CIMA Jobs in Scotland

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 151 268 -
Rank change year-on-year +117 - -
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 10 11 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.33% 0.16% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.76% 0.91% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,268
% change year-on-year - +8.56% +0.49%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,319 1,207 1,393
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 44.10% 18.00% 30.25%
Number of salaries quoted 651 539 424
10th Percentile £37,574 £26,700 £28,750
25th Percentile £47,683 £34,000 £38,517
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +16.21%
75th Percentile £60,265 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £63,000 £80,000 £77,715
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,563
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.34% +8.30%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in Scotland

CIMA
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CIMA in Scotland.

Salary trend for CIMA in Scotland

CIMA
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 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
Fife - 2 £60,000 -
Edinburgh - 2 - - 5
Moray - 2 £60,000 -
East Ayrshire - 2 £60,000 -
South Ayrshire - 2 £60,000 -
CIMA
UK

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Business Applications
1 8 (80.00%) Infor LN
1 8 (80.00%) SAP BPC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (80.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (80.00%) Oracle Forms
General
1 10 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 10 (100.00%) Finance
2 8 (80.00%) Police
Job Titles
1 8 (80.00%) Accountant
1 8 (80.00%) Lead
1 8 (80.00%) Project Accountant
1 8 (80.00%) Senior
1 8 (80.00%) Senior Accountant
1 8 (80.00%) Team Leader
2 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence Manager
2 2 (20.00%) Business Manager
2 2 (20.00%) Finance Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (80.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 10 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (80.00%) Collaborative Working
2 8 (80.00%) Cyber Intelligence
2 8 (80.00%) Decision-Making
2 8 (80.00%) Internal Audit
2 8 (80.00%) Revenue Recognition
3 2 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (20.00%) Budgeting
3 2 (20.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 2 (20.00%) Business Strategy
3 2 (20.00%) Cost Management
3 2 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
3 2 (20.00%) Financial Modelling
3 2 (20.00%) Performance Monitoring
3 2 (20.00%) Planning and Forecasting
3 2 (20.00%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) ACCA
2 8 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (20.00%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (80.00%) GAAP
1 8 (80.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 8 (80.00%) Cognos
1 8 (80.00%) Infor
1 8 (80.00%) Oracle
1 8 (80.00%) SAP