ACCA Job Trends in the Midlands

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 208 186 254
Rank change year-on-year -22 +68 +73
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 34 37 33
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.34% 0.71% 0.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.15% 1.75% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 12
10th Percentile £34,250 - -
25th Percentile £42,775 - £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £51,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.50%
75th Percentile £86,250 - £58,125
90th Percentile £95,000 - £65,625
England median annual salary £60,000 £42,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +41.18% -29.17% +4.35%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

ACCA 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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,948 2,119 2,371
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 29.58% 40.63% 24.26%
Number of salaries quoted 809 747 1,767
10th Percentile £27,655 £30,150 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,750 £36,925 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £52,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.27% +9.47% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

ACCA job vacancy trend in the Midlands

ACCA
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing ACCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing ACCA

ACCA
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the Midlands

ACCA
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 March 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
West Midlands +4 20 £75,000 - 10
East Midlands -33 14 £45,250 - 4
ACCA
England

ACCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 9 (26.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (8.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Cognos Controller
1 1 (2.94%) HFM
1 1 (2.94%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.82%) SaaS
2 2 (5.88%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.94%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) Power BI
2 1 (2.94%) Metadata
General
1 32 (94.12%) Finance
2 22 (64.71%) Social Skills
3 20 (58.82%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (17.65%) Manufacturing
5 4 (11.76%) Retail
6 3 (8.82%) Legal
7 2 (5.88%) Billing
7 2 (5.88%) Games
7 2 (5.88%) Local Government
7 2 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (5.88%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.94%) Retail Finance
8 1 (2.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (41.18%) Analyst
2 12 (35.29%) Financial Analyst
2 12 (35.29%) Senior
3 11 (32.35%) Senior Analyst
4 10 (29.41%) Report Analyst
4 10 (29.41%) Senior Financial Analyst
4 10 (29.41%) Senior Reporting Analyst
5 3 (8.82%) Accountant
5 3 (8.82%) Lead
6 2 (5.88%) Audit Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Finance Manager
6 2 (5.88%) Systems Accountant
7 1 (2.94%) ERP Specialist
7 1 (2.94%) Financial Accountant
7 1 (2.94%) Oracle Analyst
7 1 (2.94%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (29.41%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 5 (14.71%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (5.88%) NHS
3 2 (5.88%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (70.59%) Decision-Making
2 16 (47.06%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 13 (38.24%) Budgeting
4 10 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (23.53%) Budget Management
7 5 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (11.76%) Agile
8 4 (11.76%) AI
8 4 (11.76%) Financial Modelling
8 4 (11.76%) Strategic Planning
9 3 (8.82%) Analytics
9 3 (8.82%) ERP
9 3 (8.82%) Planning and Forecasting
9 3 (8.82%) Workflow
10 2 (5.88%) Benchmarking
10 2 (5.88%) Internal Audit
10 2 (5.88%) Process Improvement
10 2 (5.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 1 (2.94%) Financial Analysis
Qualifications
1 30 (88.24%) CIMA
2 14 (41.18%) AAT
3 8 (23.53%) Degree
4 2 (5.88%) DV Cleared
4 2 (5.88%) Security Cleared
5 1 (2.94%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.88%) GAAP
1 2 (5.88%) IFRS
Vendors
1 6 (17.65%) Sage
2 1 (2.94%) Cognos
2 1 (2.94%) Hyperion
2 1 (2.94%) IBM
2 1 (2.94%) Oracle