CIMA Jobs in the North West

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

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 223 251 284
Rank change year-on-year +28 +33 +29
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 60 42 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.75% 0.43% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.16% 1.76% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 38 11 8
10th Percentile - £35,000 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,342 £45,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.09% -30.77% +18.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £59,250 -
90th Percentile - £60,000 £68,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,634
% change year-on-year - +4.11% +4.79%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,164 2,392 2,721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 64.32% 24.25% 34.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,616 1,623 924
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +12.24%
75th Percentile £58,943 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £79,600 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CIMA in the North West.

Salary trend for CIMA in the North West

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Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in the North West over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CIMA in the North West

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the North West region over the 6 months to 13 May 2025. 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
Cumbria - 32 £47,500 -
Manchester +68 18 £51,250 +2.50% 8
Lancashire -63 8 £53,842 +34.60% 4
Cheshire -17 2 - - 6
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England

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 32 (53.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (23.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 32 (53.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (10.00%) Infor LN
3 2 (3.33%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 18 (30.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (30.00%) Power BI
2 10 (16.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (3.33%) Oracle Forms
General
1 60 (100.00%) Finance
2 37 (61.67%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 10 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (3.33%) Police
6 1 (1.67%) General Ledger
6 1 (1.67%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 34 (56.67%) Analyst
2 29 (48.33%) Financial Analyst
3 16 (26.67%) Administrator
3 16 (26.67%) Finance Systems Analyst
3 16 (26.67%) Systems Administrator
3 16 (26.67%) Systems Analyst
4 8 (13.33%) Senior
5 6 (10.00%) Accountant
5 6 (10.00%) Lead
5 6 (10.00%) Report Analyst
6 2 (3.33%) Project Accountant
6 2 (3.33%) Senior Accountant
6 2 (3.33%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (3.33%) Senior Financial Analyst
6 2 (3.33%) Team Leader
7 1 (1.67%) Business Analyst
7 1 (1.67%) Business Finance Analyst
7 1 (1.67%) Finance Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 22 (36.67%) Management Information System
2 14 (23.33%) Social Media
3 4 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 10 (16.67%) Windows
1 10 (16.67%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (80.00%) Decision-Making
2 39 (65.00%) ERP
3 32 (53.33%) Process Improvement
4 31 (51.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 26 (43.33%) Budgeting
6 21 (35.00%) Financial Analysis
6 21 (35.00%) Problem-Solving
7 20 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
8 18 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (25.00%) Financial Modelling
10 10 (16.67%) Customer Service
10 10 (16.67%) Scorecard
11 8 (13.33%) Agile
11 8 (13.33%) Analytics
12 6 (10.00%) Internal Audit
12 6 (10.00%) Mathematics
13 4 (6.67%) Business Development
13 4 (6.67%) Business Transformation
13 4 (6.67%) Data Analytics
13 4 (6.67%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 60 (100.00%) ACCA
2 40 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 38 (63.33%) Degree
4 20 (33.33%) CCAB
5 14 (23.33%) DBS Check
6 8 (13.33%) ICAEW
7 6 (10.00%) AAT
8 4 (6.67%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (56.67%) Data Quality
2 6 (10.00%) IFRS
3 2 (3.33%) GAAP
Vendors
1 40 (66.67%) SAP
2 10 (16.67%) Microsoft
3 6 (10.00%) Cognos
3 6 (10.00%) Infor
4 4 (6.67%) Hyperion
5 2 (3.33%) Oracle