Budgeting and Forecasting Job Trends in England

Budgeting and Forecasting
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 306 468 355
Rank change year-on-year +162 -113 +308
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 465 163 630
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.57% 0.42% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.45% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 368 72 108
10th Percentile £48,200 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +18.81% -8.18%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £89,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £51,997
% change year-on-year -3.85% +25.01% -5.46%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Budgeting and Forecasting falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60,033 36,575 71,612
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.81% 93.39% 85.14%
Number of salaries quoted 39,422 20,210 53,694
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.97%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend in England

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in England

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
London +128 199 £70,000 -3.45% 83
South East +53 84 £60,000 -35.14% 43
North of England -49 56 £57,500 +10.58% 25
South West -11 44 £54,000 -25.52% 6
Midlands +4 41 £75,000 +42.86% 19
North West +8 31 £57,500 +10.58% 13
East of England +15 28 £45,814 -38.92% 13
West Midlands -25 26 £75,000 +42.86% 15
Yorkshire -61 20 £65,000 -18.75% 12
East Midlands - 15 £62,500 - 4
North East -57 5 £38,500 -45.00%
Budgeting and Forecasting
UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (1.29%) WordPress
2 5 (1.08%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.86%) Confluence
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 95 (20.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.66%) Spreadsheet
3 11 (2.37%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.86%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 27 (5.81%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.94%) Dynamics AX
2 9 (1.94%) SAP CO
3 6 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.65%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.22%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.22%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 92 (19.78%) SaaS
2 61 (13.12%) Power Platform
3 28 (6.02%) Azure
4 11 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (2.15%) Google Sheets
5 10 (2.15%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (1.51%) Google Analytics
7 4 (0.86%) Google Workspace
7 4 (0.86%) IaaS
7 4 (0.86%) PaaS
8 3 (0.65%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.43%) AWS
9 2 (0.43%) GCP
9 2 (0.43%) Intacct
9 2 (0.43%) Miro
9 2 (0.43%) Smartsheet
10 1 (0.22%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.22%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.22%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.08%) DNS
2 3 (0.65%) Internet
3 1 (0.22%) Broadband
3 1 (0.22%) DHCP
3 1 (0.22%) Firewall
3 1 (0.22%) LAN
3 1 (0.22%) Network Security
3 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.22%) VoIP
3 1 (0.22%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (12.90%) Power BI
2 19 (4.09%) Tableau
3 3 (0.65%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 1 (0.22%) Looker
5 1 (0.22%) OLAP
5 1 (0.22%) Power Query
5 1 (0.22%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 10 (2.15%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
General
1 394 (84.73%) Finance
2 159 (34.19%) Analytical Skills
3 129 (27.74%) Social Skills
4 44 (9.46%) Marketing
5 31 (6.67%) Legal
6 24 (5.16%) Law
7 19 (4.09%) Influencing Skills
7 19 (4.09%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (3.87%) Public Sector
9 17 (3.66%) Advertising
10 16 (3.44%) Banking
10 16 (3.44%) Telecoms
11 15 (3.23%) Manufacturing
12 14 (3.01%) Retail
13 11 (2.37%) Billing
14 10 (2.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (2.15%) Military
15 8 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (1.51%) General Ledger
17 6 (1.29%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 87 (18.71%) Analyst
2 67 (14.41%) Accountant
3 58 (12.47%) Senior
4 49 (10.54%) Finance Manager
5 46 (9.89%) Financial Controller
6 42 (9.03%) Management Accountant
7 32 (6.88%) Report Analyst
8 31 (6.67%) Financial Analyst
9 29 (6.24%) Lead
10 28 (6.02%) Senior Manager
11 24 (5.16%) IT Manager
12 21 (4.52%) Senior Analyst
13 17 (3.66%) Project Manager
14 16 (3.44%) Data Analyst
15 15 (3.23%) Supplier Manager
16 13 (2.80%) Developer
17 11 (2.37%) Delivery Manager
18 10 (2.15%) Administrator
18 10 (2.15%) Business Developer
18 10 (2.15%) Business Intelligence Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.94%) SAP CO-PA
2 3 (0.65%) Flash
2 3 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.22%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.81%) Management Information System
2 24 (5.16%) Product Ownership
3 14 (3.01%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.80%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (1.94%) PMI
7 8 (1.72%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.51%) EPoS
9 5 (1.08%) NHS
10 4 (0.86%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.86%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.86%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.86%) Solar Energy
11 2 (0.43%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.43%) Taxonomies
12 1 (0.22%) Cyber Threat
12 1 (0.22%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.65%) Windows
2 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 330 (70.97%) Budgeting
2 125 (26.88%) Decision-Making
3 114 (24.52%) Process Improvement
4 109 (23.44%) Continuous Improvement
5 93 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
6 92 (19.78%) Financial Analysis
7 87 (18.71%) Financial Modelling
8 64 (13.76%) Stakeholder Management
9 57 (12.26%) Cost Control
10 54 (11.61%) Budget Management
11 53 (11.40%) Cost Optimisation
12 52 (11.18%) Agile
13 50 (10.75%) ERP
13 50 (10.75%) Problem-Solving
14 48 (10.32%) Business Strategy
15 41 (8.82%) Analytics
16 40 (8.60%) Fintech
17 36 (7.74%) Risk Management
18 35 (7.53%) Roadmaps
19 33 (7.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 30 (6.45%) SQL
2 15 (3.23%) Python
3 12 (2.58%) VBA
4 10 (2.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.43%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.22%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 224 (48.17%) ACCA
2 199 (42.80%) CIMA
3 39 (8.39%) Degree
4 23 (4.95%) AAT
5 15 (3.23%) ICAEW
6 13 (2.80%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.37%) PMP
8 6 (1.29%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.86%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.86%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.43%) APMP
10 2 (0.43%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.43%) CCAB
10 2 (0.43%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.43%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.43%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.22%) CISA
11 1 (0.22%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (12.26%) IFRS
2 47 (10.11%) GAAP
3 19 (4.09%) PMO
4 13 (2.80%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.51%) GDPR
6 7 (1.51%) SLA
7 6 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.86%) NIST
9 3 (0.65%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.65%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.43%) QA
11 1 (0.22%) COBIT
11 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.22%) GRC
System Software
1 4 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.43%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (0.86%) Ansible
1 4 (0.86%) Terraform
2 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 36 (7.74%) SAP
2 29 (6.24%) Microsoft
3 21 (4.52%) Google
4 20 (4.30%) Xero
5 19 (4.09%) ServiceNow
6 15 (3.23%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.58%) Oracle
7 12 (2.58%) Sage
8 10 (2.15%) Workday
9 6 (1.29%) Pardot
10 5 (1.08%) Cisco
11 4 (0.86%) Toshiba
11 4 (0.86%) VMware
12 3 (0.65%) Anaplan
12 3 (0.65%) BMC
13 2 (0.43%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.43%) Cognizant
13 2 (0.43%) Conga
13 2 (0.43%) NEC
14 1 (0.22%) Fortinet