CIMA Contracts in the UK excluding London

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 363 422
Rank change year-on-year +53 +59 +55
Contract jobs citing CIMA 29 36 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.23% 0.17% 0.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.64% 0.47% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 23 11
10th Percentile £246 - £400
25th Percentile £345 £250 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £325 £600
Median % change year-on-year +50.46% -45.83% +20.00%
75th Percentile £546 £538 £644
90th Percentile £560 £558 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -3.45%
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

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,542 7,681 7,967
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.51% 37.01% 33.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,777 4,413 5,341
10th Percentile £212 £269 £275
25th Percentile £394 £425 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £535 £530
Median % change year-on-year -6.45% +0.94% +6.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £631
90th Percentile £688 £725 £703
UK median daily rate £525 £536 £550
% change year-on-year -2.05% -2.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 408 935 669
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.58 £14.25
25th Percentile £21.46 £16.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £40.94 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% -18.12% +54.46%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.29 £65.75
90th Percentile £80.25 £77.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £40.25 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year +0.63% -25.93% +29.16%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the UK excluding London

CIMA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for CIMA in the UK excluding London

CIMA
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CIMA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CIMA in the UK excluding London

CIMA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for CIMA in the UK excluding London

CIMA
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 CIMA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 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 +40 14 £530 +112.00% 36
Scotland +13 5 £489 -6.86% 6
North of England +24 4 £190 - 30
Midlands +18 3 £550 +4.76% 22
North West +14 3 £190 - 20
South West +43 2 £419 -8.22% 15
East Midlands +15 2 - - 6
West Midlands +13 1 £550 +25.71% 14
North East - 1 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 6
CIMA
UK

CIMA
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 7 (24.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (13.79%) Oracle Smart View
3 2 (6.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (6.90%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (6.90%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (3.45%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (3.45%) SAP CO
2 1 (3.45%) SAP FI
2 1 (3.45%) SAP FI/CO
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (13.79%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) JIRA
General
1 29 (100.00%) Finance
2 10 (34.48%) Social Skills
3 8 (27.59%) Public Sector
4 5 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.90%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (6.90%) Legal
5 2 (6.90%) Telecoms
6 1 (3.45%) Banking
6 1 (3.45%) Electronics
6 1 (3.45%) General Ledger
6 1 (3.45%) Local Government
6 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.45%) Marketing
6 1 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (3.45%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.45%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (24.14%) Analyst
1 7 (24.14%) Financial Analyst
2 3 (10.34%) Commercial Analyst
3 2 (6.90%) Lead
3 2 (6.90%) Oracle Specialist
3 2 (6.90%) Senior
4 1 (3.45%) Accountant
4 1 (3.45%) Consultant
4 1 (3.45%) Credit Controller
4 1 (3.45%) Finance Business Analyst
4 1 (3.45%) Finance Manager
4 1 (3.45%) Financial Controller
4 1 (3.45%) Oracle Business Analyst
4 1 (3.45%) Report Analyst
4 1 (3.45%) SAP Consultant
4 1 (3.45%) SAP FI Consultant
4 1 (3.45%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
4 1 (3.45%) SAP Project Manager
4 1 (3.45%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (3.45%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (17.24%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (3.45%) iXBRL
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.69%) Management Information System
2 5 (17.24%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (37.93%) Budgeting
1 11 (37.93%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 9 (31.03%) Budget Management
3 6 (20.69%) Roadmaps
4 5 (17.24%) Business Forecasting
4 5 (17.24%) Financial Modelling
4 5 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (13.79%) Change Management
5 4 (13.79%) ERP
6 3 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (10.34%) Contract Management
6 3 (10.34%) End-to-End Testing
6 3 (10.34%) Financial Analysis
6 3 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (6.90%) Cost Management
7 2 (6.90%) Decision-Making
7 2 (6.90%) Internal Audit
7 2 (6.90%) Programme Management
7 2 (6.90%) Project Management
7 2 (6.90%) Record to Report
Programming Languages
1 4 (13.79%) VBA
Qualifications
1 22 (75.86%) ACCA
2 6 (20.69%) Security Cleared
3 5 (17.24%) SC Cleared
4 3 (10.34%) Degree
5 2 (6.90%) AAT
5 2 (6.90%) CIPFA
5 2 (6.90%) DV Cleared
5 2 (6.90%) ICAEW
6 1 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (3.45%) CBAP
6 1 (3.45%) CCAB
6 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.45%) PMI Certification
6 1 (3.45%) PMP
6 1 (3.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.79%) IFRS
2 2 (6.90%) GAAP
2 2 (6.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (3.45%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 6 (20.69%) Oracle
1 6 (20.69%) SAP
2 3 (10.34%) IFS
3 2 (6.90%) Microsoft
4 1 (3.45%) Adobe
4 1 (3.45%) Alteryx
4 1 (3.45%) Civica
4 1 (3.45%) ServiceNow