Business Forecasting Jobs

Business Forecasting
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Business Forecasting skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Business Forecasting over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 788 844 1144
Rank change year-on-year +56 +300 -257
Permanent jobs citing Business Forecasting 119 103 117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.11% 0.069%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.11% 0.072%
Number of salaries quoted 55 36 33
10th Percentile £36,250 - £30,850
25th Percentile £39,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £50,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.14% -15.83% +14.29%
75th Percentile £79,375 £57,813 £71,250
90th Percentile £96,500 £86,875 £129,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business Forecasting is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Business Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Forecasting in the UK

Business Forecasting
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Forecasting.

Salary trend for Business Forecasting in the UK

Business Forecasting
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Forecasting over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Forecasting in the UK

Business Forecasting
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Forecasting within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +58 119 £52,084 +3.14% 28
London +134 73 £90,000 +44.00% 18
UK excluding London -29 46 £47,500 -5.00% 9
Work from Home +53 27 £45,000 -12.62% 17
North of England +49 21 £52,084 +89.40% 2
North West +14 19 £52,084 +89.40% 1
South East -13 19 £37,500 -25.00% 5
East of England - 5 £77,500 -
North East - 2 £43,750 -
West Midlands -19 1 £62,500 -
Midlands -22 1 £62,500 - 2

Business Forecasting
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (1.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 46 (38.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (32.77%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.88%) Power Platform
2 4 (3.36%) Azure
3 2 (1.68%) AWS
3 2 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.68%) Azure Key Vault
3 2 (1.68%) Azure Service Bus
3 2 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.20%) Firewall
2 1 (0.84%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (0.84%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (29.41%) Tableau
2 7 (5.88%) Power BI
3 6 (5.04%) Amazon QuickSight
4 2 (1.68%) Amazon Redshift
4 2 (1.68%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.68%) GIS
General
1 84 (70.59%) Finance
2 36 (30.25%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (28.57%) Banking
3 34 (28.57%) Investment Banking
4 33 (27.73%) Social Skills
5 14 (11.76%) Marketing
6 9 (7.56%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (6.72%) Public Sector
8 6 (5.04%) Retail
9 3 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.68%) Back Office
10 2 (1.68%) Billing
10 2 (1.68%) Brand Awareness
10 2 (1.68%) Korean Language
10 2 (1.68%) Law
10 2 (1.68%) Police
10 2 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.84%) Legal
11 1 (0.84%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 57 (47.90%) Analyst
2 34 (28.57%) Business Strategy Analyst
2 34 (28.57%) Strategy Analyst
3 25 (21.01%) Lead
4 22 (18.49%) Team Leader
5 16 (13.45%) Analytics Manager
6 14 (11.76%) Developer
7 12 (10.08%) Business Developer
7 12 (10.08%) Lead Developer
8 10 (8.40%) Customer Analytics Manager
8 10 (8.40%) Project Leader
9 9 (7.56%) Lead Project Manager
9 9 (7.56%) Project Manager
10 8 (6.72%) Consultant
11 6 (5.04%) Commercial Analyst
11 6 (5.04%) Financial Analyst
12 5 (4.20%) Procurement Manager
13 4 (3.36%) Capacity Analyst
13 4 (3.36%) Network Analyst
13 4 (3.36%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.68%) .NET
1 2 (1.68%) .NET Core
1 2 (1.68%) .NET Framework
1 2 (1.68%) ARM Templates
1 2 (1.68%) ASP.NET Web API
1 2 (1.68%) CSS
1 2 (1.68%) Entity Framework
1 2 (1.68%) jQuery
1 2 (1.68%) React
1 2 (1.68%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 36 (30.25%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (5.04%) Onboarding
3 4 (3.36%) FMCG
3 4 (3.36%) PKI
3 4 (3.36%) Product Ownership
4 3 (2.52%) IoT
4 3 (2.52%) Robotics
5 2 (1.68%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.68%) N-Tier
5 2 (1.68%) Virtual Team
6 1 (0.84%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.84%) Linux
1 1 (0.84%) Mac OS
1 1 (0.84%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (42.86%) Business Strategy
2 38 (31.93%) Planning and Forecasting
3 36 (30.25%) Asset Management
4 35 (29.41%) Analytics
5 34 (28.57%) Benchmarking
5 34 (28.57%) Competitor Analysis
5 34 (28.57%) Creative Thinking
6 30 (25.21%) Dashboard Development
7 28 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
8 24 (20.17%) Economics
9 21 (17.65%) Roadmaps
10 20 (16.81%) Risk Management
11 18 (15.13%) Mathematics
11 18 (15.13%) Project Management
11 18 (15.13%) Statistics
12 17 (14.29%) Customer Experience
12 17 (14.29%) Data Analytics
13 16 (13.45%) Customer Analytics
13 16 (13.45%) Data Modelling
14 15 (12.61%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 24 (20.17%) Python
2 14 (11.76%) SQL
3 2 (1.68%) C#
3 2 (1.68%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.68%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 50 (42.02%) Degree
2 16 (13.45%) Numerate Degree
3 8 (6.72%) Master's Degree
3 8 (6.72%) Security Cleared
4 5 (4.20%) ACCA
4 5 (4.20%) CIMA
4 5 (4.20%) CREST Certified
5 4 (3.36%) CESG Certified Professional
5 4 (3.36%) CISMP
5 4 (3.36%) CISSP
6 2 (1.68%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.68%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.84%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 4 (3.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (1.68%) GAAP
2 2 (1.68%) IFRS
2 2 (1.68%) SLA
Systems Management
1 2 (1.68%) Terraform
Vendors
1 44 (36.97%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.56%) SAP
3 2 (1.68%) Nintex
3 2 (1.68%) Oracle
4 1 (0.84%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (0.84%) IBM
4 1 (0.84%) Qualys