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 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 209 189
Rank change year-on-year +87 -20 +115
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 47 15 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.44% 0.25% 0.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.97% 0.86% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 19 3 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,000 £31,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £32,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% -24.71% -28.57%
75th Percentile £48,000 £33,000 £43,750
90th Percentile £65,000 - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -

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 1,184 1,736 1,397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 36.31% 28.82% 35.32%
Number of salaries quoted 578 657 928
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,520 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,925 £39,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,688 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.39% +4.76% +11.70%
75th Percentile £68,750 £66,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £79,125 £80,000 £76,625
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,762 £58,627
% change year-on-year -1.37% -4.89% +6.59%

ACCA
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing ACCA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for ACCA in the West Midlands

ACCA
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 16 September 2025.

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 16 September 2025. 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 +34 13 £65,000 +103.13% 3
Coventry - 10 £70,000 - 2
Herefordshire - 9 £30,000 -
Wolverhampton - 8 - - 1
Worcestershire - 7 £31,000 - 3
ACCA
England

ACCA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (14.89%) SharePoint
Applications
1 21 (44.68%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (8.51%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 7 (14.89%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 7 (14.89%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (14.89%) Power BI
2 2 (4.26%) SQL Server
General
1 47 (100.00%) Finance
2 41 (87.23%) Social Skills
3 8 (17.02%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (4.26%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (17.02%) Accountant
2 7 (14.89%) Accounts Assistant
2 7 (14.89%) Delivery Manager
2 7 (14.89%) Senior
2 7 (14.89%) Service Delivery Manager
2 7 (14.89%) Service Manager
3 6 (12.77%) Systems Accountant
4 2 (4.26%) Finance Manager
4 2 (4.26%) Finance Systems Manager
4 2 (4.26%) Project Accountant
4 2 (4.26%) Systems Manager
5 1 (2.13%) Analytics Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.77%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (4.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (51.06%) Agile
1 24 (51.06%) Business Development
2 13 (27.66%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (23.40%) Process Improvement
4 8 (17.02%) Time Management
5 7 (14.89%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (14.89%) Line Management
5 7 (14.89%) Service Delivery
6 5 (10.64%) Data Analysis
6 5 (10.64%) ERP
7 4 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (8.51%) Migration
7 4 (8.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 3 (6.38%) Decision-Making
9 2 (4.26%) Budget Management
9 2 (4.26%) Budgeting
9 2 (4.26%) Coaching
9 2 (4.26%) Financial Analysis
9 2 (4.26%) Mentoring
10 1 (2.13%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.13%) Python
1 1 (2.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (48.94%) CIMA
2 14 (29.79%) AAT
3 10 (21.28%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (14.89%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.51%) SAP
3 2 (4.26%) Sage
4 1 (2.13%) Alteryx