CIMA Job Trends 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 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 309 450 443
Rank change year-on-year +141 -7 +184
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 329 82 353
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.49% 0.28% 0.46%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.56% 0.66% 1.83%
Number of salaries quoted 271 42 41
10th Percentile £43,000 £35,000 £33,000
25th Percentile £48,500 £40,313 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.32% -13.64% +13.40%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £61,125 -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £51,250 £60,000
% change year-on-year +17.07% -14.58% +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 12,832 12,390 19,329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 19.29% 42.00% 24.92%
Number of salaries quoted 6,316 4,991 12,312
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,422 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.96% +2.84% -4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,924
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.00% -10.13%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CIMA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

CIMA job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

CIMA
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CIMA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing CIMA

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 June 2026.

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 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
North of England +41 111 £60,000 +4.35% 22
South East +47 96 £60,000 +36.36% 44
North West +67 79 £60,000 +4.35% 13
Midlands +25 55 £51,300 +65.48% 11
West Midlands +7 39 £51,300 +1.58% 8
Yorkshire -21 29 £60,000 - 9
South West -38 29 £54,000 +5.37% 12
East of England +4 26 £57,500 +43.75% 7
East Midlands -17 16 £65,000 +673.81% 3
Scotland +16 7 £55,000 - 4
Northern Ireland - 4 £55,000 -
North East - 3 £37,500 -
Wales - 1 £80,000 - 2
CIMA
UK

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 96 (29.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (3.04%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 18 (5.47%) NetSuite
2 11 (3.34%) Oracle Financials
3 9 (2.74%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (1.22%) Infor LN
5 2 (0.61%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.61%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.61%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.30%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.30%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 46 (13.98%) Power Platform
2 42 (12.77%) SaaS
3 13 (3.95%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (0.91%) Google Sheets
5 2 (0.61%) Intacct
6 1 (0.30%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.91%) Broadband
2 2 (0.61%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (13.98%) Power BI
2 24 (7.29%) Tableau
3 6 (1.82%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.61%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.61%) OLAP
4 2 (0.61%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
General
1 310 (94.22%) Finance
2 143 (43.47%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (24.01%) Social Skills
4 30 (9.12%) Marketing
5 23 (6.99%) Telecoms
6 18 (5.47%) Retail
7 17 (5.17%) Law
8 15 (4.56%) Influencing Skills
9 10 (3.04%) Billing
9 10 (3.04%) Military
10 7 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.52%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.52%) Banking
12 5 (1.52%) Legal
13 4 (1.22%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.61%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.61%) Games
14 2 (0.61%) General Ledger
14 2 (0.61%) German Language
Job Titles
1 94 (28.57%) Accountant
2 82 (24.92%) Analyst
3 47 (14.29%) Finance Manager
3 47 (14.29%) Systems Accountant
4 38 (11.55%) Senior
5 36 (10.94%) Financial Analyst
5 36 (10.94%) Financial Controller
6 29 (8.81%) Report Analyst
7 24 (7.29%) Management Accountant
8 13 (3.95%) Senior Accountant
8 13 (3.95%) Senior Analyst
9 12 (3.65%) Senior Systems Accountant
10 10 (3.04%) Senior Manager
11 9 (2.74%) Data Analyst
12 8 (2.43%) Logistics Analyst
12 8 (2.43%) Procurement Analyst
13 6 (1.82%) Project Accountant
13 6 (1.82%) Systems Analyst
14 5 (1.52%) Commercial Manager
14 5 (1.52%) Senior Commercial Manager
Miscellaneous
1 22 (6.69%) Management Information System
2 14 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (2.74%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 8 (2.43%) Marketing Technology
5 6 (1.82%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.22%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.61%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.61%) Product Ownership
9 1 (0.30%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.30%) Educational Technology
9 1 (0.30%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.30%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (48.33%) Decision-Making
2 140 (42.55%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 117 (35.56%) Budgeting
4 89 (27.05%) Continuous Improvement
5 73 (22.19%) ERP
6 70 (21.28%) Financial Modelling
7 63 (19.15%) Business Intelligence
8 61 (18.54%) Process Improvement
9 58 (17.63%) Problem-Solving
10 53 (16.11%) Financial Analysis
11 51 (15.50%) AI
12 42 (12.77%) Actionable Insight
13 36 (10.94%) Due Diligence
14 30 (9.12%) Analytics
14 30 (9.12%) Business Case
15 28 (8.51%) Revenue Recognition
16 25 (7.60%) Cost Control
16 25 (7.60%) Strategic Planning
17 20 (6.08%) Collaborative Culture
17 20 (6.08%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.04%) SQL
2 9 (2.74%) Python
2 9 (2.74%) VBA
Qualifications
1 326 (99.09%) ACCA
2 35 (10.64%) Degree
3 33 (10.03%) AAT
4 19 (5.78%) CIPFA
5 10 (3.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (3.04%) ICAEW
6 2 (0.61%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.61%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.30%) CCAB
7 1 (0.30%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.90%) IFRS
2 16 (4.86%) GAAP
3 10 (3.04%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.13%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.30%) GDPR
7 1 (0.30%) PMO
Vendors
1 38 (11.55%) SAP
2 35 (10.64%) Sage
3 23 (6.99%) Microsoft
4 18 (5.47%) Oracle
5 15 (4.56%) Xero
6 6 (1.82%) Cognos
7 4 (1.22%) Infor
8 3 (0.91%) BMC
8 3 (0.91%) Google
8 3 (0.91%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.91%) Workday
9 2 (0.61%) Facebook
9 2 (0.61%) IBM
10 1 (0.30%) Adaptive Insights
10 1 (0.30%) Anaplan