ACCA Contracts in the UK excluding London

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 347 416 474
Rank change year-on-year +69 +58 -49
Contract jobs citing ACCA 41 31 36
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.20% 0.13% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.54% 0.39% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 12 27
10th Percentile - £373 £410
25th Percentile £250 £409 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year -43.48% +15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £538 £641 £650
90th Percentile £558 £695 £715
UK median daily rate £500 £585 £550
% change year-on-year -14.53% +6.36% +8.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35.00 - -
Median hourly rate £44.50 - -
75th Percentile £54.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £44.50 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

ACCA is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,647 7,914 8,137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 37.05% 33.14% 26.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,422 5,310 5,281
10th Percentile £269 £286 £250
25th Percentile £425 £424 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.19% +6.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £635 £600
90th Percentile £725 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £535 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 936 659 533
10th Percentile £13.60 £14.20 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £19.71 £16.63
Median hourly rate £40.94 £49.88 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.91% +53.49% -5.92%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.75 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.24 £65.53
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -25.93% +27.06% +12.43%

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 6 May 2024.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ACCA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram 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 6 May 2024. 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 +35 25 £250 -37.50% 35
Scotland +39 5 £525 -16.00% 7
Midlands +33 4 £525 +61.54% 19
North of England +27 3 - - 37
North West +26 3 - - 25
West Midlands +21 3 £438 +34.62% 6
South West +16 2 £456 -24.74% 18
East of England +10 2 - - 15
East Midlands - 1 £650 - 13
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 12 (29.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (9.76%) Infor SunSystems
2 1 (2.44%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (2.44%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (2.44%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) Data Mining
1 1 (2.44%) Power BI
General
1 41 (100.00%) Finance
2 12 (29.27%) Social Skills
3 9 (21.95%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (7.32%) Telecoms
5 2 (4.88%) French Language
5 2 (4.88%) General Ledger
5 2 (4.88%) German Language
5 2 (4.88%) Legal
5 2 (4.88%) Local Government
5 2 (4.88%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.44%) Electronics
6 1 (2.44%) Marketing
6 1 (2.44%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.44%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 23 (56.10%) Analyst
2 13 (31.71%) Systems Analyst
3 11 (26.83%) Financial Analyst
4 5 (12.20%) Business Analyst
4 5 (12.20%) Commercial Analyst
4 5 (12.20%) Finance Business Analyst
5 4 (9.76%) Accountant
5 4 (9.76%) Finance Manager
6 3 (7.32%) Change Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Finance Systems Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Financial Controller
7 2 (4.88%) Programme Controller
7 2 (4.88%) Project Controller
7 2 (4.88%) Senior
7 2 (4.88%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Senior Commercial Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Senior Financial Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Lead
8 1 (2.44%) Transformation Analyst
8 1 (2.44%) Transformation Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (21.95%) ERP
1 9 (21.95%) Process Improvement
2 7 (17.07%) Data Management
3 6 (14.63%) Decision-Making
3 6 (14.63%) Financial Modelling
3 6 (14.63%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (12.20%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 5 (12.20%) Business Analysis
4 5 (12.20%) Business Forecasting
4 5 (12.20%) Data Cleansing
5 4 (9.76%) Budgeting
5 4 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (9.76%) Data Analysis
5 4 (9.76%) Data Migration
5 4 (9.76%) IT Strategy
5 4 (9.76%) Migration
5 4 (9.76%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (9.76%) Project Management
5 4 (9.76%) Requirements Gathering
5 4 (9.76%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 37 (90.24%) CIMA
2 7 (17.07%) Degree
3 3 (7.32%) CIPFA
4 2 (4.88%) DV Cleared
4 2 (4.88%) ICAEW
4 2 (4.88%) Master's Degree
4 2 (4.88%) SC Cleared
4 2 (4.88%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.44%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.88%) IFRS
2 1 (2.44%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (2.44%) GAAP
Vendors
1 11 (26.83%) Sun
2 7 (17.07%) Oracle
3 6 (14.63%) Microsoft
4 4 (9.76%) SAP
5 1 (2.44%) Adaptive Insights
5 1 (2.44%) Hyperion
5 1 (2.44%) Sage