Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CIMA 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 505 400 823
Rank change year-on-year -105 +423 +252
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 189 624 166
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.36% 0.63% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.74% 2.28% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 108 82 67
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £49,063 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile - £85,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £62,500 £137,250 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% +17.65% -22.73%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

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%

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 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Top 15 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 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 -129 158 £60,000 +4.35% 200
UK excluding London +25 141 £60,000 +20.00% 119
North of England +125 75 £47,683 +5.96% 30
North West +57 59 £47,683 +8.99% 22
London -89 38 £75,000 -11.76% 110
Work from Home -150 35 £46,500 -24.08% 80
South East -68 30 £50,000 - 34
Yorkshire +90 16 £60,000 +14.29% 7
Scotland +131 10 £60,000 - 6
Midlands +52 10 £60,000 +9.09% 20
South West +114 9 £60,000 - 12
West Midlands +45 6 - - 14
East of England +50 5 £60,000 - 16
East Midlands +25 4 £60,000 +9.09% 5
Wales +42 2 £60,000 - 3

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:

Application Platforms
1 32 (16.93%) SharePoint
Applications
1 48 (25.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (9.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (8.99%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 44 (23.28%) Infor LN
2 41 (21.69%) SAP BPC
3 32 (16.93%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (2.12%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 4 (2.12%) NetSuite
5 2 (1.06%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (1.06%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (1.06%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (1.06%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.53%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 39 (20.63%) Power Platform
2 5 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (2.12%) AWS
3 4 (2.12%) Azure
3 4 (2.12%) Cloud Computing
3 4 (2.12%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (2.12%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (1.06%) OCI
5 1 (0.53%) Intacct
5 1 (0.53%) SaaS
5 1 (0.53%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.12%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (28.57%) Tableau
2 39 (20.63%) Power BI
3 4 (2.12%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (2.12%) OLAP
3 4 (2.12%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.53%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 40 (21.16%) Oracle Forms
General
1 185 (97.88%) Finance
2 116 (61.38%) Analytical Skills
3 76 (40.21%) Social Skills
4 40 (21.16%) Police
5 18 (9.52%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (5.29%) Legal
7 8 (4.23%) General Ledger
7 8 (4.23%) Law
7 8 (4.23%) Telecoms
8 7 (3.70%) Games
9 6 (3.17%) Billing
10 5 (2.65%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.06%) Marketing
11 2 (1.06%) Retail
12 1 (0.53%) Back Office
12 1 (0.53%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.53%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.53%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 64 (33.86%) Analyst
1 64 (33.86%) Senior
2 50 (26.46%) Financial Analyst
3 48 (25.40%) Lead
4 47 (24.87%) Accountant
5 40 (21.16%) Project Accountant
5 40 (21.16%) Senior Accountant
5 40 (21.16%) Team Leader
6 18 (9.52%) Systems Analyst
7 17 (8.99%) Administrator
8 16 (8.47%) Finance Systems Analyst
8 16 (8.47%) Systems Administrator
9 10 (5.29%) Finance Manager
9 10 (5.29%) Report Analyst
10 8 (4.23%) Head of Finance
11 7 (3.70%) Business Analyst
11 7 (3.70%) Finance Business Analyst
11 7 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
12 5 (2.65%) Analytics Manager
13 4 (2.12%) Analytics Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.59%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (1.06%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 68 (35.98%) Management Information System
2 15 (7.94%) Social Media
3 4 (2.12%) Data Centre
3 4 (2.12%) Enterprise Software
3 4 (2.12%) IoT
3 4 (2.12%) Mobile App
4 3 (1.59%) NHS
5 2 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.53%) Mobile Games
6 1 (0.53%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 14 (7.41%) Windows
1 14 (7.41%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (58.20%) Decision-Making
2 85 (44.97%) Business Intelligence
3 58 (30.69%) ERP
3 58 (30.69%) Internal Audit
4 55 (29.10%) Process Improvement
5 52 (27.51%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (26.98%) Budgeting
7 50 (26.46%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 46 (24.34%) Business Forecasting
8 46 (24.34%) Collaborative Working
9 42 (22.22%) Revenue Recognition
10 41 (21.69%) Analytics
11 40 (21.16%) Cyber Intelligence
12 35 (18.52%) Financial Analysis
13 28 (14.81%) Financial Modelling
14 23 (12.17%) Continuous Improvement
14 23 (12.17%) Time Management
15 22 (11.64%) Data Analytics
15 22 (11.64%) Risk Management
16 19 (10.05%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 8 (4.23%) SQL
2 5 (2.65%) Python
Qualifications
1 188 (99.47%) ACCA
2 83 (43.92%) BPSS Clearance
3 60 (31.75%) Degree
4 33 (17.46%) CCAB
5 22 (11.64%) ICAEW
6 21 (11.11%) CIPFA
7 14 (7.41%) AAT
7 14 (7.41%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.59%) CFA
9 1 (0.53%) CBAP
9 1 (0.53%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.53%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (23.28%) IFRS
2 41 (21.69%) GAAP
3 34 (17.99%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.53%) COBIT
4 1 (0.53%) COSO
4 1 (0.53%) ISO 22301
4 1 (0.53%) NIST
4 1 (0.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 1 (0.53%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 91 (48.15%) SAP
2 48 (25.40%) Cognos
2 48 (25.40%) Oracle
3 44 (23.28%) Infor
4 41 (21.69%) Microsoft
5 5 (2.65%) Alteryx
5 5 (2.65%) Sage
5 5 (2.65%) Xero
6 4 (2.12%) Hyperion
6 4 (2.12%) IBM
7 2 (1.06%) PeopleSoft
8 1 (0.53%) Adaptive Insights
8 1 (0.53%) Anaplan
8 1 (0.53%) Canon