CIPFA Job Trends in Manchester

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 - 187
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CIPFA 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.054% - 0.026%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.20% - 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £57,500
75th Percentile - - £58,750
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £60,000 - £57,500

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,024 894 921
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 27.73% 38.06% 23.66%
Number of salaries quoted 387 400 695
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £29,600
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,835 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% - -7.60%
75th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,100 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% -9.09%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

CIPFA job vacancy trend in Manchester

CIPFA
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing CIPFA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing CIPFA

CIPFA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle Financials
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Accountant
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Accountant
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Systems Accountant
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Accountant
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) SAP