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 19 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 316 464 353
Rank change year-on-year +148 -111 +294
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 466 163 632
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.57% 0.41% 0.75%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.44% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 368 71 107
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 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +20.00% -10.08%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £66,875
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £89,000
UK median annual salary £63,750 £65,000 £51,499
% change year-on-year -1.92% +26.22% -13.45%

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 60,429 36,751 71,864
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.71% 93.37% 84.83%
Number of salaries quoted 39,858 20,257 53,833
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 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +6.36% -10.10%

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 19 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 19 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 +115 201 £70,000 -6.67% 79
South East +52 85 £60,000 -33.33% 45
North of England -47 55 £57,500 +10.58% 24
South West -18 43 £54,000 -25.52% 9
Midlands -1 41 £75,000 +42.86% 17
North West +9 30 £57,500 +10.58% 13
East of England +10 28 £45,814 -38.92% 12
West Midlands -5 26 £75,000 +42.86% 13
Yorkshire -57 20 £65,000 -18.75% 11
East Midlands - 15 £62,500 - 4
North East -56 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 (1.07%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.86%) Confluence
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 94 (20.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.65%) Spreadsheet
3 11 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.07%) PlantUML
6 4 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 27 (5.79%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.93%) Dynamics AX
2 9 (1.93%) SAP CO
3 6 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.21%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.21%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 92 (19.74%) SaaS
2 61 (13.09%) Power Platform
3 28 (6.01%) Azure
4 11 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (2.15%) Google Sheets
6 9 (1.93%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (1.50%) Google Analytics
8 5 (1.07%) IaaS
8 5 (1.07%) PaaS
9 4 (0.86%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.64%) AWS
10 3 (0.64%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.43%) GCP
11 2 (0.43%) Intacct
11 2 (0.43%) Miro
11 2 (0.43%) Smartsheet
12 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.21%) Entra ID
12 1 (0.21%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.07%) DNS
2 3 (0.64%) Internet
3 2 (0.43%) Network Security
3 2 (0.43%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.21%) BGP
4 1 (0.21%) Broadband
4 1 (0.21%) Cisco Firepower
4 1 (0.21%) DHCP
4 1 (0.21%) DMVPN
4 1 (0.21%) Extranet
4 1 (0.21%) Firewall
4 1 (0.21%) LAN
4 1 (0.21%) OSPF
4 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.21%) VoIP
4 1 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (12.88%) Power BI
2 19 (4.08%) Tableau
3 3 (0.64%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 1 (0.21%) Looker
5 1 (0.21%) OLAP
5 1 (0.21%) Power Query
5 1 (0.21%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 10 (2.15%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
General
1 396 (84.98%) Finance
2 158 (33.91%) Analytical Skills
3 129 (27.68%) Social Skills
4 44 (9.44%) Marketing
5 31 (6.65%) Legal
6 24 (5.15%) Law
7 19 (4.08%) Influencing Skills
7 19 (4.08%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (3.86%) Public Sector
9 17 (3.65%) Advertising
10 16 (3.43%) Banking
10 16 (3.43%) Telecoms
11 15 (3.22%) Manufacturing
12 14 (3.00%) Retail
13 11 (2.36%) Billing
14 10 (2.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (2.15%) Military
15 8 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (1.50%) General Ledger
17 6 (1.29%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 87 (18.67%) Analyst
2 67 (14.38%) Accountant
3 59 (12.66%) Senior
4 49 (10.52%) Finance Manager
5 46 (9.87%) Financial Controller
6 42 (9.01%) Management Accountant
7 32 (6.87%) Report Analyst
8 30 (6.44%) Financial Analyst
9 29 (6.22%) Lead
9 29 (6.22%) Senior Manager
10 24 (5.15%) IT Manager
11 21 (4.51%) Senior Analyst
12 17 (3.65%) Project Manager
13 16 (3.43%) Data Analyst
14 15 (3.22%) Supplier Manager
15 13 (2.79%) Developer
16 11 (2.36%) Delivery Manager
17 10 (2.15%) Administrator
17 10 (2.15%) Business Developer
17 10 (2.15%) Business Intelligence Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.93%) SAP CO-PA
2 3 (0.64%) Flash
2 3 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.21%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.58%) Management Information System
2 24 (5.15%) Product Ownership
3 14 (3.00%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.79%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (1.93%) PMI
7 8 (1.72%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.50%) EPoS
9 5 (1.07%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.07%) Enterprise Cloud
9 5 (1.07%) NHS
10 4 (0.86%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.86%) Solar Energy
11 2 (0.43%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.43%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.43%) Taxonomies
12 1 (0.21%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.43%) Windows
2 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 331 (71.03%) Budgeting
2 124 (26.61%) Decision-Making
3 115 (24.68%) Process Improvement
4 109 (23.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 93 (19.96%) Business Intelligence
6 91 (19.53%) Financial Analysis
7 87 (18.67%) Financial Modelling
8 65 (13.95%) Stakeholder Management
9 57 (12.23%) Cost Control
10 54 (11.59%) Budget Management
10 54 (11.59%) Cost Optimisation
11 52 (11.16%) Agile
12 50 (10.73%) ERP
12 50 (10.73%) Problem-Solving
13 47 (10.09%) Business Strategy
14 41 (8.80%) Analytics
15 40 (8.58%) Fintech
16 36 (7.73%) Risk Management
17 35 (7.51%) Roadmaps
18 33 (7.08%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 30 (6.44%) SQL
2 15 (3.22%) Python
3 12 (2.58%) VBA
4 10 (2.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.43%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.21%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 223 (47.85%) ACCA
2 198 (42.49%) CIMA
3 40 (8.58%) Degree
4 23 (4.94%) AAT
5 15 (3.22%) ICAEW
6 13 (2.79%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.36%) PMP
8 6 (1.29%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.86%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.64%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.43%) APMP
11 2 (0.43%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.43%) CCAB
11 2 (0.43%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle Certification
11 2 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.43%) SC Cleared
12 1 (0.21%) CISA
12 1 (0.21%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (12.23%) IFRS
2 47 (10.09%) GAAP
3 19 (4.08%) PMO
4 13 (2.79%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.50%) GDPR
6 7 (1.50%) SLA
7 6 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.86%) NIST
9 3 (0.64%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.64%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.43%) QA
11 1 (0.21%) COBIT
11 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.21%) GRC
System Software
1 5 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.43%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (1.07%) Ansible
1 5 (1.07%) Terraform
2 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 36 (7.73%) SAP
2 29 (6.22%) Microsoft
3 21 (4.51%) Google
4 20 (4.29%) Xero
5 19 (4.08%) ServiceNow
6 15 (3.22%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.58%) Oracle
7 12 (2.58%) Sage
8 10 (2.15%) Workday
9 7 (1.50%) Cisco
10 6 (1.29%) Pardot
11 5 (1.07%) VMware
12 4 (0.86%) Toshiba
13 3 (0.64%) Anaplan
13 3 (0.64%) BMC
14 2 (0.43%) Atlassian
14 2 (0.43%) Cognizant
14 2 (0.43%) Conga
14 2 (0.43%) Fortinet
14 2 (0.43%) NEC