CIMA Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 158 185 150
Rank change year-on-year +27 -35 +24
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 50 14 42
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.66% 0.37% 0.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.69% 0.91% 2.79%
Number of salaries quoted 39 11 1
10th Percentile £46,600 - -
25th Percentile £56,625 £37,626 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £95,000 £53,750
90th Percentile £77,000 £172,500 -
South East median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +42.86% -14.29%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,356 1,537 1,507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 17.87% 40.58% 33.54%
Number of salaries quoted 803 495 593
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,500 £35,150
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,875 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £47,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.89% -17.39% +6.96%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £91,000 £81,250 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -13.04% +9.42%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

CIMA job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

CIMA
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CIMA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CIMA

CIMA
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for CIMA in the Thames Valley

CIMA
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 October 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
Oxfordshire -11 26 £75,000 -
Berkshire +15 19 £57,500 -36.11% 3
Buckinghamshire -9 5 £62,500 +59.72% 2
CIMA
South East

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 18 (36.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (2.00%) NetSuite
1 1 (2.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 19 (38.00%) Power Platform
2 3 (6.00%) SaaS
3 2 (4.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.00%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (38.00%) Power BI
2 12 (24.00%) Tableau
3 10 (20.00%) Relational Database
General
1 50 (100.00%) Finance
2 25 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 18 (36.00%) Social Skills
4 7 (14.00%) Legal
5 6 (12.00%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (8.00%) Marketing
6 4 (8.00%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (4.00%) General Ledger
7 2 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (4.00%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.00%) Banking
8 1 (2.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 17 (34.00%) Analyst
2 10 (20.00%) Systems Analyst
3 7 (14.00%) Finance Manager
3 7 (14.00%) Financial Controller
4 5 (10.00%) Financial Analyst
4 5 (10.00%) Report Analyst
5 3 (6.00%) Accountant
5 3 (6.00%) Management Accountant
6 2 (4.00%) Operations Director
6 2 (4.00%) Senior
6 2 (4.00%) Senior Analyst
6 2 (4.00%) Senior Reporting Analyst
7 1 (2.00%) Analytics Manager
7 1 (2.00%) Business Analyst
7 1 (2.00%) Commercial Finance Manager
7 1 (2.00%) Commercial Manager
7 1 (2.00%) Planning Manager
7 1 (2.00%) Report Manager
7 1 (2.00%) Senior Compliance Analyst
7 1 (2.00%) Senior Financial Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (22.00%) Data Structures
2 8 (16.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (4.00%) Augmented Reality
3 2 (4.00%) Credit Risk
4 1 (2.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (2.00%) Learning Management System
4 1 (2.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (74.00%) Decision-Making
2 35 (70.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 29 (58.00%) Financial Modelling
4 24 (48.00%) Budgeting
5 21 (42.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 20 (40.00%) Financial Analysis
7 19 (38.00%) AI
7 19 (38.00%) Business Intelligence
8 18 (36.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 16 (32.00%) Planning and Forecasting
10 14 (28.00%) ERP
11 13 (26.00%) Process Improvement
12 12 (24.00%) Actionable Insight
12 12 (24.00%) Business Case
12 12 (24.00%) Data Management
12 12 (24.00%) Strategic Planning
13 11 (22.00%) Dashboard Development
13 11 (22.00%) Data Architecture
13 11 (22.00%) Data Governance
14 10 (20.00%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.00%) SQL
2 2 (4.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 50 (100.00%) ACCA
2 4 (8.00%) Degree
3 2 (4.00%) CCAB
3 2 (4.00%) CFA
3 2 (4.00%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (26.00%) Data Quality
2 3 (6.00%) GAAP
3 2 (4.00%) IFRS
4 1 (2.00%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (2.00%) GDPR
4 1 (2.00%) PMO
4 1 (2.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 12 (24.00%) SAP
2 11 (22.00%) Oracle
3 10 (20.00%) Sage
4 6 (12.00%) Xero
5 3 (6.00%) Microsoft
6 2 (4.00%) Salesforce
7 1 (2.00%) Workday