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

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 266 364 406
Rank change year-on-year +98 +42 +77
Contract jobs citing CIMA 69 33 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.54% 0.16% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.50% 0.44% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 20 10
10th Percentile £278 £250 £375
25th Percentile £380 £297 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £356 £538
Median % change year-on-year +37.26% -33.72% +7.50%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £647
90th Percentile £557 £564 £703
UK median daily rate £482 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -3.60% -4.76% -0.94%
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 4,612 7,421 7,466
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.85% 36.01% 32.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,804 4,356 4,958
10th Percentile £205 £275 £300
25th Percentile £375 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £535 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £599 £638 £631
90th Percentile £675 £719 £706
UK median daily rate £520 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -1.89% -3.64% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 415 941 575
10th Percentile £17.46 £13.50 £13.45
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £32.05 £40.94 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.71% -18.12% +42.86%
75th Percentile £65.31 £64.25 £65.75
90th Percentile £78.02 £77.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £40.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -18.75% -27.27% +23.60%

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 29 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 29 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 +48 45 £489 -6.86% 16
South East +37 10 £530 +112.00% 175
North of England +12 5 £190 - 81
North West +7 4 £190 - 41
Midlands +11 3 £550 +4.76% 80
Wales - 3 - - 11
South West +43 2 £419 -8.22% 51
East Midlands +8 2 - - 31
West Midlands +13 1 £550 +25.71% 44
North East - 1 - - 9
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 8
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 (10.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (5.80%) Oracle Smart View
3 2 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.45%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (1.45%) SAP CO
2 1 (1.45%) SAP FI
2 1 (1.45%) SAP FI/CO
Communications & Networking
1 44 (63.77%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (5.80%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (1.45%) JIRA
General
1 69 (100.00%) Finance
2 53 (76.81%) Social Skills
3 45 (65.22%) General Ledger
4 8 (11.59%) Public Sector
5 4 (5.80%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (2.90%) Legal
6 2 (2.90%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.45%) Banking
7 1 (1.45%) Electronics
7 1 (1.45%) Local Government
7 1 (1.45%) Manufacturing
7 1 (1.45%) Marketing
7 1 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.45%) Retail
Job Titles
1 50 (72.46%) Analyst
1 50 (72.46%) Financial Analyst
2 46 (66.67%) Senior
3 45 (65.22%) Senior Analyst
3 45 (65.22%) Senior Financial Analyst
4 3 (4.35%) Commercial Analyst
5 2 (2.90%) Lead
5 2 (2.90%) Oracle Specialist
6 1 (1.45%) Accountant
6 1 (1.45%) Credit Controller
6 1 (1.45%) Finance Business Analyst
6 1 (1.45%) Financial Controller
6 1 (1.45%) Oracle Analyst
6 1 (1.45%) Oracle Business Analyst
6 1 (1.45%) SAP CO Consultant
6 1 (1.45%) SAP Consultant
6 1 (1.45%) SAP FI/CO Consultant
6 1 (1.45%) SAP Manager
6 1 (1.45%) SAP Project Manager
6 1 (1.45%) Senior Commercial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.25%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.45%) iXBRL
Miscellaneous
1 44 (63.77%) Social Media
2 6 (8.70%) Management Information System
3 5 (7.25%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (68.12%) Stakeholder Management
2 44 (63.77%) Accounts Payable
2 44 (63.77%) Procure-to-Pay
2 44 (63.77%) Root Cause Analysis
3 9 (13.04%) Budgeting
3 9 (13.04%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 7 (10.14%) Budget Management
5 6 (8.70%) Roadmaps
6 5 (7.25%) Business Forecasting
6 5 (7.25%) Financial Modelling
6 5 (7.25%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (5.80%) Change Management
8 3 (4.35%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (4.35%) Contract Management
8 3 (4.35%) End-to-End Testing
8 3 (4.35%) ERP
8 3 (4.35%) Financial Analysis
9 2 (2.90%) Business Case
9 2 (2.90%) Cost Management
9 2 (2.90%) Record to Report
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.80%) VBA
Qualifications
1 62 (89.86%) ACCA
2 6 (8.70%) Security Cleared
3 5 (7.25%) SC Cleared
4 3 (4.35%) Degree
5 2 (2.90%) AAT
5 2 (2.90%) DV Cleared
5 2 (2.90%) ICAEW
6 1 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.45%) CBAP
6 1 (1.45%) CIPFA
6 1 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.45%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.45%) PMP
6 1 (1.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.90%) GAAP
1 2 (2.90%) IFRS
1 2 (2.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (1.45%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 50 (72.46%) SAP
2 6 (8.70%) Oracle
3 3 (4.35%) IFS
4 2 (2.90%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.45%) Adobe
5 1 (1.45%) Alteryx
5 1 (1.45%) Civica
5 1 (1.45%) ServiceNow