Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CIMA qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 513 622 771
Rank change year-on-year +109 +149 -143
Contract jobs citing CIMA 63 62 78
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.11% 0.089%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.49% 0.40% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 29 66
10th Percentile £250 £375 £413
25th Percentile £341 £413 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% +6.00%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £667
90th Percentile £675 £680 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £356 £538 £500
% change year-on-year -33.72% +7.50% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35.00 - £25.50
Median hourly rate £44.50 - £26.00
75th Percentile £54.00 - £26.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.50 - £26.00
% change year-on-year - - -21.21%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CIMA 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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 12,833 15,476 18,815
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.15% 27.17% 21.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,954 10,342 12,449
10th Percentile £308 £325 £337
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £646 £650 £627
90th Percentile £738 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +0.95% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,055 780 767
10th Percentile £13.69 £15.25 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.72 £20.47 £19.82
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.56 £43.95
Median % change year-on-year -26.69% +24.14% +16.73%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.25 £58.17
90th Percentile £75.85 £79.78 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.30 £50.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -19.40% +42.86% +1.33%

CIMA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CIMA over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CIMA over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CIMA in the UK

CIMA
Top 13 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIMA within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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
England +115 55 £500 -0.99% 163
UK excluding London +64 36 £356 -33.72% 87
London +94 24 £550 +7.32% 78
South East +23 19 £250 -37.50% 23
Work from Home +115 14 £450 -14.29% 74
Scotland +37 7 £525 -16.00%
Midlands +30 4 £525 +16.67% 11
West Midlands +28 3 £438 -2.78% 6
North of England +25 2 - - 32
North West +18 2 - - 25
East of England +11 2 - - 9
South West +5 2 £456 - 11
East Midlands - 1 £650 - 5

CIMA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 17 (26.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.35%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (6.35%) Infor SunSystems
2 3 (4.76%) Primavera
3 1 (1.59%) NetSuite
3 1 (1.59%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 1 (1.59%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (1.59%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (1.59%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (1.59%) SAP CO
3 1 (1.59%) SAP FI
3 1 (1.59%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.52%) Power Platform
2 3 (4.76%) Azure
2 3 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (4.76%) Power Automate
2 3 (4.76%) PowerApps
3 1 (1.59%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.76%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.52%) Power BI
2 3 (4.76%) Azure SQL Database
2 3 (4.76%) Data Lake
3 2 (3.17%) Data Mining
3 2 (3.17%) SAP BW
4 1 (1.59%) Oracle Reports
General
1 57 (90.48%) Finance
2 24 (38.10%) Social Skills
3 13 (20.63%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (7.94%) Telecoms
5 4 (6.35%) Manufacturing
5 4 (6.35%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (6.35%) Public Sector
6 3 (4.76%) General Ledger
6 3 (4.76%) German Language
6 3 (4.76%) Retail
7 2 (3.17%) Electronics
7 2 (3.17%) French Language
7 2 (3.17%) Legal
7 2 (3.17%) Local Government
7 2 (3.17%) Marketing
7 2 (3.17%) Tech for Good
8 1 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 27 (42.86%) Analyst
2 14 (22.22%) Financial Analyst
3 13 (20.63%) Systems Analyst
4 9 (14.29%) Business Analyst
5 7 (11.11%) Finance Business Analyst
6 5 (7.94%) Accountant
6 5 (7.94%) Commercial Analyst
6 5 (7.94%) Lead
7 4 (6.35%) Report Manager
8 3 (4.76%) Applications Manager
8 3 (4.76%) Business Intelligence Manager
8 3 (4.76%) Change Analyst
8 3 (4.76%) Consultant
8 3 (4.76%) Data Manager
8 3 (4.76%) Finance Systems Analyst
9 2 (3.17%) Business Change Manager
9 2 (3.17%) Change Manager
9 2 (3.17%) Project Controller
9 2 (3.17%) Senior Analyst
9 2 (3.17%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.17%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.17%) Fixed Income
2 1 (1.59%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (25.40%) Stakeholder Management
2 12 (19.05%) ERP
3 9 (14.29%) Data Analysis
3 9 (14.29%) Process Improvement
4 8 (12.70%) Decision-Making
5 7 (11.11%) Agile
5 7 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (11.11%) Financial Modelling
5 7 (11.11%) Project Management
5 7 (11.11%) Roadmaps
6 6 (9.52%) Budgeting
6 6 (9.52%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 6 (9.52%) Data Cleansing
6 6 (9.52%) Matrix Organization
6 6 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (9.52%) Revenue Recognition
7 5 (7.94%) Business Analysis
7 5 (7.94%) Business Forecasting
7 5 (7.94%) Data Migration
7 5 (7.94%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.35%) Python
2 3 (4.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 3 (4.76%) R
2 3 (4.76%) SQL
3 1 (1.59%) Java
Qualifications
1 56 (88.89%) ACCA
2 17 (26.98%) Degree
3 5 (7.94%) CIPFA
4 2 (3.17%) CIPD
4 2 (3.17%) DV Cleared
4 2 (3.17%) Master's Degree
4 2 (3.17%) SC Cleared
4 2 (3.17%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.59%) CISA
5 1 (1.59%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.94%) IFRS
2 3 (4.76%) PMO
3 1 (1.59%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 14 (22.22%) SAP
2 10 (15.87%) Microsoft
3 9 (14.29%) Oracle
3 9 (14.29%) Sun
4 1 (1.59%) Adaptive Insights
4 1 (1.59%) Ariba
4 1 (1.59%) CA
4 1 (1.59%) OpenText
4 1 (1.59%) Sage