Management Accountant Contracts

Management Accountant
UK

The median Management Accountant daily rate in the UK is £349, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 515 595 -
Rank change year-on-year +80 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Management Accountant 5 3 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.017% 0.007% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.007% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile £240 - -
25th Percentile £281 £185 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £349 £190 -
Median % change year-on-year +83.68% - -
75th Percentile £373 £195 -
90th Percentile £388 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £287 £190 -
% change year-on-year +51.05% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 27,138 40,367 56,304
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,714 26,265 39,350
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.55% -1.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,034 2,668 1,565
10th Percentile £14.06 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.40
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.02 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.49% -19.95% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.50 £42.43
% change year-on-year -29.11% -6.91% +117.60%

Management Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Management Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Management Accountant in the UK

Management Accountant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Management Accountant.

Daily rate trend for Management Accountant in the UK

Management Accountant
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Management Accountant over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Management Accountant in the UK

Management Accountant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Management Accountant.

Hourly rate trend for Management Accountant in the UK

Management Accountant
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Management Accountant within the UK 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
England +56 4 £349 +83.68% 159
UK excluding London +61 3 £287 +51.05% 155
Work from Home +48 3 £287 +51.05% 155
Midlands +20 2 £349 - 35
West Midlands +16 2 £349 - 21
London +42 1 £397 - 19
North West - 1 £225 - 15
South West - 1 £225 - 19
North of England - 1 £225 - 33

Management Accountant Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Management Accountant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Management Accountant in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Budgeting
3 2 (40.00%) AAT
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (20.00%) Planning and Forecasting
4 1 (20.00%) IFRS
4 1 (20.00%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Oracle
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (20.00%) JD Edwards
4 1 (20.00%) GAAP
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) General Ledger
4 1 (20.00%) Local Government
4 1 (20.00%) Time Management
4 1 (20.00%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (20.00%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (20.00%) Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
4 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (20.00%) OCI

Management Accountant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle General Ledger
1 1 (20.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) OCI
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) General Ledger
2 1 (20.00%) Local Government
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Budgeting
2 2 (40.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (20.00%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (20.00%) Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) GAAP
1 1 (20.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) JD Edwards
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle