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 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 321 454 309
Rank change year-on-year +133 -145 +279
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 537 204 664
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.59% 0.47% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 0.52% 1.07%
Number of salaries quoted 431 134 65
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £51,625 £41,563 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -13.73%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £103,750 £84,625 £110,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

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 67,388 39,043 61,896
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.82% 89.74% 81.57%
Number of salaries quoted 47,625 22,552 42,071
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,920 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% +1.67% -11.29%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 31 July 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 31 July 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 +141 260 £67,500 - 112
South East +11 81 £62,500 +62.87% 76
North of England -35 64 £57,500 +10.58% 38
South West -23 48 £42,500 -41.38% 12
Midlands -20 45 £60,000 +14.29% 12
North West -9 33 £57,500 +21.05% 19
East of England +1 31 £45,000 +20.00% 17
Yorkshire -28 28 £60,000 +1.05% 17
East Midlands - 24 £65,000 - 6
West Midlands -24 21 £52,500 - 6
North East -50 3 £37,500 -60.53% 2
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 3 (0.56%) SharePoint
1 3 (0.56%) WordPress
2 2 (0.37%) Confluence
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 113 (21.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.61%) PlantUML
3 12 (2.23%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.68%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.37%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 52 (9.68%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.68%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.56%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.37%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.37%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.19%) SAP EHS
5 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 121 (22.53%) SaaS
2 76 (14.15%) Power Platform
3 30 (5.59%) Azure
4 16 (2.98%) Google Sheets
5 14 (2.61%) IaaS
5 14 (2.61%) PaaS
6 12 (2.23%) Microsoft 365
7 9 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (0.93%) Entra ID
9 4 (0.74%) AWS
9 4 (0.74%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.56%) Google Analytics
10 3 (0.56%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.56%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.56%) SuccessFactors
11 2 (0.37%) GCP
11 2 (0.37%) Intacct
11 2 (0.37%) Miro
11 2 (0.37%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.37%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.23%) Internet
2 5 (0.93%) DNS
2 5 (0.93%) LAN
2 5 (0.93%) WAN
3 3 (0.56%) Network Security
3 3 (0.56%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.37%) BGP
4 2 (0.37%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (0.37%) DMVPN
4 2 (0.37%) Extranet
4 2 (0.37%) OSPF
5 1 (0.19%) Broadband
5 1 (0.19%) DHCP
5 1 (0.19%) Firewall
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (13.97%) Power BI
2 27 (5.03%) Tableau
3 12 (2.23%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.56%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.19%) Looker
6 1 (0.19%) OLAP
6 1 (0.19%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 12 (2.23%) JIRA
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
General
1 470 (87.52%) Finance
2 187 (34.82%) Analytical Skills
3 157 (29.24%) Social Skills
4 42 (7.82%) Marketing
5 36 (6.70%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (4.84%) Law
6 26 (4.84%) Retail
7 25 (4.66%) Legal
8 20 (3.72%) Advertising
8 20 (3.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (3.72%) Telecoms
9 14 (2.61%) Influencing Skills
9 14 (2.61%) Manufacturing
9 14 (2.61%) Presentation Skills
10 12 (2.23%) Banking
10 12 (2.23%) Billing
10 12 (2.23%) Public Sector
11 10 (1.86%) Military
12 6 (1.12%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.74%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 101 (18.81%) Accountant
2 91 (16.95%) Analyst
3 79 (14.71%) Management Accountant
4 50 (9.31%) Financial Controller
5 46 (8.57%) Senior
6 44 (8.19%) Finance Manager
7 30 (5.59%) IT Manager
8 29 (5.40%) Financial Analyst
9 26 (4.84%) Systems Analyst
10 24 (4.47%) Lead
11 22 (4.10%) Project Manager
12 21 (3.91%) Senior Manager
13 18 (3.35%) Report Analyst
14 17 (3.17%) Senior Analyst
15 14 (2.61%) Architect
15 14 (2.61%) Infrastructure Architect
16 12 (2.23%) Business Analyst
16 12 (2.23%) Delivery Manager
17 10 (1.86%) Azure Architect
17 10 (1.86%) Finance Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.19%) GraphQL
2 1 (0.19%) Model Context Protocol
2 1 (0.19%) SAP CO-PA
Miscellaneous
1 59 (10.99%) Management Information System
2 19 (3.54%) Onboarding
3 18 (3.35%) Cloud Native
3 18 (3.35%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (2.98%) Data Structures
5 14 (2.61%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (2.61%) Enterprise Cloud
6 13 (2.42%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.49%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.30%) EPoS
8 7 (1.30%) PMI
9 6 (1.12%) NHS
10 4 (0.74%) AI Agents
10 4 (0.74%) Blog
10 4 (0.74%) Credit Risk
10 4 (0.74%) Data Centre
10 4 (0.74%) Driving Licence
10 4 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.74%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.74%) Solar Energy
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.30%) Windows
2 3 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 375 (69.83%) Budgeting
2 169 (31.47%) Decision-Making
3 135 (25.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 134 (24.95%) Financial Modelling
5 110 (20.48%) Process Improvement
6 109 (20.30%) Financial Analysis
7 107 (19.93%) Business Intelligence
8 100 (18.62%) Stakeholder Management
9 60 (11.17%) Budget Management
10 59 (10.99%) ERP
11 53 (9.87%) Cost Control
12 51 (9.50%) AI
13 48 (8.94%) Problem-Solving
14 47 (8.75%) Risk Management
15 46 (8.57%) Fintech
15 46 (8.57%) Roadmaps
16 43 (8.01%) Business Case
17 41 (7.64%) Agile
17 41 (7.64%) Business Strategy
18 38 (7.08%) Cost Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 27 (5.03%) SQL
2 8 (1.49%) Python
3 3 (0.56%) VBA
4 2 (0.37%) XAML
5 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.19%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 285 (53.07%) ACCA
2 271 (50.47%) CIMA
3 40 (7.45%) Degree
4 25 (4.66%) AAT
5 12 (2.23%) PMP
6 11 (2.05%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.12%) Security Cleared
8 5 (0.93%) DBS Check
8 5 (0.93%) ICAEW
9 4 (0.74%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.37%) CCAB
11 2 (0.37%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.37%) HNC
11 2 (0.37%) HND
11 2 (0.37%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.37%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.37%) Oracle Certification
11 2 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.37%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (7.45%) IFRS
2 33 (6.15%) Data Quality
3 32 (5.96%) GAAP
4 22 (4.10%) PMO
5 13 (2.42%) SLA
6 10 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.68%) GDPR
8 5 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.93%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.74%) NIST
9 4 (0.74%) QA
10 3 (0.56%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.56%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.19%) GRC
12 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 14 (2.61%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.37%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (2.61%) Ansible
1 14 (2.61%) Terraform
2 6 (1.12%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.37%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 45 (8.38%) Microsoft
2 33 (6.15%) SAP
3 23 (4.28%) Google
3 23 (4.28%) Sage
4 21 (3.91%) Xero
5 19 (3.54%) Oracle
6 18 (3.35%) Salesforce
7 17 (3.17%) Cisco
8 16 (2.98%) ServiceNow
9 14 (2.61%) VMware
10 10 (1.86%) Workday
11 4 (0.74%) Adaptive Insights
11 4 (0.74%) Toshiba
12 3 (0.56%) BMC
12 3 (0.56%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.56%) Pardot
13 2 (0.37%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.37%) Conga
13 2 (0.37%) Jedox
13 2 (0.37%) SYSPRO