ACCA Contracts in England

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 474 592 694
Rank change year-on-year +118 +102 -109
Contract jobs citing ACCA 57 54 83
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.11% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.51% 0.40% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 19 64
10th Percentile £250 £359 £413
25th Percentile £313 £375 £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £544
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.45% +6.10%
75th Percentile £577 £650 £678
90th Percentile £675 £685 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35.00 - -
Median hourly rate £44.50 - -
75th Percentile £54.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £44.50 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

ACCA is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,179 13,347 15,444
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.71% 27.54% 21.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,938 8,950 10,232
10th Percentile £313 £335 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 970 675 686
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.35 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.00 £19.02
Median hourly rate £40.00 £53.35 £40.93
Median % change year-on-year -25.02% +30.35% +9.14%
75th Percentile £62.28 £68.25 £56.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £80.25 £68.30
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £43.95
% change year-on-year -27.27% +25.14% +21.73%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing ACCA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for ACCA in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ACCA in England.

Daily rate trend for ACCA in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ACCA in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ACCA in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ACCA in England.

Hourly rate trend for ACCA in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing ACCA in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for ACCA in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
London +97 25 £550 -6.38% 159
South East +32 21 £288 -28.13% 53
Midlands +19 4 £525 +35.48% 27
West Midlands +21 3 £438 +12.90% 13
North of England +29 2 - - 44
North West +15 2 - - 30
East of England +12 2 - - 14
South West +4 2 £456 - 20
East Midlands - 1 £650 - 14
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UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 16 (28.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (7.02%) Infor SunSystems
2 1 (1.75%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.75%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (1.75%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.26%) Power Platform
2 2 (3.51%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.75%) GCP
3 1 (1.75%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.26%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.26%) Power BI
2 2 (3.51%) Data Mining
2 2 (3.51%) SAP BW
General
1 56 (98.25%) Finance
2 15 (26.32%) Social Skills
3 12 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (14.04%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (7.02%) Law
5 4 (7.02%) Manufacturing
5 4 (7.02%) Telecoms
6 3 (5.26%) General Ledger
7 2 (3.51%) French Language
7 2 (3.51%) German Language
7 2 (3.51%) Legal
7 2 (3.51%) Local Government
7 2 (3.51%) Tech for Good
8 1 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.75%) Electronics
8 1 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.75%) Marketing
8 1 (1.75%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.75%) Retail
Job Titles
1 21 (36.84%) Analyst
2 10 (17.54%) Systems Analyst
3 8 (14.04%) Financial Analyst
4 7 (12.28%) Consultant
5 5 (8.77%) Accountant
5 5 (8.77%) Commercial Analyst
5 5 (8.77%) Finance Manager
6 4 (7.02%) Business Analyst
6 4 (7.02%) IT Consultant
6 4 (7.02%) Lead
7 3 (5.26%) Change Analyst
8 2 (3.51%) Finance Business Analyst
8 2 (3.51%) Financial Controller
8 2 (3.51%) Programme Controller
8 2 (3.51%) Project Controller
8 2 (3.51%) Senior
8 2 (3.51%) Senior Analyst
8 2 (3.51%) Senior Commercial Analyst
8 2 (3.51%) Senior Financial Analyst
8 2 (3.51%) Systems Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.75%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (22.81%) Stakeholder Management
2 11 (19.30%) Financial Modelling
3 9 (15.79%) Process Improvement
4 8 (14.04%) Decision-Making
4 8 (14.04%) Project Management
5 7 (12.28%) Data Management
6 6 (10.53%) Budgeting
6 6 (10.53%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 6 (10.53%) Business Forecasting
6 6 (10.53%) Matrix Organization
6 6 (10.53%) Revenue Recognition
6 6 (10.53%) Roadmaps
7 5 (8.77%) Data Migration
7 5 (8.77%) Migration
8 4 (7.02%) Business Case
8 4 (7.02%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (7.02%) ERP
8 4 (7.02%) Financial Analysis
8 4 (7.02%) IT Strategy
8 4 (7.02%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.51%) Python
2 1 (1.75%) Java
Qualifications
1 47 (82.46%) CIMA
2 17 (29.82%) Degree
3 6 (10.53%) SC Cleared
3 6 (10.53%) Security Cleared
4 3 (5.26%) CIPFA
5 2 (3.51%) DV Cleared
5 2 (3.51%) ICAEW
5 2 (3.51%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.75%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.28%) IFRS
2 1 (1.75%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (1.75%) IFRS 17
Vendors
1 10 (17.54%) Microsoft
2 8 (14.04%) SAP
2 8 (14.04%) Sun
3 5 (8.77%) Oracle
4 2 (3.51%) Google
5 1 (1.75%) Adaptive Insights
5 1 (1.75%) Sage
5 1 (1.75%) Xero