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 4 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 127 203
Rank change year-on-year -43 +76 -19
Permanent jobs citing ACCA 43 47 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.48% 1.44% 0.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.28% 3.83% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 34 20 0
10th Percentile £45,000 - -
25th Percentile £46,875 £29,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,300 £31,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +65.48% - -
75th Percentile £66,688 £65,000 -
90th Percentile £94,250 £65,250 -
England median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +4.17% +9.09%

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 1,309 1,227 1,716
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 14.48% 37.49% 29.84%
Number of salaries quoted 762 555 597
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,000 £28,463
25th Percentile £42,000 £36,925 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,188 £68,750 £66,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -3.36%

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

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 4 October 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 4 October 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 -25 20 £51,300 -21.08% 12
Shropshire - 7 £45,000 -
Worcestershire -25 5 £52,500 +69.35%
Warwickshire - 4 £49,500 - 3
Wolverhampton -13 2 £83,750 - 1
Herefordshire -21 2 £75,000 +150.00% 2
Coventry -26 1 - - 4
Staffordshire - 1 £47,500 - 2
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 7 (16.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.33%) NetSuite
2 1 (2.33%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 9 (20.93%) SaaS
2 2 (4.65%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (2.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (4.65%) JIRA
General
1 43 (100.00%) Finance
2 23 (53.49%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (25.58%) Social Skills
4 9 (20.93%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (13.95%) Telecoms
6 3 (6.98%) Manufacturing
7 2 (4.65%) Billing
7 2 (4.65%) General Ledger
8 1 (2.33%) Banking
8 1 (2.33%) Games
8 1 (2.33%) Law
8 1 (2.33%) Local Government
8 1 (2.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 24 (55.81%) Accountant
2 12 (27.91%) Systems Accountant
3 11 (25.58%) Management Accountant
4 5 (11.63%) Finance Manager
5 4 (9.30%) Financial Controller
6 3 (6.98%) Governance Manager
7 2 (4.65%) Junior
7 2 (4.65%) Junior Accountant
7 2 (4.65%) Senior
8 1 (2.33%) Analyst
8 1 (2.33%) ERP Manager
8 1 (2.33%) Financial Analyst
8 1 (2.33%) Head of Finance
8 1 (2.33%) ICT Director
8 1 (2.33%) Report Analyst
8 1 (2.33%) Senior Accountant
8 1 (2.33%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 9 (20.93%) Management Information System
2 3 (6.98%) SWIFT Messaging Network
3 2 (4.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (2.33%) FMCG
4 1 (2.33%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (60.47%) Budgeting
2 19 (44.19%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 18 (41.86%) Decision-Making
3 18 (41.86%) ERP
4 14 (32.56%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (30.23%) AI
6 11 (25.58%) Stakeholder Management
7 10 (23.26%) Actionable Insight
8 7 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (13.95%) Coaching
9 6 (13.95%) Cybersecurity
9 6 (13.95%) Process Improvement
9 6 (13.95%) Risk Management
10 5 (11.63%) B2B
10 5 (11.63%) Mentoring
11 4 (9.30%) Business Strategy
11 4 (9.30%) Fintech
11 4 (9.30%) Information Security
11 4 (9.30%) People Management
11 4 (9.30%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 38 (88.37%) CIMA
2 3 (6.98%) CISA
2 3 (6.98%) CISSP
2 3 (6.98%) CRISC
2 3 (6.98%) PCI QSA
3 1 (2.33%) AAT
3 1 (2.33%) CIPFA
3 1 (2.33%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.98%) COBIT
1 3 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 3 (6.98%) NIST
1 3 (6.98%) PCI DSS
2 1 (2.33%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 8 (18.60%) SAP
2 5 (11.63%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.65%) Cognos
3 2 (4.65%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.33%) Xero