CIMA Job Trends in the Midlands

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 185 - 210
Rank change year-on-year - - +123
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 36 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.46% - 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.30% - 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 17 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 - £28,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -39.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £68,125
90th Percentile £66,000 - £90,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +41.18% -15.00% -16.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,774 2,442 1,384
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 35.55% 36.65% 27.62%
Number of salaries quoted 761 737 1,099
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £62,500
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% -

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

CIMA job vacancy trend in the Midlands

CIMA
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CIMA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CIMA

CIMA
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for CIMA in the Midlands

CIMA
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 CIMA within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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 - 24 £31,000 - 4
East Midlands - 11 £55,000 - 4
CIMA
England

CIMA
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 3 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 20 (55.56%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (11.11%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.78%) Cognos Controller
2 1 (2.78%) HFM
2 1 (2.78%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 6 (16.67%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.78%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.33%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (16.67%) Power BI
2 1 (2.78%) Metadata
2 1 (2.78%) SQL Server
General
1 36 (100.00%) Finance
2 29 (80.56%) Social Skills
3 13 (36.11%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (5.56%) Retail
6 1 (2.78%) Retail Finance
6 1 (2.78%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 19 (52.78%) Senior
2 14 (38.89%) Analyst
3 12 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
3 12 (33.33%) Senior Analyst
4 11 (30.56%) Report Analyst
4 11 (30.56%) Senior Financial Analyst
4 11 (30.56%) Senior Reporting Analyst
5 7 (19.44%) Accountant
5 7 (19.44%) Accounts Assistant
6 5 (13.89%) Systems Accountant
7 3 (8.33%) Delivery Manager
7 3 (8.33%) Service Delivery Manager
7 3 (8.33%) Service Manager
8 2 (5.56%) Project Accountant
9 1 (2.78%) Finance Manager
9 1 (2.78%) Finance Systems Manager
9 1 (2.78%) Oracle Analyst
9 1 (2.78%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (30.56%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 5 (13.89%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (52.78%) Decision-Making
2 18 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 8 (22.22%) Process Improvement
5 7 (19.44%) Budgeting
5 7 (19.44%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (16.67%) Budget Management
6 6 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
7 4 (11.11%) Data Analysis
7 4 (11.11%) ERP
7 4 (11.11%) Migration
7 4 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 3 (8.33%) Line Management
8 3 (8.33%) Service Delivery
8 3 (8.33%) Time Management
9 2 (5.56%) Agile
9 2 (5.56%) Financial Analysis
10 1 (2.78%) Coaching
10 1 (2.78%) Mentoring
10 1 (2.78%) Performance Management
Qualifications
1 36 (100.00%) ACCA
2 21 (58.33%) AAT
3 14 (38.89%) Degree
4 1 (2.78%) ICAEW
Vendors
1 6 (16.67%) Sage
2 4 (11.11%) SAP
3 3 (8.33%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.78%) Cognos
4 1 (2.78%) Hyperion
4 1 (2.78%) IBM
4 1 (2.78%) Oracle