CIMA Jobs in the UK excluding London

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 444 432 662
Rank change year-on-year -12 +230 +120
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 142 353 92
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.36% 0.50% 0.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.66% 1.81% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 87 40 31
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,800 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,938 £37,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% +17.65% -20.93%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile - £60,000 £65,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21,474 19,512 21,832
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.79% 27.48% 36.46%
Number of salaries quoted 9,029 12,241 8,153
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -2.91% +3.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,526
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.28% +8.23%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the UK excluding London

CIMA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CIMA in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for CIMA in the UK excluding London

CIMA
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CIMA in the UK excluding London

CIMA
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 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
North of England +94 76 £55,000 +15.79% 19
North West +20 60 £51,342 +14.09% 14
South East -80 30 £50,000 - 48
Yorkshire +84 16 £60,000 +14.29% 4
Scotland +111 10 £60,000 - 7
Midlands +40 10 £60,000 +9.09% 18
South West +113 9 £60,000 - 9
West Midlands +56 6 - - 13
East of England +39 5 £60,000 - 16
East Midlands +17 4 £60,000 +9.09% 4
Wales +35 2 £60,000 - 4
CIMA
UK

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 32 (22.54%) SharePoint
Applications
1 33 (23.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (9.15%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (7.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 42 (29.58%) Infor LN
2 39 (27.46%) SAP BPC
3 32 (22.54%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (2.82%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (1.41%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 33 (23.24%) Power Platform
2 4 (2.82%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (35.92%) Tableau
2 33 (23.24%) Power BI
3 4 (2.82%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (2.82%) OLAP
3 4 (2.82%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.70%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 38 (26.76%) Oracle Forms
General
1 142 (100.00%) Finance
2 92 (64.79%) Analytical Skills
3 52 (36.62%) Social Skills
4 38 (26.76%) Police
5 11 (7.75%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (3.52%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (2.82%) Telecoms
8 3 (2.11%) Law
9 2 (1.41%) Legal
10 1 (0.70%) Back Office
10 1 (0.70%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.70%) General Ledger
10 1 (0.70%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.70%) Marketing
10 1 (0.70%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 52 (36.62%) Senior
2 51 (35.92%) Analyst
3 44 (30.99%) Financial Analyst
3 44 (30.99%) Lead
4 42 (29.58%) Accountant
5 38 (26.76%) Project Accountant
5 38 (26.76%) Senior Accountant
5 38 (26.76%) Team Leader
6 16 (11.27%) Administrator
6 16 (11.27%) Finance Systems Analyst
6 16 (11.27%) Systems Administrator
6 16 (11.27%) Systems Analyst
7 6 (4.23%) Business Analyst
7 6 (4.23%) Finance Business Analyst
7 6 (4.23%) Report Analyst
8 5 (3.52%) Analytics Manager
9 4 (2.82%) Analytics Developer
9 4 (2.82%) Cognos Planning Developer
9 4 (2.82%) Finance Manager
9 4 (2.82%) TM1 Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 65 (45.77%) Management Information System
2 15 (10.56%) Social Media
3 4 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.70%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 10 (7.04%) Windows
1 10 (7.04%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (64.08%) Decision-Making
2 79 (55.63%) Business Intelligence
3 50 (35.21%) Internal Audit
4 49 (34.51%) ERP
5 44 (30.99%) Collaborative Working
6 41 (28.87%) Business Forecasting
7 40 (28.17%) Problem-Solving
8 39 (27.46%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 38 (26.76%) Cyber Intelligence
9 38 (26.76%) Process Improvement
9 38 (26.76%) Revenue Recognition
10 36 (25.35%) Budgeting
11 27 (19.01%) Analytics
11 27 (19.01%) Financial Analysis
12 23 (16.20%) Financial Modelling
13 22 (15.49%) Continuous Improvement
14 18 (12.68%) Time Management
15 17 (11.97%) Agile
15 17 (11.97%) Data Analytics
16 14 (9.86%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 6 (4.23%) SQL
2 5 (3.52%) Python
Qualifications
1 142 (100.00%) ACCA
2 76 (53.52%) BPSS Clearance
3 47 (33.10%) Degree
4 28 (19.72%) CCAB
5 16 (11.27%) ICAEW
6 14 (9.86%) DBS Check
7 12 (8.45%) CIPFA
8 6 (4.23%) AAT
9 3 (2.11%) CFA
10 1 (0.70%) CBAP
10 1 (0.70%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.70%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (29.58%) IFRS
2 38 (26.76%) GAAP
3 34 (23.94%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 1 (0.70%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 82 (57.75%) SAP
2 46 (32.39%) Cognos
3 42 (29.58%) Infor
4 39 (27.46%) Oracle
5 24 (16.90%) Microsoft
6 5 (3.52%) Alteryx
7 4 (2.82%) Hyperion
7 4 (2.82%) IBM
8 1 (0.70%) Canon