CIMA Jobs 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 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 262 183 358
Rank change year-on-year -79 +175 +105
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 30 236 48
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.32% 1.41% 0.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.57% 4.08% 0.84%
Number of salaries quoted 18 13 6
10th Percentile £35,000 £34,400 £32,875
25th Percentile £36,563 £40,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - +33.33% -23.08%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,750 £41,375
90th Percentile - £55,000 £44,875
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,634
% change year-on-year - +4.11% +4.79%

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 5,300 5,778 5,740
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 56.45% 34.45% 39.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,427 3,630 2,566
10th Percentile £34,988 £29,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.58% +2.97% -3.81%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £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 South East

Job postings citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CIMA in the South East.

Salary trend for CIMA in the South East

CIMA
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in the South East over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

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 14 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
Surrey -48 11 £35,000 -30.00% 3
Thames Valley +21 9 £42,500 -12.82% 8
Berkshire +4 4 - - 3
Hampshire - 4 £60,000 - 2
Isle of Wight - 4 £60,000 -
Oxfordshire +32 3 - - 2
Kent +29 2 £60,000 - 2
Buckinghamshire +6 2 £42,500 - 3
CIMA
England

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 13 (43.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 8 (26.67%) Infor LN
1 8 (26.67%) SAP BPC
2 2 (6.67%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 9 (30.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (30.00%) Power BI
2 8 (26.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (26.67%) Oracle Forms
General
1 30 (100.00%) Finance
2 17 (56.67%) Social Skills
3 16 (53.33%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (26.67%) Police
5 4 (13.33%) Telecoms
6 3 (10.00%) Law
7 1 (3.33%) Financial Institution
7 1 (3.33%) Legal
7 1 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.33%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 16 (53.33%) Analyst
2 14 (46.67%) Financial Analyst
3 8 (26.67%) Accountant
3 8 (26.67%) Lead
3 8 (26.67%) Project Accountant
3 8 (26.67%) Senior
3 8 (26.67%) Senior Accountant
3 8 (26.67%) Team Leader
4 5 (16.67%) Business Analyst
4 5 (16.67%) Finance Business Analyst
5 3 (10.00%) Financial Controller
6 2 (6.67%) ERP Analyst
6 2 (6.67%) ERP Support
6 2 (6.67%) Finance Manager
6 2 (6.67%) Support Analyst
7 1 (3.33%) Author
Miscellaneous
1 9 (30.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.33%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (60.00%) Business Intelligence
2 17 (56.67%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 9 (30.00%) Business Development
5 8 (26.67%) Business Forecasting
5 8 (26.67%) Collaborative Working
5 8 (26.67%) Cyber Intelligence
5 8 (26.67%) Internal Audit
5 8 (26.67%) Revenue Recognition
6 5 (16.67%) Process Improvement
7 4 (13.33%) Financial Analysis
7 4 (13.33%) Revenue Assurance
8 2 (6.67%) Accounts Payable
8 2 (6.67%) Accounts Receivable
8 2 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (6.67%) ERP
8 2 (6.67%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (6.67%) Workflow
9 1 (3.33%) Risk Management
9 1 (3.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 30 (100.00%) ACCA
2 8 (26.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (13.33%) Degree
4 1 (3.33%) CBAP
4 1 (3.33%) CFA
4 1 (3.33%) PMI Certification
4 1 (3.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (26.67%) GAAP
1 8 (26.67%) IFRS
Vendors
1 12 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 8 (26.67%) Cognos
2 8 (26.67%) Infor
2 8 (26.67%) Oracle
2 8 (26.67%) SAP
3 1 (3.33%) Canon