CIPFA Job Trends in Dorset

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CIPFA 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.11% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.08% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £62,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 93 110 207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 10.62% 27.57% 26.10%
Number of salaries quoted 32 58 63
10th Percentile - £26,250 £30,100
25th Percentile £42,500 £30,625 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +26.26% -13.91%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £57,629
90th Percentile £94,000 - £70,000
South West median annual salary £67,250 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +34.50% -9.09% +4.76%

CIPFA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Head of Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Cash Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Planning and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) GRC