CIPFA Contracts in England

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 511 - 763
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.010% - 0.001%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.032% - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £438 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £513 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £500 £625 -
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £36.80 - -
UK median hourly rate £36.80 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CIPFA 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 England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 9,263 11,702 15,848
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 29.73% 29.15% 23.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,678 7,537 10,630
10th Percentile £313 £313 £338
25th Percentile £425 £438 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.09% - +8.91%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £728 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 416 705 706
10th Percentile £20.06 £17.18 £14.25
25th Percentile £30.00 £26.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £52.50 £52.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year - +16.67% +61.49%
75th Percentile £68.32 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £80.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £52.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -9.52% +16.67% +56.02%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for CIPFA in England

CIPFA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for CIPFA in England

CIPFA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for CIPFA in England

CIPFA
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 CIPFA within the England region over the 6 months to 31 October 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 - 1 - - 1
North West - 1 £475 -
South East - 1 - -
North of England - 1 £475 -
CIPFA
UK

CIPFA
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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP CO
1 1 (33.33%) SAP FI
1 1 (33.33%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) General Ledger
3 1 (33.33%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Accountant
1 1 (33.33%) Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Finance Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Management Accountant
1 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Financial Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) SAP Financial Business Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Senior
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
1 2 (66.67%) Budgeting
1 2 (66.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (33.33%) Accounts Payable
2 1 (33.33%) Accounts Receivable
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Business Forecasting
2 1 (33.33%) Business Process Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Cleansing
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) ACCA
3 1 (33.33%) CIMA
3 1 (33.33%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SAP