CIPFA Contracts in the UK excluding London

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 334 385 445
Rank change year-on-year +51 +60 -
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 3 3 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.024% 0.015% 0.021%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.066% 0.039% 0.063%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £281 - £551
25th Percentile £382 £185 £591
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £190 £638
Median % change year-on-year +189.47% -70.20% -
75th Percentile £625 £195 £663
90th Percentile £670 - £685
UK median daily rate £475 £395 £650
% change year-on-year +20.25% -39.23% +23.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £54.00 -
UK median hourly rate £22.27 £54.00 -
% change year-on-year -58.76% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

CIPFA 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 4,515 7,618 7,918
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 35.59% 37.05% 33.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,761 4,399 5,311
10th Percentile £210 £269 £286
25th Percentile £389 £425 £424
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £530 £530
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% - +6.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £635
90th Percentile £688 £725 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 412 933 660
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.54 £14.23
25th Percentile £21.41 £16.50 £19.46
Median hourly rate £40.72 £40.94 £49.72
Median % change year-on-year -0.55% -17.66% +44.65%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £80.09 £77.50 £78.12
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +27.06%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for CIPFA in the UK excluding London

CIPFA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for CIPFA in the UK excluding London

CIPFA
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CIPFA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CIPFA in the UK excluding London

CIPFA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for CIPFA in the UK excluding London

CIPFA
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 CIPFA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 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 +43 1 £700 +268.42%
West Midlands - 1 £550 -
Scotland - 1 £220 -
Midlands - 1 £550 -
CIPFA
UK

CIPFA
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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Receivables
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Local Government
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Accountant
1 1 (33.33%) Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Finance Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Finance Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Lead
1 1 (33.33%) Lead Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Transformation Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) ERP
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Mapping
2 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Functional Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Line Management
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ACCA
2 2 (66.67%) CIMA
3 1 (33.33%) AAT
3 1 (33.33%) CBAP
3 1 (33.33%) CCAB
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) ICAEW
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Adobe
1 1 (33.33%) Civica
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle