CIMA Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 419 209 620
Rank change year-on-year -210 +411 +175
Permanent jobs citing CIMA 39 517 41
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.22% 1.53% 0.099%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.61% 5.43% 0.39%
Number of salaries quoted 24 31 29
10th Percentile £22,500 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £51,875 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +33.33% -18.18%
75th Percentile £61,000 £85,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £66,000 £87,500 £75,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,400 9,515 10,508
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.71% 28.23% 25.41%
Number of salaries quoted 3,070 5,899 6,448
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £70,600 £72,500 £77,715
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £59,563
% change year-on-year +1.85% -9.34% +8.30%

CIMA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

CIMA trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

CIMA
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing CIMA.

CIMA salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

CIMA
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing CIMA over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

CIMA salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Applications
1 28 (71.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (15.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (7.69%) NetSuite
2 2 (5.13%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (5.13%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (5.13%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (2.56%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 14 (35.90%) Power Platform
2 4 (10.26%) Azure
2 4 (10.26%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (10.26%) Microsoft Copilot
3 2 (5.13%) OCI
4 1 (2.56%) AWS
4 1 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.56%) Intacct
4 1 (2.56%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (35.90%) Power BI
2 1 (2.56%) Power Query
2 1 (2.56%) SAP BW
2 1 (2.56%) Tableau
General
1 39 (100.00%) Finance
2 28 (71.79%) Social Skills
3 13 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (15.38%) Legal
4 6 (15.38%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (7.69%) General Ledger
6 2 (5.13%) Billing
6 2 (5.13%) Games
6 2 (5.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.56%) Back Office
7 1 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.56%) Law
7 1 (2.56%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.56%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 21 (53.85%) Analyst
2 15 (38.46%) Financial Analyst
3 7 (17.95%) Finance Manager
4 6 (15.38%) Business Analyst
4 6 (15.38%) Finance Business Analyst
5 4 (10.26%) Head of Finance
6 3 (7.69%) Accountant
7 2 (5.13%) Consultant
7 2 (5.13%) Lead
7 2 (5.13%) Lead Consultant
7 2 (5.13%) NetSuite Consultant
7 2 (5.13%) Oracle Analyst
7 2 (5.13%) Systems Accountant
7 2 (5.13%) Systems Analyst
8 1 (2.56%) Author
8 1 (2.56%) Business Finance Analyst
8 1 (2.56%) Senior
8 1 (2.56%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.13%) MDX
1 2 (5.13%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.69%) NHS
2 2 (5.13%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.56%) Derivative
3 1 (2.56%) Equity Derivative
3 1 (2.56%) Fixed Income
3 1 (2.56%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.56%) PMI
3 1 (2.56%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (43.59%) Decision-Making
3 13 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 13 (33.33%) Financial Analysis
4 10 (25.64%) Accounts Receivable
4 10 (25.64%) ERP
5 9 (23.08%) Accounts Payable
5 9 (23.08%) Business Development
5 9 (23.08%) Process Improvement
6 6 (15.38%) Analytics
6 6 (15.38%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 6 (15.38%) Business Forecasting
6 6 (15.38%) Performance Management
6 6 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (12.82%) Cost Management
7 5 (12.82%) Logistics
7 5 (12.82%) Planning and Forecasting
7 5 (12.82%) Strategic Thinking
8 4 (10.26%) Artificial Intelligence
8 4 (10.26%) Financial Modelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (100.00%) ACCA
2 4 (10.26%) AAT
2 4 (10.26%) Degree
3 3 (7.69%) CIPFA
4 1 (2.56%) CBAP
4 1 (2.56%) CFA
4 1 (2.56%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.56%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.56%) Accessibility
1 1 (2.56%) GAAP
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 18 (46.15%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.82%) Sage
2 5 (12.82%) SAP
2 5 (12.82%) Xero
3 2 (5.13%) Oracle
3 2 (5.13%) PeopleSoft
4 1 (2.56%) Adaptive Insights
4 1 (2.56%) Anaplan