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 2 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 432 289
Rank change year-on-year +106 -143 +269
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 513 218 655
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.53% 0.50% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.72% 0.56% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 404 141 49
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £70,862
90th Percentile £99,250 £80,000 £88,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

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 71,345 38,684 57,956
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.38% 88.66% 81.23%
Number of salaries quoted 50,773 22,445 35,770
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,125 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,075
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.92% -6.54%

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 2 September 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 2 September 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 +95 224 £67,500 - 253
South East +8 95 £61,250 +46.71% 98
North of England -42 72 £57,500 +10.58% 99
South West -34 47 £42,500 -46.88% 40
Midlands -20 45 £62,500 +13.64% 31
North West -27 32 £57,500 +21.05% 55
Yorkshire -29 31 £60,000 +52.74% 26
East of England -2 29 £45,407 +21.08% 21
East Midlands - 25 £65,000 - 7
West Midlands -31 20 £52,500 -4.55% 23
North East -51 9 £37,500 -60.53% 18
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 5 (0.97%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.19%) Confluence
Applications
1 106 (20.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (3.70%) PlantUML
3 15 (2.92%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.17%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.58%) Acrobat
7 3 (0.58%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 47 (9.16%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.36%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.78%) Sage 50
3 4 (0.78%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.19%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.19%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.19%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 100 (19.49%) SaaS
2 77 (15.01%) Power Platform
3 38 (7.41%) Azure
4 19 (3.70%) IaaS
4 19 (3.70%) PaaS
5 16 (3.12%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (2.92%) Google Sheets
7 10 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (1.75%) Entra ID
9 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.78%) AWS
11 3 (0.58%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.58%) SuccessFactors
12 2 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.39%) GCP
12 2 (0.39%) Intacct
12 2 (0.39%) Miro
12 2 (0.39%) OCI
12 2 (0.39%) Smartsheet
12 2 (0.39%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.34%) Internet
2 10 (1.95%) DNS
3 9 (1.75%) LAN
3 9 (1.75%) WAN
4 5 (0.97%) Network Security
5 3 (0.58%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.39%) BGP
6 2 (0.39%) Cisco Firepower
6 2 (0.39%) DMVPN
6 2 (0.39%) Extranet
6 2 (0.39%) OSPF
7 1 (0.19%) Broadband
7 1 (0.19%) DHCP
7 1 (0.19%) Firewall
7 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (14.42%) Power BI
2 20 (3.90%) Tableau
3 12 (2.34%) Relational Database
4 5 (0.97%) Data Lake
5 4 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.39%) Power Query
7 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.19%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.19%) GIS
7 1 (0.19%) Looker
7 1 (0.19%) OLAP
7 1 (0.19%) SAP HANA
7 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 11 (2.14%) JIRA
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
General
1 456 (88.89%) Finance
2 174 (33.92%) Analytical Skills
3 158 (30.80%) Social Skills
4 35 (6.82%) Legal
5 34 (6.63%) Law
6 32 (6.24%) Organisational Skills
7 30 (5.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 26 (5.07%) Marketing
9 22 (4.29%) Retail
9 22 (4.29%) Telecoms
10 17 (3.31%) Public Sector
11 15 (2.92%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (2.73%) Advertising
12 14 (2.73%) Banking
12 14 (2.73%) Billing
12 14 (2.73%) Manufacturing
13 10 (1.95%) Financial Institution
13 10 (1.95%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (1.95%) Military
14 7 (1.36%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 97 (18.91%) Accountant
2 80 (15.59%) Management Accountant
3 78 (15.20%) Analyst
4 43 (8.38%) Financial Controller
5 41 (7.99%) Senior
6 38 (7.41%) IT Manager
7 36 (7.02%) Project Manager
8 32 (6.24%) Finance Manager
9 26 (5.07%) Financial Analyst
9 26 (5.07%) Systems Analyst
10 19 (3.70%) Architect
10 19 (3.70%) Infrastructure Architect
10 19 (3.70%) Lead
10 19 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
11 14 (2.73%) Azure Architect
12 13 (2.53%) Senior Manager
13 12 (2.34%) Business Analyst
14 11 (2.14%) IT Project Manager
14 11 (2.14%) Operations Manager
15 10 (1.95%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.70%) Terraform
2 1 (0.19%) EDI
2 1 (0.19%) GraphQL
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 71 (13.84%) Management Information System
2 23 (4.48%) Cloud Native
3 22 (4.29%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.70%) Enterprise Cloud
5 17 (3.31%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.73%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (1.95%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.75%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.56%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.36%) Blog
10 7 (1.36%) Credit Risk
10 7 (1.36%) EPoS
10 7 (1.36%) PMI
11 6 (1.17%) NHS
12 4 (0.78%) AI Agents
12 4 (0.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 3 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
13 3 (0.58%) FMCG
13 3 (0.58%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.14%) Windows
2 6 (1.17%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 363 (70.76%) Budgeting
2 168 (32.75%) Decision-Making
3 130 (25.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 129 (25.15%) Financial Modelling
5 106 (20.66%) Stakeholder Management
6 99 (19.30%) Business Intelligence
7 98 (19.10%) Process Improvement
8 93 (18.13%) Financial Analysis
9 69 (13.45%) Budget Management
10 61 (11.89%) ERP
11 60 (11.70%) Risk Management
12 54 (10.53%) AI
12 54 (10.53%) Business Case
13 49 (9.55%) Problem-Solving
14 43 (8.38%) Project Delivery
15 42 (8.19%) Agile
15 42 (8.19%) Project Management
16 40 (7.80%) Strategic Planning
17 39 (7.60%) Disaster Recovery
17 39 (7.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 29 (5.65%) SQL
2 5 (0.97%) Python
3 4 (0.78%) XAML
4 1 (0.19%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 250 (48.73%) ACCA
2 242 (47.17%) CIMA
3 46 (8.97%) Degree
4 17 (3.31%) AAT
5 12 (2.34%) PMP
6 11 (2.14%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.36%) HNC
7 7 (1.36%) HND
7 7 (1.36%) Security Cleared
8 5 (0.97%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.78%) SC Cleared
10 3 (0.58%) CIPFA
10 3 (0.58%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.39%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.39%) ICAEW
11 2 (0.39%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 1 (0.19%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (7.80%) Data Quality
2 29 (5.65%) GAAP
2 29 (5.65%) IFRS
3 27 (5.26%) PMO
4 13 (2.53%) SLA
5 12 (2.34%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (2.34%) GDPR
6 11 (2.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.17%) QA
9 5 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.39%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.39%) GxP
11 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.19%) NIST
11 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 19 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 19 (3.70%) Ansible
2 10 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.39%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 47 (9.16%) Microsoft
2 29 (5.65%) Sage
3 27 (5.26%) SAP
4 23 (4.48%) Cisco
4 23 (4.48%) Xero
5 19 (3.70%) VMware
6 18 (3.51%) Oracle
7 16 (3.12%) Google
8 13 (2.53%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.34%) Workday
10 6 (1.17%) Adaptive Insights
11 4 (0.78%) Aderant
11 4 (0.78%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.78%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.58%) Adobe
12 3 (0.58%) BMC
13 2 (0.39%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.39%) Cognizant
13 2 (0.39%) Jedox
13 2 (0.39%) SYSPRO