Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CCAB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 647 891 -
Rank change year-on-year +244 - -
Permanent jobs citing CCAB 45 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.086% 0.005% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.18% 0.018% -
Number of salaries quoted 14 5 0
10th Percentile - £53,500 -
25th Percentile - £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% - -
75th Percentile £62,813 £77,500 -
90th Percentile £77,500 £97,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £110,000 -
% change year-on-year -63.64% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CCAB 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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 25,404 27,420 33,991
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 48.81% 27.84% 32.71%
Number of salaries quoted 11,182 17,336 15,221
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,000 £38,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.85% -6.90% +5.45%
75th Percentile £68,568 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% -0.99% +1.00%

CCAB
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CCAB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CCAB in the UK

CCAB
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CCAB.

Salary trend for CCAB in the UK

CCAB
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CCAB over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CCAB in the UK

CCAB
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CCAB within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +214 45 £40,000 -33.33% 7
UK excluding London +236 28 £40,000 -63.64% 6
North of England - 27 £40,000 -
London +129 23 £75,000 +27.66% 4
North West - 19 £40,000 -
Yorkshire - 8 - -
Midlands +82 1 £52,500 -52.27%
West Midlands +50 1 £52,500 -52.27%

CCAB
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 16 (35.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 16 (35.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.44%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.44%) Power BI
General
1 44 (97.78%) Finance
2 19 (42.22%) Analytical Skills
2 19 (42.22%) Social Skills
3 6 (13.33%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (37.78%) Senior
2 16 (35.56%) Administrator
2 16 (35.56%) Systems Administrator
3 6 (13.33%) Analyst
3 6 (13.33%) Finance Systems Analyst
3 6 (13.33%) Financial Analyst
3 6 (13.33%) Systems Analyst
4 3 (6.67%) Operations Director
5 2 (4.44%) Accountant
5 2 (4.44%) Systems Accountant
6 1 (2.22%) Auditor
6 1 (2.22%) IT Auditor
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.33%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (46.67%) Decision-Making
1 21 (46.67%) Risk Management
2 18 (40.00%) Internal Audit
3 17 (37.78%) Agile
3 17 (37.78%) Analytics
3 17 (37.78%) Business Strategy
3 17 (37.78%) Business Transformation
3 17 (37.78%) Coaching
3 17 (37.78%) Creative Thinking
3 17 (37.78%) Data Analytics
3 17 (37.78%) Mentoring
3 17 (37.78%) Time Management
4 16 (35.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (35.56%) ERP
4 16 (35.56%) Process Improvement
5 6 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (13.33%) Workflow
6 4 (8.89%) Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (4.44%) Asset Management
7 2 (4.44%) Business Intelligence
Qualifications
1 33 (73.33%) ACCA
1 33 (73.33%) CIMA
2 17 (37.78%) CIPFA
2 17 (37.78%) ICAEW
3 16 (35.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (35.56%) Degree
4 1 (2.22%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (35.56%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 16 (35.56%) SAP