CIMA Job Trends in England

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 536 364
Rank change year-on-year +278 -172 +417
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 563 102 610
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.70% 0.26% 0.73%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.86% 0.64% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 440 47 75
10th Percentile £46,250 £38,000 £36,600
25th Percentile £52,000 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -20.83% +2.13%
75th Percentile £71,250 £61,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,250 £140,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £47,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +26.32% -20.83% +8.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CIMA 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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,717 16,021 23,404
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 24.41% 41.13% 27.86%
Number of salaries quoted 8,270 7,079 15,693
10th Percentile £29,625 £31,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £42,215 £41,250 £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,790 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.55% +1.44% -6.78%
75th Percentile £77,500 £73,833 £71,250
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,296
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.30% -7.19%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

CIMA job vacancy trend in England

CIMA
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CIMA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CIMA

CIMA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for CIMA in England

CIMA
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the England region over the 6 months to 9 May 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +162 252 £65,000 - 52
South East +62 105 £60,000 +54.84% 39
North of England +2 103 £57,500 +39.39% 14
North West +26 72 £57,500 +39.39% 9
Midlands +5 48 £51,300 - 8
West Midlands -6 33 £51,300 - 3
East of England +20 28 £60,000 -20.00% 3
Yorkshire -36 28 £60,000 - 5
South West -26 26 £54,000 -10.00% 4
East Midlands - 15 £62,500 - 5
North East - 3 £37,500 -
CIMA
UK

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.36%) SharePoint
Applications
1 140 (24.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (5.86%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (2.49%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 66 (11.72%) NetSuite
2 11 (1.95%) Oracle Financials
3 9 (1.60%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (1.07%) Infor LN
5 5 (0.89%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 4 (0.71%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.71%) Infor CloudSuite
6 4 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
7 3 (0.53%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
9 1 (0.18%) Sage 50
9 1 (0.18%) SAP BPC
9 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
9 1 (0.18%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 107 (19.01%) SaaS
2 68 (12.08%) Power Platform
3 33 (5.86%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (1.07%) Intacct
5 3 (0.53%) Google Sheets
6 2 (0.36%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (0.36%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.18%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.18%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.89%) Internet
2 2 (0.36%) Broadband
2 2 (0.36%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (12.08%) Power BI
2 32 (5.68%) Tableau
3 2 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.36%) Looker
3 2 (0.36%) Power Query
3 2 (0.36%) PowerPivot
4 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.18%) OLAP
4 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.18%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (0.18%) JIRA
General
1 541 (96.09%) Finance
2 228 (40.50%) Analytical Skills
3 141 (25.04%) Social Skills
4 66 (11.72%) Marketing
5 29 (5.15%) Retail
6 23 (4.09%) Advertising
7 22 (3.91%) Banking
8 21 (3.73%) Telecoms
9 17 (3.02%) Legal
10 15 (2.66%) Influencing Skills
11 10 (1.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 10 (1.78%) Law
11 10 (1.78%) Military
11 10 (1.78%) Pharmaceutical
11 10 (1.78%) Publishing
12 9 (1.60%) Billing
13 6 (1.07%) General Ledger
13 6 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.07%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.89%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 165 (29.31%) Accountant
2 153 (27.18%) Analyst
3 87 (15.45%) Financial Analyst
4 84 (14.92%) Finance Manager
5 82 (14.56%) Management Accountant
6 67 (11.90%) Financial Controller
6 67 (11.90%) Senior
7 53 (9.41%) Systems Accountant
8 46 (8.17%) Report Analyst
9 30 (5.33%) Senior Manager
10 24 (4.26%) Data Analyst
11 19 (3.37%) Senior Analyst
12 16 (2.84%) Senior Accountant
13 15 (2.66%) Supply Chain Analyst
14 14 (2.49%) Systems Manager
15 12 (2.13%) Senior Systems Accountant
16 11 (1.95%) Commercial Analyst
17 10 (1.78%) Data Scientist
17 10 (1.78%) Finance Systems Analyst
17 10 (1.78%) Head of Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.24%) Flash
2 1 (0.18%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 31 (5.51%) Management Information System
2 12 (2.13%) Data Structures
2 12 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
3 10 (1.78%) FMCG
3 10 (1.78%) Marketing Technology
4 9 (1.60%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 7 (1.24%) Onboarding
5 7 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (0.89%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.36%) Augmented Reality
7 2 (0.36%) Data Centre
7 2 (0.36%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.36%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.36%) Social Media
8 1 (0.18%) Educational Technology
8 1 (0.18%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.18%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.18%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.36%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 208 (36.94%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 200 (35.52%) Budgeting
3 190 (33.75%) Decision-Making
4 137 (24.33%) Process Improvement
5 125 (22.20%) Financial Analysis
6 122 (21.67%) ERP
7 99 (17.58%) Financial Modelling
8 88 (15.63%) Business Intelligence
9 73 (12.97%) Continuous Improvement
10 66 (11.72%) Problem-Solving
11 55 (9.77%) AI
12 50 (8.88%) Business Strategy
13 48 (8.53%) Revenue Recognition
14 47 (8.35%) Actionable Insight
15 42 (7.46%) Analytics
15 42 (7.46%) Cost Control
16 38 (6.75%) Collaborative Culture
17 34 (6.04%) Collaborative Working
17 34 (6.04%) Due Diligence
18 33 (5.86%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (5.68%) SQL
2 25 (4.44%) Python
3 15 (2.66%) VBA
4 2 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 560 (99.47%) ACCA
2 56 (9.95%) Degree
3 32 (5.68%) AAT
4 21 (3.73%) CIPFA
5 14 (2.49%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (1.78%) ICAEW
7 5 (0.89%) Security Cleared
8 4 (0.71%) CFA
9 2 (0.36%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.36%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.36%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.18%) CCAB
10 1 (0.18%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (11.72%) GAAP
2 50 (8.88%) IFRS
3 13 (2.31%) COREP
3 13 (2.31%) FINREP
4 6 (1.07%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.07%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.36%) GDPR
8 1 (0.18%) GRC
8 1 (0.18%) PMO
8 1 (0.18%) QA
Vendors
1 50 (8.88%) Microsoft
1 50 (8.88%) SAP
2 36 (6.39%) Sage
3 23 (4.09%) Xero
4 15 (2.66%) Oracle
5 13 (2.31%) Salesforce
6 7 (1.24%) Cognos
6 7 (1.24%) Workday
7 6 (1.07%) Infor
8 5 (0.89%) IBM
9 4 (0.71%) Concur
9 4 (0.71%) Hyperion
10 3 (0.53%) BMC
10 3 (0.53%) Google
10 3 (0.53%) Yardi
11 2 (0.36%) Facebook
11 2 (0.36%) Progress
12 1 (0.18%) Anaplan
12 1 (0.18%) Ariba
12 1 (0.18%) HubSpot