CIPFA Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work with a requirement for CIPFA 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 300 341 475
Rank change year-on-year +41 +134 -
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 4 4 2
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.040% 0.026% 0.008%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.14% 0.094% 0.030%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile £288 £227 £534
25th Percentile £400 £289 £547
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £395 £588
Median % change year-on-year +48.73% -32.77% -
75th Percentile £700 £499 £622
90th Percentile - £560 £631
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
Work from Home

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 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%

CIPFA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

CIPFA trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

CIPFA
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

CIPFA daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

CIPFA
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

CIPFA daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CIPFA
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 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Law
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Accountant
1 1 (25.00%) Finance Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Head of Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Transformation Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) ERP
1 2 (50.00%) Line Management
1 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Due Diligence
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) ACCA
2 2 (50.00%) CCAB
2 2 (50.00%) CIMA
3 1 (25.00%) AAT
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft