CIMA Contract Job Trends in Wales

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing CIMA 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 1.05% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 3.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £392 - -
25th Percentile £395 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £538 £450 £390
% change year-on-year +19.44% +15.38% -25.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.38 - -
Median hourly rate £16.75 - -
75th Percentile £17.13 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year - +21.95% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 Wales.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 143 173 156
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales 29.98% 40.42% 35.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 89 123
10th Percentile £164 £167 £175
25th Percentile £244 £258 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £508
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -11.33% -0.98%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £638
90th Percentile £703 £680 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 36 12
10th Percentile £16.65 £17.66 £14.12
25th Percentile £20.82 £20.12 £21.32
Median hourly rate £25.15 £22.83 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.16% -35.69% +63.22%
75th Percentile £33.00 £42.81 £53.19
90th Percentile £84.75 £50.00 £55.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -23.81% +16.67%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CIMA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

CIMA job vacancy trend in Wales

CIMA
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing CIMA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing CIMA

CIMA
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the Wales region over the 6 months to 19 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 Wales - 4 £400 - 3
West Wales - 1 - -
CIMA
UK

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Financial Controller
2 1 (20.00%) Accountant
2 1 (20.00%) Finance Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Management Accountant
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (80.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (80.00%) ERP
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (20.00%) Business Forecasting
4 1 (20.00%) Coaching
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) GAAP
1 4 (80.00%) IFRS