CIMA Contracts in Berkshire

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 102 104
Rank change year-on-year +18 +2 +22
Contract jobs citing CIMA 7 8 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.61% 0.41% 0.55%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.72% 0.89% 1.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £406 £185 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £190 £525
Median % change year-on-year +117.11% -63.81% +23.53%
75th Percentile £419 £195 £538
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £553 £325 £525
% change year-on-year +70.00% -38.10% +10.53%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

CIMA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Berkshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 407 895 581
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 35.58% 45.64% 31.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 239 421 306
10th Percentile £313 £281 £343
25th Percentile £431 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £625
90th Percentile £700 £717 £709
South East median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 96 42
10th Percentile £32.05 £41.50 £18.50
25th Percentile £55.31 £54.50 £49.94
Median hourly rate £72.00 £61.60 £65.34
Median % change year-on-year +16.88% -5.72% +211.13%
75th Percentile £87.44 £85.65 £75.50
90th Percentile £88.87 £88.77 £80.14
South East median hourly rate £47.81 £57.35 £60.00
% change year-on-year -16.64% -4.42% +33.33%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing CIMA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in Berkshire

CIMA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CIMA in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for CIMA in Berkshire

CIMA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CIMA in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for CIMA in Berkshire

CIMA
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 30 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading +32 3 - - 1
Wokingham - 2 £413 - 1
CIMA
South East

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) Power BI
2 1 (14.29%) Tableau
General
1 7 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (28.57%) Legal
2 2 (28.57%) Telecoms
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Analyst
1 7 (100.00%) Financial Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Commercial Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Business Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Finance Business Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Senior
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Commercial Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Senior Financial Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Telecoms Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Workday Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Workday Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
2 5 (71.43%) Budgeting
2 5 (71.43%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 5 (71.43%) Financial Modelling
3 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) Budget Management
4 3 (42.86%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (42.86%) Contract Management
4 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
5 2 (28.57%) Cost Optimisation
5 2 (28.57%) Dashboard Development
5 2 (28.57%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (28.57%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
5 2 (28.57%) Performance Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Planning and Forecasting
5 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
5 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) ACCA
2 2 (28.57%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) IFS
2 2 (28.57%) Hyperion
2 2 (28.57%) Oracle
2 2 (28.57%) SAP
3 1 (14.29%) Workday