CIMA Job Trends in London

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 371 261
Rank change year-on-year +185 -110 +315
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 240 35 257
As % of all permanent jobs in London 1.24% 0.27% 1.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.32% 0.79% 3.95%
Number of salaries quoted 201 10 29
10th Percentile £52,500 £56,000 £55,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £78,750 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.46% -7.35% +17.24%
75th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £140,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £45,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +31.87% -17.27% -8.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,509 4,425 6,502
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 23.36% 34.28% 28.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,429 2,046 4,243
10th Percentile £36,750 £40,951 £36,250
25th Percentile £54,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - +3.70% -
75th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £116,250 £105,000
England median annual salary £58,497 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.73% +4.55% -4.35%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

CIMA job vacancy trend in London

CIMA
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CIMA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing CIMA

CIMA
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in London over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.

Salary histogram for CIMA in London

CIMA
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the London region over the 6 months to 18 April 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
Central London +75 102 £65,000 -21.21% 25
West London - 1 £55,500 - 2
CIMA
England

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Applications
1 37 (15.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 57 (23.75%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.67%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (1.25%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.42%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.42%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.42%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 65 (27.08%) SaaS
2 23 (9.58%) Power Platform
3 3 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (0.83%) Intacct
5 1 (0.42%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (9.58%) Power BI
2 10 (4.17%) Tableau
3 1 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (0.42%) JIRA
General
1 240 (100.00%) Finance
2 75 (31.25%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (20.83%) Social Skills
4 33 (13.75%) Marketing
5 18 (7.50%) Advertising
6 16 (6.67%) Banking
7 13 (5.42%) Legal
8 12 (5.00%) Retail
9 10 (4.17%) Publishing
10 9 (3.75%) Pharmaceutical
11 2 (0.83%) Front Office
11 2 (0.83%) General Ledger
11 2 (0.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.83%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.42%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.42%) Music Industry
12 1 (0.42%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 74 (30.83%) Accountant
2 57 (23.75%) Management Accountant
3 49 (20.42%) Finance Manager
4 42 (17.50%) Analyst
5 35 (14.58%) Financial Controller
6 28 (11.67%) Senior
7 25 (10.42%) Senior Manager
8 21 (8.75%) Financial Analyst
9 15 (6.25%) Systems Accountant
10 11 (4.58%) Report Analyst
11 10 (4.17%) Commercial Analyst
11 10 (4.17%) Commercial Data Analyst
11 10 (4.17%) Data Analyst
11 10 (4.17%) Data Scientist
11 10 (4.17%) Systems Manager
12 9 (3.75%) SaaS Analyst
13 8 (3.33%) Finance Systems Analyst
14 7 (2.92%) Finance Systems Manager
14 7 (2.92%) Systems Analyst
15 5 (2.08%) Head of Analysis
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.83%) Flash
2 1 (0.42%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.50%) Management Information System
2 11 (4.58%) Greenfield Project
3 10 (4.17%) Data Structures
3 10 (4.17%) FMCG
4 5 (2.08%) Virtual Team
5 3 (1.25%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.83%) Marketing Technology
7 1 (0.42%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.42%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (40.83%) Budgeting
2 84 (35.00%) Process Improvement
3 75 (31.25%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 61 (25.42%) Financial Analysis
5 44 (18.33%) Financial Modelling
6 37 (15.42%) ERP
7 34 (14.17%) Business Strategy
8 29 (12.08%) Business Analysis
8 29 (12.08%) Decision-Making
9 24 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
10 23 (9.58%) Collaborative Working
10 23 (9.58%) Fintech
11 22 (9.17%) Business Intelligence
12 20 (8.33%) Migration
13 19 (7.92%) Collaborative Culture
13 19 (7.92%) Data Migration
14 18 (7.50%) Cost Control
14 18 (7.50%) Revenue Recognition
15 17 (7.08%) Time Management
16 14 (5.83%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.25%) SQL
2 13 (5.42%) Python
Qualifications
1 235 (97.92%) ACCA
2 20 (8.33%) Degree
3 3 (1.25%) CFA
3 3 (1.25%) Security Cleared
4 2 (0.83%) CIPFA
4 2 (0.83%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.42%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (20.42%) GAAP
2 28 (11.67%) IFRS
3 11 (4.58%) COREP
3 11 (4.58%) FINREP
4 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.42%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.42%) GDPR
4 1 (0.42%) GRC
Vendors
1 10 (4.17%) Salesforce
2 9 (3.75%) SAP
3 8 (3.33%) Microsoft
4 4 (1.67%) Workday
5 3 (1.25%) Concur
5 3 (1.25%) Hyperion
5 3 (1.25%) Xero
6 2 (0.83%) Progress
6 2 (0.83%) Sage
6 2 (0.83%) Yardi
7 1 (0.42%) Ariba
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle