Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 685 - 955
Rank change year-on-year - - +277
Permanent jobs citing CIPFA 24 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.043% - 0.007%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.089% - 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £44,290
25th Percentile - - £50,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £58,884
Median % change year-on-year - - -23.77%
75th Percentile - - £66,250
90th Percentile - - £123,125
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £39,500
% change year-on-year - - -48.87%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CIPFA 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 27,102 27,804 32,509
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 48.91% 26.92% 33.46%
Number of salaries quoted 10,972 17,251 14,583
10th Percentile £31,750 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £43,546 £38,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CIPFA in the UK

CIPFA
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CIPFA in the UK

CIPFA
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIPFA within the UK over the 6 months to 30 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 - 20 - - 14
London - 14 - - 3
UK excluding London - 12 - - 13
North of England - 12 - - 2
Yorkshire - 8 - - 1
North West - 4 - - 1
Work from Home - 3 - - 10

CIPFA
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:

General
1 24 (100.00%) Finance
1 24 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 20 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (12.50%) Legal
4 1 (4.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.17%) Law
4 1 (4.17%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 19 (79.17%) Senior
2 4 (16.67%) Head of Finance
3 1 (4.17%) Chief Operating Officer
3 1 (4.17%) Head of IT
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (83.33%) Mentoring
1 20 (83.33%) Risk Management
2 19 (79.17%) Agile
2 19 (79.17%) Analytics
2 19 (79.17%) Business Strategy
2 19 (79.17%) Business Transformation
2 19 (79.17%) Coaching
2 19 (79.17%) Creative Thinking
2 19 (79.17%) Data Analytics
2 19 (79.17%) Internal Audit
2 19 (79.17%) Time Management
3 3 (12.50%) Financial Analysis
4 2 (8.33%) IT Strategy
5 1 (4.17%) Strategic Management
5 1 (4.17%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 24 (100.00%) ACCA
2 23 (95.83%) CIMA
3 19 (79.17%) CCAB
3 19 (79.17%) ICAEW