CIMA Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 96 152
Rank change year-on-year -38 +56 -
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 5 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.19% 0.37% 0.036%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.87% 1.12% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £56,500 - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £135,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 - £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -8.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 577 357 559
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 22.43% 33.02% 20.23%
Number of salaries quoted 245 169 345
10th Percentile - £25,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £25,313 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,000 £51,528
Median % change year-on-year +1.19% -18.49% -10.87%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £73,886 £80,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% -5.26% -9.52%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CIMA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.

CIMA job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

CIMA
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing CIMA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing CIMA

CIMA
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing CIMA in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 27 March 2026.

Salary histogram for CIMA in West Yorkshire

CIMA
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 27 March 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
Leeds -43 4 £92,500 - 6
Halifax - 1 £55,000 -
CIMA
Yorkshire

CIMA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (20.00%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 4 (80.00%) SaaS
2 2 (40.00%) Google Sheets
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Billing
2 2 (40.00%) Marketing
2 2 (40.00%) Retail
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (20.00%) Accountant
1 1 (20.00%) Financial Accountant
1 1 (20.00%) Financial Controller
1 1 (20.00%) Planning Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Marketing Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) AI
1 4 (80.00%) Due Diligence
2 2 (40.00%) Actionable Insight
2 2 (40.00%) Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Budgeting
2 2 (40.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 2 (40.00%) Business Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 2 (40.00%) Data Privacy
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (40.00%) Economics
2 2 (40.00%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (40.00%) Marketing Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (40.00%) Pricing Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Cash Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (20.00%) GAAP
2 1 (20.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Google
1 2 (40.00%) Xero