CIPFA Job Trends in Birmingham

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CIPFA 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.031% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,097 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,292 - -
75th Percentile £57,486 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £54,292 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Birmingham

CIPFA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 406 373 636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 12.39% 29.94% 24.81%
Number of salaries quoted 226 211 433
10th Percentile £28,618 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,749 £44,598 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,500 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.62% +18.18% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,140 £73,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £82,500 £89,750
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £51,447 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.05% +2.89% -4.76%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CIPFA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

CIPFA job vacancy trend in Birmingham

CIPFA
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing CIPFA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing CIPFA

CIPFA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Accountant
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Accountant
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Systems Accountant
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Accountant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA