CIPFA Contracts

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CIPFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 577 689 847
Rank change year-on-year +112 +158 -
Contract jobs citing CIPFA 7 8 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.016% 0.014% 0.001%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.054% 0.053% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 1
10th Percentile £251 £560 -
25th Percentile £349 £613 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £650 £525
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% +23.81% -
75th Percentile £569 £700 £538
90th Percentile £588 £783 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £358 £638 -
% change year-on-year -43.92% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £54.00 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £54.00 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,062 15,003 18,971
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 29.91% 27.01% 21.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,100 9,981 12,683
10th Percentile £310 £349 £345
25th Percentile £425 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £738 £740 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +10.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,112 750 778
10th Percentile £13.99 £15.19 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.34 £21.67 £20.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +34.85%
75th Percentile £63.49 £68.75 £59.22
90th Percentile £76.15 £80.00 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £41.27 £52.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -21.40% +50.00% +25.00%

CIPFA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CIPFA in the UK

CIPFA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for CIPFA in the UK

CIPFA
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CIPFA over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CIPFA in the UK

CIPFA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for CIPFA in the UK

CIPFA
Top 8 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIPFA within the UK over the 6 months to 12 June 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
UK excluding London +30 6 £358 -43.92% 3
Work from Home +119 5 £395 -32.77% 2
England +87 5 £395 -52.12% 4
Scotland +47 2 £525 -17.65% 1
North West - 2 - -
South East - 2 £190 -
North of England - 2 - -
London +80 1 £600 -27.27% 2

CIPFA
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 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Oracle Reports
General
1 4 (57.14%) Finance
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (28.57%) General Ledger
3 2 (28.57%) Local Government
3 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
3 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Accountant
2 2 (28.57%) Business Change Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Business Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Change Manager
2 2 (28.57%) Management Accountant
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Service Assistant
3 1 (14.29%) Services Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Asset Management
1 2 (28.57%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (28.57%) Change Management
1 2 (28.57%) Customer-Centricity
1 2 (28.57%) Data Interpretation
1 2 (28.57%) ERP
1 2 (28.57%) Financial Analysis
1 2 (28.57%) ITIL
1 2 (28.57%) PRINCE2
1 2 (28.57%) Service Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Budgeting
2 1 (14.29%) Business Forecasting
2 1 (14.29%) Coaching
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
2 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
2 1 (14.29%) Project Management
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Identification
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) ACCA
1 6 (85.71%) CIMA
2 2 (28.57%) CIPD
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) ICAEW
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Oracle