CIMA Job Trends in the South East

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 259 188
Rank change year-on-year +60 -71 +160
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 96 22 236
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.66% 0.28% 1.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.04% 0.60% 4.06%
Number of salaries quoted 82 12 9
10th Percentile £43,000 - £33,000
25th Percentile £48,500 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £44,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% -2.22% +13.92%
75th Percentile £65,000 £50,938 £55,000
90th Percentile £74,875 £60,500 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £53,750 £60,000
% change year-on-year +11.63% -10.42% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,159 3,688 5,811
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 21.64% 47.23% 31.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,798 1,521 3,653
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +2.24% -1.25%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,200 £81,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,750
% change year-on-year +9.09% +0.46% -8.75%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

CIMA job vacancy trend in the South East

CIMA
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CIMA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing CIMA

CIMA
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in the South East over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Salary histogram for CIMA in the South East

CIMA
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 June 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
Thames Valley +75 73 £60,000 +41.18% 12
Berkshire +49 44 £49,000 - 8
Oxfordshire +5 15 £75,000 - 4
Buckinghamshire +7 14 £62,500 +47.06%
Hampshire -19 9 £45,000 -8.16% 3
Surrey -19 9 £72,500 +107.14%
Kent - 2 £55,000 - 2
Middlesex - 1 £80,000 -
CIMA
England

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 49 (51.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (9.38%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (5.21%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (4.17%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.04%) Infor LN
2 1 (1.04%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 37 (38.54%) Power Platform
2 7 (7.29%) SaaS
3 2 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.04%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (38.54%) Power BI
2 21 (21.88%) Tableau
3 6 (6.25%) Relational Database
General
1 85 (88.54%) Finance
2 65 (67.71%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (32.29%) Social Skills
4 11 (11.46%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (5.21%) Marketing
6 2 (2.08%) General Ledger
7 1 (1.04%) Aerospace
7 1 (1.04%) Banking
7 1 (1.04%) Legal
7 1 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.04%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.04%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.04%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 58 (60.42%) Analyst
2 25 (26.04%) Report Analyst
3 22 (22.92%) Financial Analyst
4 13 (13.54%) Financial Controller
5 9 (9.38%) Data Analyst
6 8 (8.33%) Accountant
6 8 (8.33%) Logistics Analyst
6 8 (8.33%) Procurement Analyst
7 6 (6.25%) Finance Manager
7 6 (6.25%) Systems Analyst
8 2 (2.08%) Management Accountant
8 2 (2.08%) Senior
8 2 (2.08%) Supply Chain Analyst
9 1 (1.04%) Insight Analyst
9 1 (1.04%) Project Accountant
9 1 (1.04%) Project Analyst
9 1 (1.04%) Report Manager
9 1 (1.04%) Senior Accountant
9 1 (1.04%) Senior Analyst
9 1 (1.04%) Senior Insight Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (6.25%) Data Structures
2 3 (3.13%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.04%) Educational Technology
4 1 (1.04%) Learning Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 62 (64.58%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 48 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
4 31 (32.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 31 (32.29%) Problem-Solving
5 27 (28.13%) Budgeting
5 27 (28.13%) Financial Modelling
6 22 (22.92%) Financial Analysis
7 20 (20.83%) ERP
8 17 (17.71%) Actionable Insight
9 16 (16.67%) Revenue Recognition
10 12 (12.50%) Line Management
11 10 (10.42%) Cost Control
11 10 (10.42%) Logistics
11 10 (10.42%) Performance Analysis
12 9 (9.38%) Agile
12 9 (9.38%) Cost Optimisation
12 9 (9.38%) Dashboard Development
12 9 (9.38%) ETL
13 8 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (9.38%) Python
1 9 (9.38%) SQL
1 9 (9.38%) VBA
Qualifications
1 96 (100.00%) ACCA
2 14 (14.58%) AAT
3 6 (6.25%) Degree
4 4 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.04%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (9.38%) IFRS
2 6 (6.25%) Data Quality
2 6 (6.25%) GAAP
3 1 (1.04%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.04%) GDPR
3 1 (1.04%) PMO
Vendors
1 16 (16.67%) SAP
2 14 (14.58%) Sage
3 13 (13.54%) Microsoft
4 7 (7.29%) Oracle
5 4 (4.17%) Xero
6 3 (3.13%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.04%) Cognos
7 1 (1.04%) Infor