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 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 185 214 217
Rank change year-on-year +29 +3 +107
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 39 32 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.50% 0.50% 0.23%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.44% 1.33% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 15 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £28,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -43.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 - £54,375
90th Percentile £95,000 - £62,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +47.06% -22.73% -4.86%

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 2,716 2,410 1,465
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 34.72% 37.77% 25.67%
Number of salaries quoted 743 718 1,132
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £61,299
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 January 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 January 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 +30 26 £65,000 - 6
East Midlands -10 12 £45,250 - 8
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (43.59%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (7.69%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.56%) Cognos Controller
2 1 (2.56%) HFM
2 1 (2.56%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 6 (15.38%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.56%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.56%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (15.38%) Power BI
2 1 (2.56%) Metadata
2 1 (2.56%) SQL Server
General
1 37 (94.87%) Finance
2 30 (76.92%) Social Skills
3 16 (41.03%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.13%) Billing
4 2 (5.13%) Local Government
4 2 (5.13%) Manufacturing
4 2 (5.13%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (5.13%) Public Sector
4 2 (5.13%) Retail
5 1 (2.56%) Games
5 1 (2.56%) Retail Finance
5 1 (2.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (43.59%) Senior
2 15 (38.46%) Analyst
3 13 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
4 12 (30.77%) Senior Analyst
5 11 (28.21%) Report Analyst
5 11 (28.21%) Senior Financial Analyst
5 11 (28.21%) Senior Reporting Analyst
6 6 (15.38%) Accountant
7 5 (12.82%) Accounts Assistant
8 4 (10.26%) Systems Accountant
9 2 (5.13%) Audit Manager
9 2 (5.13%) Finance Manager
9 2 (5.13%) Project Accountant
10 1 (2.56%) Delivery Manager
10 1 (2.56%) Finance Systems Manager
10 1 (2.56%) Oracle Analyst
10 1 (2.56%) Service Delivery Manager
10 1 (2.56%) Service Manager
10 1 (2.56%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (28.21%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 8 (20.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 4 (10.26%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (5.13%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (5.13%) NHS
4 1 (2.56%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (61.54%) Decision-Making
2 18 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (35.90%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 11 (28.21%) Budgeting
5 10 (25.64%) Budget Management
6 8 (20.51%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (12.82%) Process Improvement
8 5 (12.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (7.69%) Agile
9 3 (7.69%) Data Analysis
9 3 (7.69%) ERP
9 3 (7.69%) Migration
10 2 (5.13%) Benchmarking
10 2 (5.13%) Financial Analysis
11 1 (2.56%) Financial Modelling
11 1 (2.56%) Internal Audit
11 1 (2.56%) Line Management
11 1 (2.56%) Mentoring
11 1 (2.56%) Performance Improvement
Qualifications
1 35 (89.74%) CIMA
2 18 (46.15%) AAT
3 14 (35.90%) Degree
4 1 (2.56%) DV Cleared
4 1 (2.56%) ICAEW
4 1 (2.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.13%) GAAP
1 2 (5.13%) IFRS
Vendors
1 8 (20.51%) Sage
2 3 (7.69%) SAP
3 1 (2.56%) Cognos
3 1 (2.56%) Hyperion
3 1 (2.56%) IBM
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.56%) Oracle