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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 270 351 409
Rank change year-on-year +81 +58 +66
Contract jobs citing ACCA 73 39 30
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.57% 0.19% 0.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.58% 0.53% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 22 11
10th Percentile £243 £250 £370
25th Percentile £372 £266 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £356 £525
Median % change year-on-year +44.56% -32.14% +5.00%
75th Percentile £560 £538 £644
90th Percentile £625 £560 £700
UK median daily rate £484 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -7.86% -4.55% -
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 4,617 7,412 7,572
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.87% 36.58% 32.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,807 4,291 5,069
10th Percentile £208 £269 £286
25th Percentile £379 £425 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £530 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £631
90th Percentile £675 £725 £706
UK median daily rate £525 £532 £550
% change year-on-year -1.36% -3.23% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 407 918 616
10th Percentile £17.72 £13.50 £13.91
25th Percentile £21.00 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £40.63 £49.94
Median % change year-on-year -7.71% -18.63% +42.68%
75th Percentile £67.25 £63.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £79.22 £77.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -6.25% -25.93% +23.15%

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 16 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 16 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
Scotland +44 43 £220 -58.10% 7
South East +47 18 £553 +121.00% 71
North of England +20 4 £425 - 20
North West +9 3 £425 - 17
Wales - 3 - - 3
South West +41 2 £419 -8.22% 18
Midlands +12 2 £550 +4.76% 18
East Midlands +9 1 - - 6
West Midlands +9 1 £550 +25.71% 12
North East - 1 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 4
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 (4.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (4.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (2.74%) SAP CO
2 2 (2.74%) SAP FI
2 2 (2.74%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (2.74%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (1.37%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (1.37%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Communications & Networking
1 44 (60.27%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 1 (1.37%) JIRA
General
1 73 (100.00%) Finance
2 48 (65.75%) Social Skills
3 47 (64.38%) General Ledger
4 9 (12.33%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (6.85%) Public Sector
6 3 (4.11%) Retail
7 2 (2.74%) Banking
7 2 (2.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.74%) Legal
7 2 (2.74%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.37%) Electronics
8 1 (1.37%) Local Government
8 1 (1.37%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.37%) Marketing
8 1 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.37%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 52 (71.23%) Analyst
2 51 (69.86%) Financial Analyst
3 48 (65.75%) Senior
4 45 (61.64%) Senior Analyst
4 45 (61.64%) Senior Financial Analyst
5 4 (5.48%) Finance Manager
6 3 (4.11%) Commercial Analyst
6 3 (4.11%) Report Manager
7 2 (2.74%) Accountant
7 2 (2.74%) Lead
7 2 (2.74%) Senior Manager
8 1 (1.37%) Business Analyst
8 1 (1.37%) Consultant
8 1 (1.37%) Finance Systems Manager
8 1 (1.37%) Report Analyst
8 1 (1.37%) SAP CO Consultant
8 1 (1.37%) SAP Consultant
8 1 (1.37%) SAP FI Consultant
8 1 (1.37%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
8 1 (1.37%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.74%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.37%) iXBRL
Miscellaneous
1 44 (60.27%) Social Media
2 5 (6.85%) Data Centre
3 2 (2.74%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (64.38%) Stakeholder Management
2 44 (60.27%) Accounts Payable
2 44 (60.27%) Procure-to-Pay
2 44 (60.27%) Root Cause Analysis
3 9 (12.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 7 (9.59%) Budgeting
5 6 (8.22%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (6.85%) Budget Management
6 5 (6.85%) Financial Modelling
6 5 (6.85%) Roadmaps
7 4 (5.48%) ERP
8 3 (4.11%) Contract Management
8 3 (4.11%) Financial Analysis
8 3 (4.11%) Internal Audit
9 2 (2.74%) Business Case
9 2 (2.74%) Collaborative Working
9 2 (2.74%) Cost Management
9 2 (2.74%) Process Improvement
9 2 (2.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 2 (2.74%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 66 (90.41%) CIMA
2 6 (8.22%) Security Cleared
3 5 (6.85%) SC Cleared
4 4 (5.48%) Degree
5 3 (4.11%) CIPFA
6 2 (2.74%) AAT
6 2 (2.74%) DV Cleared
6 2 (2.74%) ICAEW
7 1 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.37%) CBAP
7 1 (1.37%) CCAB
7 1 (1.37%) CISA
7 1 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.59%) IFRS
2 3 (4.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (2.74%) GAAP
Vendors
1 50 (68.49%) SAP
2 5 (6.85%) Oracle
3 3 (4.11%) IFS
3 3 (4.11%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.37%) Adobe
4 1 (1.37%) Alteryx
4 1 (1.37%) Civica