Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 679 885 969
Rank change year-on-year +206 +84 -267
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 65 200 127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.16% 0.098%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.37% 0.54% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 42 104 86
10th Percentile £28,550 £38,250 £42,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,627 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -7.69% +15.56%
75th Percentile £67,813 £76,250 £77,188
90th Percentile £85,000 £91,250 £95,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% +4.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CIMA is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17,493 37,066 32,103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.58% 29.59% 24.79%
Number of salaries quoted 10,969 17,134 17,932
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £41,250 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - +2.04%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the UK over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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 +202 57 £50,000 -16.67% 171
UK excluding London +186 43 £50,000 +11.11% 92
Work from Home +200 24 £55,000 -8.33% 71
South East +137 19 £50,000 -9.09% 20
London +236 17 £55,000 -21.43% 85
East of England +121 8 £35,000 - 11
Midlands +133 7 £28,500 -34.86% 20
West Midlands +139 5 £28,500 -47.22% 12
North of England +98 5 £54,750 +3.79% 24
North West +88 3 £57,500 +9.52% 17
Scotland +35 3 £60,000 -20.00%
Yorkshire +77 2 £52,000 -9.57% 7
East Midlands +48 2 £62,250 +46.47% 7
South West +73 1 £59,000 +38.82% 12

CIMA
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:

Applications
1 22 (33.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (13.85%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (6.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (4.62%) Oracle Smart View
4 3 (4.62%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (10.77%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (9.23%) SAP CO
2 6 (9.23%) SAP FI
2 6 (9.23%) SAP FI/CO
3 5 (7.69%) Hyperion Planning
4 3 (4.62%) HFM
5 2 (3.08%) Cognos Controller
5 2 (3.08%) Cognos Planning
5 2 (3.08%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (1.54%) Exchequer
6 1 (1.54%) SAP BPC
6 1 (1.54%) SAP SEM
Cloud Services
1 5 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (4.62%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.08%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.62%) Essbase
1 3 (4.62%) Power BI
2 1 (1.54%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (1.54%) SAP BW
General
1 63 (96.92%) Finance
2 31 (47.69%) Social Skills
3 16 (24.62%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (16.92%) Retail
6 8 (12.31%) Electronics
7 7 (10.77%) Legal
8 6 (9.23%) Law
9 4 (6.15%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (6.15%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (3.08%) Billing
10 2 (3.08%) Public Sector
10 2 (3.08%) Telecoms
11 1 (1.54%) Automotive
11 1 (1.54%) Aviation
11 1 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (1.54%) Games
Job Titles
1 40 (61.54%) Analyst
2 30 (46.15%) Financial Analyst
3 10 (15.38%) Systems Analyst
4 8 (12.31%) Support Analyst
5 7 (10.77%) Systems Manager
6 6 (9.23%) Finance Manager
6 6 (9.23%) Graduate
7 5 (7.69%) Architect
7 5 (7.69%) Finance Systems Manager
7 5 (7.69%) Junior
7 5 (7.69%) Junior Analyst
7 5 (7.69%) Junior Financial Analyst
7 5 (7.69%) SAP Architect
7 5 (7.69%) SAP Financial Architect
8 4 (6.15%) Senior
9 3 (4.62%) Hyperion Analyst
10 2 (3.08%) Business Analyst
10 2 (3.08%) Compliance Manager
10 2 (3.08%) Payroll Manager
10 2 (3.08%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.31%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (9.23%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (4.62%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.08%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.54%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.54%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (18.46%) Business Development
3 9 (13.85%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 8 (12.31%) Customer Service
4 8 (12.31%) Data Analysis
4 8 (12.31%) Decision-Making
5 7 (10.77%) Budgeting
5 7 (10.77%) Mentoring
6 6 (9.23%) Business Case
6 6 (9.23%) Financial Modelling
6 6 (9.23%) Process Improvement
6 6 (9.23%) Risk Management
6 6 (9.23%) Roadmaps
7 5 (7.69%) Data Management
7 5 (7.69%) ERP
7 5 (7.69%) SAP Implementation
7 5 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (6.15%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (6.15%) Financial Analysis
8 4 (6.15%) People Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.62%) SQL
2 2 (3.08%) Python
Qualifications
1 62 (95.38%) ACCA
2 22 (33.85%) Degree
3 12 (18.46%) AAT
4 2 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (3.08%) ICAEW
4 2 (3.08%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.54%) CCAB
5 1 (1.54%) CFA
5 1 (1.54%) CIPFA
5 1 (1.54%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.54%) PMP
5 1 (1.54%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.54%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.77%) IFRS
2 1 (1.54%) GAAP
2 1 (1.54%) PMO
Vendors
1 15 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 10 (15.38%) SAP
3 8 (12.31%) Hyperion
3 8 (12.31%) Oracle
4 4 (6.15%) Sun
5 2 (3.08%) Cognos
5 2 (3.08%) Sage
5 2 (3.08%) Xero
6 1 (1.54%) Infor