CIPFA Job Trends in Wales

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CIPFA 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.038% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.20% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £137,253 - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 in Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 505 185 261
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 19.06% 23.27% 15.87%
Number of salaries quoted 252 120 153
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,214 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,750 £46,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,357 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.73% +15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £74,500 £70,000 £64,108
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £79,525
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CIPFA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

CIPFA job vacancy trend in Wales

CIPFA
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIPFA within the Wales region over the 6 months to 11 August 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
South Wales - 1 £137,253 - 2
CIPFA
UK

CIPFA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Transformation Director
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Cash Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CCAB
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA