CIMA Jobs in the West Midlands

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 170 222 221
Rank change year-on-year +52 -1 +95
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 26 9 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.64% 0.13% 0.081%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.39% 0.46% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 17 4 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,000 £31,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £32,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% -24.71% -43.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £41,375 £43,750
90th Percentile - £56,450 -
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,870 1,949 1,973
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 46.26% 28.51% 39.79%
Number of salaries quoted 634 924 985
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,925 £35,000 £39,547
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,474 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.95% -4.76% +11.70%
75th Percentile £68,625 £65,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £76,050
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for CIMA in the West Midlands

CIMA
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 31 July 2025.

Salary histogram for CIMA in the West Midlands

CIMA
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 July 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
Birmingham +33 9 £65,000 +103.13% 1
Worcestershire - 7 £31,000 - 1
Herefordshire - 7 £30,000 -
Coventry - 2 £70,000 - 1
Staffordshire +18 1 - -
CIMA
England

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 7 (26.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 23 (88.46%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (15.38%) SAP FI
2 1 (3.85%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 12 (46.15%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (26.92%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (46.15%) Power BI
2 2 (7.69%) SQL Server
3 1 (3.85%) Tableau
General
1 26 (100.00%) Finance
2 20 (76.92%) Social Skills
3 12 (46.15%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (7.69%) Retail
5 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (30.77%) Accountant
2 7 (26.92%) Delivery Manager
2 7 (26.92%) Service Delivery Manager
2 7 (26.92%) Service Manager
3 6 (23.08%) Systems Accountant
4 5 (19.23%) Accounts Assistant
4 5 (19.23%) Analytics Manager
4 5 (19.23%) Senior
5 2 (7.69%) Finance Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Finance Systems Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Project Accountant
5 2 (7.69%) Systems Manager
6 1 (3.85%) Analyst
6 1 (3.85%) Commercial Analyst
6 1 (3.85%) Financial Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 6 (23.08%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (7.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (3.85%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (46.15%) Business Intelligence
1 12 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
1 12 (46.15%) Time Management
2 11 (42.31%) Process Improvement
3 9 (34.62%) Data Analysis
3 9 (34.62%) ERP
4 7 (26.92%) Decision-Making
4 7 (26.92%) Line Management
4 7 (26.92%) Service Delivery
5 6 (23.08%) Analytics
5 6 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
6 5 (19.23%) Data Analytics
6 5 (19.23%) Data Cleansing
6 5 (19.23%) ETL
6 5 (19.23%) Financial Modelling
6 5 (19.23%) Project Management
6 5 (19.23%) Test Automation
7 4 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (15.38%) Migration
7 4 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 5 (19.23%) Python
1 5 (19.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (100.00%) ACCA
2 12 (46.15%) AAT
2 12 (46.15%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (26.92%) Microsoft
2 5 (19.23%) Alteryx
2 5 (19.23%) SAP
3 2 (7.69%) Sage