CIPFA Job Trends in South Wales

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CIPFA 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.056% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.27% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £137,253 - -
Wales median annual salary £137,253 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

CIPFA 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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 364 140 192
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 20.37% 22.65% 16.80%
Number of salaries quoted 185 89 115
10th Percentile £35,583 £39,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,531 £41,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £63,091 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.86% +14.71% +22.22%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,000 £80,000 £82,500
Wales median annual salary £55,357 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.73% +15.00% +11.11%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

CIPFA job vacancy trend in South Wales

CIPFA
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIPFA within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 11 August 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
Bridgend - 1 £137,253 - 1
CIPFA
Wales

CIPFA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Transformation Director
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Cash Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CCAB
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA