ACCA Job Trends in the West Midlands

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for ACCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 168 208
Rank change year-on-year +7 +40 +61
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 32 14 26
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.43% 0.42% 0.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.43% 0.95% 1.52%
Number of salaries quoted 19 0 9
10th Percentile £46,500 - £28,500
25th Percentile £51,198 - £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,292 - £32,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -36.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 - £60,000
90th Percentile £95,500 - £66,300
England median annual salary £60,000 £43,750 £61,250
% change year-on-year +37.14% -28.57% +6.52%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

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

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,245 1,467 1,709
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 30.44% 43.60% 25.25%
Number of salaries quoted 591 555 1,258
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,100 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,925 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,688 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.18% +10.70% -6.73%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £62,200
90th Percentile £83,750 £76,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,670 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.29% +4.85% -4.35%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ACCA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

ACCA job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing ACCA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing ACCA

ACCA
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing ACCA in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 6 April 2026.

Salary histogram for ACCA in the West Midlands

ACCA
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ACCA within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 April 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birmingham +5 12 £51,300 - 5
Herefordshire - 7 £29,000 -
Warwickshire - 5 £75,000 - 2
Worcestershire - 4 £48,000 - 2
Solihull - 2 £75,000 - 1
Sutton Coldfield - 2 £90,000 -
ACCA
England

ACCA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 9 (28.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (9.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.38%) Power Platform
1 3 (9.38%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.38%) Power BI
General
1 30 (93.75%) Finance
2 22 (68.75%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (31.25%) Social Skills
4 5 (15.63%) Manufacturing
5 3 (9.38%) Legal
5 3 (9.38%) Retail
6 2 (6.25%) Billing
6 2 (6.25%) Local Government
6 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
7 1 (3.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 15 (46.88%) Accountant
2 14 (43.75%) Systems Accountant
3 4 (12.50%) Lead
4 2 (6.25%) Analyst
4 2 (6.25%) Audit Manager
4 2 (6.25%) Financial Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Financial Accountant
5 1 (3.13%) Senior
5 1 (3.13%) Senior Accountant
5 1 (3.13%) Senior Systems Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 6 (18.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 5 (15.63%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (6.25%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (53.13%) Budgeting
1 17 (53.13%) Decision-Making
2 14 (43.75%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (34.38%) AI
3 11 (34.38%) ERP
4 9 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
5 8 (25.00%) Budget Management
6 6 (18.75%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 6 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (15.63%) Process Improvement
7 5 (15.63%) System Testing
8 3 (9.38%) Analytics
8 3 (9.38%) Collaborative Culture
8 3 (9.38%) Data Protection
8 3 (9.38%) Financial Modelling
8 3 (9.38%) Planning and Forecasting
8 3 (9.38%) Risk Management
8 3 (9.38%) Strategic Planning
8 3 (9.38%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 28 (87.50%) CIMA
2 7 (21.88%) Degree
3 1 (3.13%) AAT
3 1 (3.13%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) Accessibility
1 3 (9.38%) Data Quality
2 2 (6.25%) GAAP
2 2 (6.25%) IFRS
Vendors
1 6 (18.75%) Sage