CCAB Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CCAB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 392 351 404
Rank change year-on-year -41 +53 -
Contract jobs citing CCAB 7 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.038% 0.027% 0.010%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.10% 0.079% 0.028%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 1
10th Percentile - £405 -
25th Percentile £222 £468 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £542 £550
Median % change year-on-year -58.49% -1.45% -
75th Percentile £229 £609 £575
90th Percentile £324 £664 -
UK median daily rate £225 £542 £362
% change year-on-year -58.49% +49.93% -31.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

CCAB 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 6,723 5,095 7,185
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.75% 34.50% 36.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,188 3,050 4,367
10th Percentile £255 £226 £250
25th Percentile £406 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £538
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -6.05% +2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £624 £640
90th Percentile £703 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 865 391 604
10th Percentile £16.12 £18.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £24.18 £27.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.88 £52.05
Median % change year-on-year -41.35% -17.62% +15.67%
75th Percentile £50.00 £67.25 £67.50
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.00 £79.78
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -23.81% +16.67%

CCAB
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CCAB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

CCAB job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

CCAB
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CCAB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CCAB

CCAB
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CCAB in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CCAB in the UK excluding London

CCAB
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CCAB.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CCAB

CCAB
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 CCAB within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 December 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 -12 4 £225 -61.14%
West Midlands - 1 - - 1
Scotland - 1 - -
East of England - 1 £375 - 1
Midlands - 1 - - 1
CCAB
UK

CCAB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Power Platform
1 4 (57.14%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Power BI
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Local Government
3 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Accountant
2 4 (57.14%) Financial Accountant
2 4 (57.14%) Senior
2 4 (57.14%) Senior Accountant
2 4 (57.14%) Senior Systems Accountant
2 4 (57.14%) Systems Accountant
3 2 (28.57%) Finance Manager
4 1 (14.29%) Finance Systems Manager
4 1 (14.29%) Systems Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (57.14%) Customer Service
2 4 (57.14%) Data Management
2 4 (57.14%) Decision-Making
2 4 (57.14%) Performance Monitoring
2 4 (57.14%) Process Improvement
2 4 (57.14%) Project Delivery
2 4 (57.14%) Project Management
2 4 (57.14%) Systems Thinking
3 2 (28.57%) Budget Management
3 2 (28.57%) Budgeting
3 2 (28.57%) Cash Management
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) CIPFA
2 1 (14.29%) ACCA
2 1 (14.29%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft