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

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 309 423 281
Rank change year-on-year +114 -142 +298
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 590 227 671
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.58% 0.53% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.79% 0.60% 1.19%
Number of salaries quoted 438 144 50
10th Percentile £41,250 £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% -18.52%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £70,646
90th Percentile £100,750 £77,500 £84,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -20.00%

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 75,111 38,102 56,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.37% 88.73% 81.79%
Number of salaries quoted 53,062 21,909 31,807
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,250 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,560
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.45% -7.90%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 21 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 21 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 +79 231 £67,500 - 321
South East +14 127 £62,500 +49.70% 121
North of England -39 93 £57,500 +10.58% 107
South West -24 56 £51,250 -29.31% 44
Midlands -23 54 £55,600 -3.30% 58
North West -41 36 £57,500 +15.58% 49
Yorkshire -17 35 £60,000 +52.74% 39
East of England -18 28 £39,525 +5.40% 46
West Midlands -44 27 £52,500 -8.70% 40
East Midlands - 27 £65,000 - 18
North East -41 22 £42,500 -55.26% 21
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 (0.85%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.34%) Confluence
Applications
1 123 (20.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (3.22%) PlantUML
3 18 (3.05%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (1.53%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (1.36%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.51%) Acrobat
7 3 (0.51%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 46 (7.80%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.68%) Sage 50
3 4 (0.68%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.34%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.17%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.17%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 95 (16.10%) SaaS
2 79 (13.39%) Power Platform
3 42 (7.12%) Azure
4 19 (3.22%) IaaS
4 19 (3.22%) PaaS
5 17 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
6 14 (2.37%) Google Sheets
7 13 (2.20%) Microsoft 365
8 9 (1.53%) Entra ID
9 6 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (1.02%) Microsoft Copilot
10 5 (0.85%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.68%) AWS
12 3 (0.51%) OCI
12 3 (0.51%) SuccessFactors
13 2 (0.34%) GCP
13 2 (0.34%) Intacct
14 1 (0.17%) Google Ads
14 1 (0.17%) Power Automate
14 1 (0.17%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.03%) Internet
2 10 (1.69%) DNS
3 9 (1.53%) LAN
3 9 (1.53%) WAN
4 5 (0.85%) Network Security
5 3 (0.51%) 5G
5 3 (0.51%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.34%) BGP
6 2 (0.34%) Cisco Firepower
6 2 (0.34%) DMVPN
6 2 (0.34%) Extranet
6 2 (0.34%) OSPF
6 2 (0.34%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (0.17%) Broadband
7 1 (0.17%) DHCP
7 1 (0.17%) Firewall
7 1 (0.17%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.17%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 77 (13.05%) Power BI
2 19 (3.22%) Tableau
3 12 (2.03%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.02%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.85%) Looker
6 4 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.51%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.51%) Metabase
8 2 (0.34%) Power Query
8 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 1 (0.17%) GIS
9 1 (0.17%) OLAP
9 1 (0.17%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 13 (2.20%) JIRA
General
1 533 (90.34%) Finance
2 202 (34.24%) Analytical Skills
3 189 (32.03%) Social Skills
4 42 (7.12%) Law
4 42 (7.12%) Organisational Skills
5 41 (6.95%) Legal
6 37 (6.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (5.08%) Manufacturing
8 28 (4.75%) Telecoms
9 24 (4.07%) Marketing
9 24 (4.07%) Retail
10 21 (3.56%) Influencing Skills
11 19 (3.22%) Billing
12 18 (3.05%) Public Sector
13 16 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (2.54%) Advertising
14 15 (2.54%) Financial Institution
15 14 (2.37%) Banking
16 10 (1.69%) General Ledger
16 10 (1.69%) Military
Job Titles
1 112 (18.98%) Accountant
2 96 (16.27%) Management Accountant
3 86 (14.58%) Analyst
4 57 (9.66%) Senior
5 44 (7.46%) Financial Controller
6 43 (7.29%) Project Manager
7 41 (6.95%) Finance Manager
8 34 (5.76%) IT Manager
9 29 (4.92%) Financial Analyst
10 24 (4.07%) Systems Analyst
11 22 (3.73%) Lead
12 21 (3.56%) Architect
13 20 (3.39%) Senior Analyst
14 19 (3.22%) Infrastructure Architect
15 16 (2.71%) Senior Accountant
16 14 (2.37%) Azure Architect
17 13 (2.20%) Business Analyst
17 13 (2.20%) Head of Finance
17 13 (2.20%) Operations Manager
17 13 (2.20%) Senior Management Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.22%) Terraform
2 4 (0.68%) EDI
3 1 (0.17%) Flash
3 1 (0.17%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 94 (15.93%) Management Information System
2 26 (4.41%) Onboarding
3 23 (3.90%) Cloud Native
4 19 (3.22%) Enterprise Cloud
5 17 (2.88%) Analytical Mindset
5 17 (2.88%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.86%) Data Centre
7 11 (1.86%) Driving Licence
8 7 (1.19%) Blog
8 7 (1.19%) Credit Risk
8 7 (1.19%) PMI
8 7 (1.19%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.02%) EPoS
10 5 (0.85%) NHS
11 4 (0.68%) AI Agents
11 4 (0.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 3 (0.51%) IVR
12 3 (0.51%) Product Ownership
12 3 (0.51%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.86%) Windows
2 6 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 415 (70.34%) Budgeting
2 213 (36.10%) Decision-Making
3 163 (27.63%) Continuous Improvement
4 131 (22.20%) Financial Modelling
5 129 (21.86%) Stakeholder Management
6 117 (19.83%) Process Improvement
7 106 (17.97%) Financial Analysis
8 105 (17.80%) Business Intelligence
9 77 (13.05%) ERP
10 76 (12.88%) Budget Management
11 67 (11.36%) Business Case
12 65 (11.02%) AI
12 65 (11.02%) Risk Management
13 61 (10.34%) Problem-Solving
14 55 (9.32%) Project Management
15 52 (8.81%) Agile
15 52 (8.81%) Project Delivery
16 46 (7.80%) Business Strategy
16 46 (7.80%) Strategic Planning
17 44 (7.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 35 (5.93%) SQL
2 7 (1.19%) Python
3 4 (0.68%) XAML
Qualifications
1 286 (48.47%) ACCA
2 276 (46.78%) CIMA
3 62 (10.51%) Degree
4 20 (3.39%) AAT
5 14 (2.37%) PMP
6 13 (2.20%) PMI Certification
7 10 (1.69%) Security Cleared
8 9 (1.53%) DBS Check
9 7 (1.19%) HNC
9 7 (1.19%) HND
9 7 (1.19%) SC Cleared
10 6 (1.02%) CIPFA
11 4 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.68%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.51%) CCAB
12 3 (0.51%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 2 (0.34%) CIPD
13 2 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.14%) Data Quality
2 31 (5.25%) PMO
3 29 (4.92%) GAAP
3 29 (4.92%) IFRS
4 14 (2.37%) GDPR
5 13 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (2.03%) SLA
7 10 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.19%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.19%) QA
9 5 (0.85%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.34%) ECSS
10 2 (0.34%) GxP
10 2 (0.34%) NIST
11 1 (0.17%) GRC
11 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 19 (3.22%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.34%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 19 (3.22%) Ansible
2 10 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.34%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 57 (9.66%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.42%) Sage
3 30 (5.08%) SAP
4 24 (4.07%) Xero
5 23 (3.90%) Cisco
6 19 (3.22%) Oracle
6 19 (3.22%) VMware
7 15 (2.54%) Google
8 14 (2.37%) Workday
9 10 (1.69%) Salesforce
10 9 (1.53%) Aderant
11 6 (1.02%) Adaptive Insights
12 4 (0.68%) Fortinet
12 4 (0.68%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.51%) Adobe
13 3 (0.51%) BMC
13 3 (0.51%) CA Agile Central
13 3 (0.51%) Pega
13 3 (0.51%) Progress
14 2 (0.34%) Cognizant