lead
5 2 (7.14%) Senior Manager
6 1 (3.57%) Business Analyst
6 1 (3.57%) Consultant
6 1 (3.57%) Financial Controller
6 1 (3.57%) Oracle Analyst
6 1 (3.57%) Report Analyst
6 1 (3.57%) SAP CO Consultant
6 1 (3.57%) SAP Consultant
6 1 (3.57%) SAP FI Consultant
6 1 (3.57%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (3.57%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) iXBRL
1 1 (3.57%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) Data Centre
2 2 (7.14%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (32.14%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 7 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 6 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (17.86%) Budget Management
4 5 (17.86%) Financial Modelling
4 5 (17.86%) Roadmaps
5 3 (10.71%) Contract Management
5 3 (10.71%) ERP
5 3 (10.71%) Financial Analysis
5 3 (10.71%) Internal Audit
5 3 (10.71%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (7.14%) Business Case
6 2 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (7.14%) Cost Management
6 2 (7.14%) Process Improvement
6 2 (7.14%) Programme Management
6 2 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (7.14%) Technology Roadmap
7 1 (3.57%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (3.57%) Functional Testing
Qualifications
1 22 (78.57%) CIMA
2 6 (21.43%) Security Cleared
3 5 (17.86%) SC Cleared
4 4 (14.29%) Degree
5 3 (10.71%) CIPFA
6 2 (7.14%) AAT
6 2 (7.14%) DV Cleared
6 2 (7.14%) ICAEW
7 1 (3.57%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (3.57%) CBAP
7 1 (3.57%) CCAB
7 1 (3.57%) CISA
7 1 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (25.00%) IFRS
2 3 (10.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (7.14%) GAAP
Vendors
1 5 (17.86%) SAP
2 4 (14.29%) Oracle
3 3 (10.71%) IFS
3 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
4 1 (3.57%) Adobe
4 1 (3.57%) Alteryx
4 1 (3.57%) Civica