CIMA Job Trends in the North of England

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England 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 195 234 267
Rank change year-on-year +39 +33 +135
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 67 52 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.64% 0.55% 0.054%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.59% 1.50% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 38 27 3
10th Percentile £32,500 - £31,400
25th Percentile £46,250 £40,000 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £42,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -26.09% -
75th Percentile £55,000 £52,375 £61,875
90th Percentile £60,000 £53,016 £63,750
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
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,208 3,461 1,788
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 40.07% 36.61% 23.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,212 1,226 1,169
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,106 £38,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 £50,055 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.09% -4.66% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,131 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,600 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

CIMA job vacancy trend in the North of England

CIMA
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CIMA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing CIMA

CIMA
Salary Histogram in the North of England

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

Salary histogram for CIMA in the North of England

CIMA
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the North of England 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
North West +33 50 £55,000 +29.41% 5
North East +17 10 £51,000 +0.99% 4
Yorkshire -5 7 £45,000 -52.63% 11
CIMA
England

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 2 (2.99%) SharePoint
Applications
1 24 (35.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (5.97%) SAP IBP
2 2 (2.99%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 2 (2.99%) Infor CloudSuite
2 2 (2.99%) Infor LN
2 2 (2.99%) SAP CO
2 2 (2.99%) SAP FI
2 2 (2.99%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (2.99%) SAP PS
2 2 (2.99%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (19.40%) SaaS
2 8 (11.94%) Power Platform
3 2 (2.99%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.99%) Broadband
1 2 (2.99%) Internet
1 2 (2.99%) LAN
1 2 (2.99%) Network Security
1 2 (2.99%) SD-WAN
1 2 (2.99%) Structured Cabling
1 2 (2.99%) VoIP
1 2 (2.99%) WAN
1 2 (2.99%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (11.94%) Power BI
2 2 (2.99%) Tableau
General
1 67 (100.00%) Finance
2 43 (64.18%) Social Skills
3 21 (31.34%) Marketing
4 18 (26.87%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (7.46%) Billing
5 5 (7.46%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (2.99%) Banking
6 2 (2.99%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (2.99%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.49%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 27 (40.30%) Accountant
2 23 (34.33%) Management Accountant
3 13 (19.40%) Head of Finance
4 12 (17.91%) Analyst
4 12 (17.91%) Financial Analyst
5 6 (8.96%) Senior
6 5 (7.46%) Assistant Accountant
7 4 (5.97%) Commercial Analyst
7 4 (5.97%) Finance Manager
7 4 (5.97%) Senior Analyst
7 4 (5.97%) Senior Financial Analyst
8 2 (2.99%) Procurement Manager
8 2 (2.99%) Project Analyst
8 2 (2.99%) SAP Manager
8 2 (2.99%) Senior Accountant
9 1 (1.49%) Report Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.94%) Social Media
2 5 (7.46%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (4.48%) Onboarding
3 3 (4.48%) Operational Technology
4 2 (2.99%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (8.96%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (37.31%) Decision-Making
2 13 (19.40%) Continuous Improvement
3 12 (17.91%) Financial Modelling
3 12 (17.91%) Revenue Recognition
4 11 (16.42%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 11 (16.42%) ERP
5 10 (14.93%) Business Intelligence
5 10 (14.93%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (13.43%) Actionable Insight
6 9 (13.43%) Business Case
7 8 (11.94%) Process Improvement
8 6 (8.96%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (7.46%) Agile
9 5 (7.46%) Business Analysis
9 5 (7.46%) Business Development
9 5 (7.46%) Collaborative Culture
9 5 (7.46%) Commercial Awareness
9 5 (7.46%) Cybersecurity
9 5 (7.46%) Financial Analysis
9 5 (7.46%) Pricing Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.49%) VBA
Qualifications
1 67 (100.00%) ACCA
2 8 (11.94%) AAT
2 8 (11.94%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (11.94%) DBS Check
3 4 (5.97%) Degree
3 4 (5.97%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.46%) IFRS
2 3 (4.48%) GAAP
3 2 (2.99%) Data Quality
3 2 (2.99%) GDPR
Vendors
1 10 (14.93%) SAP
2 9 (13.43%) Microsoft
3 7 (10.45%) Sage
4 4 (5.97%) Xero
5 2 (2.99%) Ariba
5 2 (2.99%) Cognos
5 2 (2.99%) Concur
5 2 (2.99%) IBM
5 2 (2.99%) Infor