CIMA Jobs 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 531 370 770
Rank change year-on-year -161 +400 +277
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 162 613 144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.33% 0.71% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.65% 2.51% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 92 76 48
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,188 £47,500 £40,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,634
Median % change year-on-year - +4.11% +4.79%
75th Percentile - £85,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £67,000 £140,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -

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 24,918 24,393 29,119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 50.64% 28.41% 32.82%
Number of salaries quoted 10,162 15,737 13,221
10th Percentile £32,000 £28,500 £31,466
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,500 £42,019
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,700 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.55% -8.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £69,688 £71,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,600
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.40% +8.36%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in England

CIMA
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CIMA in England.

Salary trend for CIMA in England

CIMA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

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 16 May 2025. 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
North of England +83 76 £55,000 +15.79% 17
North West +24 60 £51,342 +14.09% 12
London -90 41 £65,000 -23.53% 153
South East -77 30 £50,000 - 55
Yorkshire +82 16 £60,000 +14.29% 4
Midlands +34 10 £60,000 +9.09% 15
South West +116 9 £60,000 - 11
West Midlands +52 6 - - 13
East of England +36 5 £60,000 - 18
East Midlands +7 4 £60,000 +9.09% 2
CIMA
UK

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 32 (19.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 44 (27.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (9.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (8.02%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 32 (19.75%) Infor LN
1 32 (19.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (17.90%) SAP BPC
3 4 (2.47%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (1.23%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (1.23%) NetSuite
4 2 (1.23%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (1.23%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (1.23%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.62%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 37 (22.84%) Power Platform
2 4 (2.47%) AWS
2 4 (2.47%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (2.47%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (1.23%) OCI
4 1 (0.62%) Intacct
4 1 (0.62%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.47%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (25.93%) Tableau
2 37 (22.84%) Power BI
3 4 (2.47%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (2.47%) OLAP
3 4 (2.47%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.62%) Power Query
4 1 (0.62%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 28 (17.28%) Oracle Forms
General
1 158 (97.53%) Finance
2 100 (61.73%) Analytical Skills
3 73 (45.06%) Social Skills
4 28 (17.28%) Police
5 16 (9.88%) Presentation Skills
6 8 (4.94%) Law
6 8 (4.94%) Legal
6 8 (4.94%) Telecoms
7 6 (3.70%) Billing
7 6 (3.70%) Games
8 5 (3.09%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.23%) Retail
10 1 (0.62%) Back Office
10 1 (0.62%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.62%) General Ledger
10 1 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.62%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.62%) Marketing
10 1 (0.62%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 67 (41.36%) Analyst
2 54 (33.33%) Senior
3 51 (31.48%) Financial Analyst
4 34 (20.99%) Lead
5 33 (20.37%) Accountant
6 28 (17.28%) Project Accountant
6 28 (17.28%) Senior Accountant
6 28 (17.28%) Team Leader
7 18 (11.11%) Systems Analyst
8 17 (10.49%) Administrator
9 16 (9.88%) Finance Systems Analyst
9 16 (9.88%) Systems Administrator
10 7 (4.32%) Business Analyst
10 7 (4.32%) Finance Business Analyst
10 7 (4.32%) Senior Analyst
11 6 (3.70%) Report Analyst
12 5 (3.09%) Analytics Manager
13 4 (2.47%) Analytics Developer
13 4 (2.47%) Cognos Planning Developer
13 4 (2.47%) Head of Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.85%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (1.23%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 55 (33.95%) Management Information System
2 15 (9.26%) Social Media
3 4 (2.47%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (2.47%) Data Centre
3 4 (2.47%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (2.47%) IoT
3 4 (2.47%) Mobile App
4 1 (0.62%) Derivative
4 1 (0.62%) Equity Derivative
4 1 (0.62%) Fixed Income
4 1 (0.62%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 10 (6.17%) Windows
1 10 (6.17%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (58.64%) Decision-Making
2 71 (43.83%) Business Intelligence
3 53 (32.72%) ERP
4 49 (30.25%) Problem-Solving
4 49 (30.25%) Process Improvement
5 47 (29.01%) Internal Audit
6 46 (28.40%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 43 (26.54%) Budgeting
8 39 (24.07%) Analytics
9 36 (22.22%) Financial Analysis
10 35 (21.60%) Business Forecasting
10 35 (21.60%) Collaborative Working
11 28 (17.28%) Cyber Intelligence
11 28 (17.28%) Revenue Recognition
12 27 (16.67%) Financial Modelling
13 25 (15.43%) Time Management
14 24 (14.81%) Agile
14 24 (14.81%) Continuous Improvement
14 24 (14.81%) Data Analytics
14 24 (14.81%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.94%) SQL
2 5 (3.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 162 (100.00%) ACCA
2 66 (40.74%) BPSS Clearance
3 56 (34.57%) Degree
4 35 (21.60%) CCAB
5 24 (14.81%) ICAEW
6 19 (11.73%) CIPFA
7 14 (8.64%) DBS Check
8 6 (3.70%) AAT
9 1 (0.62%) CBAP
9 1 (0.62%) CFA
9 1 (0.62%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.62%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (20.99%) Data Quality
2 33 (20.37%) IFRS
3 28 (17.28%) GAAP
4 1 (0.62%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 1 (0.62%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 75 (46.30%) SAP
2 36 (22.22%) Cognos
3 32 (19.75%) Infor
4 31 (19.14%) Oracle
5 25 (15.43%) Microsoft
6 5 (3.09%) Alteryx
7 4 (2.47%) Hyperion
7 4 (2.47%) IBM
8 2 (1.23%) PeopleSoft
9 1 (0.62%) Adaptive Insights
9 1 (0.62%) Anaplan
9 1 (0.62%) Canon
9 1 (0.62%) Sage
9 1 (0.62%) Xero