CIMA Job Trends in Leeds

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 76 121
Rank change year-on-year -43 +45 -
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 4 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.21% 0.53% 0.050%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.09% 1.84% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £92,500 - -
75th Percentile £135,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 368 217 402
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 19.44% 28.86% 20.12%
Number of salaries quoted 208 116 251
10th Percentile - £25,313 £27,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £26,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,250 £45,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.56% -11.76% -13.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £59,813 £67,075
90th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £82,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £42,500 £42,000 £51,528
% change year-on-year +1.19% -18.49% -10.87%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

CIMA job vacancy trend in Leeds

CIMA
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing CIMA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing CIMA

CIMA
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in Leeds over the 6 months to 27 March 2026.

Salary histogram for CIMA in Leeds

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 4 (100.00%) SaaS
2 2 (50.00%) Google Sheets
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Billing
2 2 (50.00%) Marketing
2 2 (50.00%) Retail
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Financial Controller
1 1 (25.00%) Planning Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) AI
1 4 (100.00%) Due Diligence
2 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Budgeting
2 2 (50.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 2 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 2 (50.00%) Data Privacy
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (50.00%) Economics
2 2 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (50.00%) Marketing Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (50.00%) Pricing Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Google
1 2 (50.00%) Xero