ACCA Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 286 331 454
Rank change year-on-year +45 +123 +143
Contract jobs citing ACCA 18 14 23
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.18% 0.091% 0.089%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.65% 0.33% 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 9 12
10th Percentile £325 £322 £379
25th Percentile £463 £385 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £560 £538 £647
90th Percentile £685 £760 £675
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £566
% change year-on-year -5.00% -11.70% +2.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £44.50 -
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £44.50 -
% change year-on-year -19.10% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

ACCA 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,762 4,242 6,586
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 27.88% 27.64% 25.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,865 2,651 4,417
10th Percentile £350 £325 £381
25th Percentile £425 £440 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £700 £730 £745
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 269 292
10th Percentile £19.10 £15.85 £20.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £25.00 £42.50
Median hourly rate £54.51 £43.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.76% -33.85% +33.22%
75th Percentile £67.75 £65.00 £73.75
90th Percentile £85.78 £83.84 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

ACCA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing ACCA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

ACCA trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

ACCA
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing ACCA.

ACCA daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

ACCA
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing ACCA over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

ACCA daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

ACCA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (16.67%) SAP CO
1 3 (16.67%) SAP FI
1 3 (16.67%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (11.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (11.11%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
General
1 18 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (22.22%) Public Sector
4 3 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (11.11%) Banking
5 2 (11.11%) Legal
5 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing
5 2 (11.11%) Social Skills
6 1 (5.56%) General Ledger
6 1 (5.56%) Law
6 1 (5.56%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (5.56%) Retail
6 1 (5.56%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (27.78%) Analyst
2 4 (22.22%) Financial Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Business Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Commercial Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Finance Business Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Finance Manager
3 2 (11.11%) SAP Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) SAP Business Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) SAP CO Business Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) SAP FI Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) SAP FI Business Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) SAP FI/CO Business Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) SAP Financial Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) SAP Financial Business Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Senior
3 2 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (11.11%) Senior Financial Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Accountant
4 1 (5.56%) Dynamics 365 Architect
4 1 (5.56%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 4 (22.22%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (22.22%) ERP
1 4 (22.22%) Financial Analysis
1 4 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (22.22%) Roadmaps
2 3 (16.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 3 (16.67%) Financial Modelling
2 3 (16.67%) Migration
3 2 (11.11%) BPR
3 2 (11.11%) Budget Management
3 2 (11.11%) Budgeting
3 2 (11.11%) Business Analysis
3 2 (11.11%) Change Management
3 2 (11.11%) Contract Management
3 2 (11.11%) Internal Audit
3 2 (11.11%) Line Management
3 2 (11.11%) Mentoring
3 2 (11.11%) Planning and Forecasting
3 2 (11.11%) Process Improvement
3 2 (11.11%) Strategic Planning
3 2 (11.11%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 12 (66.67%) CIMA
2 5 (27.78%) Security Cleared
3 4 (22.22%) CIPFA
3 4 (22.22%) SC Cleared
4 2 (11.11%) AAT
4 2 (11.11%) CCAB
4 2 (11.11%) DV Cleared
5 1 (5.56%) CISA
5 1 (5.56%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (16.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (11.11%) GAAP
2 2 (11.11%) IFRS
Vendors
1 4 (22.22%) SAP
2 2 (11.11%) IFS
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.56%) Hyperion
3 1 (5.56%) PeopleSoft