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 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 293 444 658
Rank change year-on-year +151 +214 +15
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 460 153 149
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.65% 0.42% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 0.45% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 353 58 101
10th Percentile £48,500 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £55,750 £44,769 £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +19.27% -1.98%
75th Percentile £81,250 £81,875 £70,000
90th Percentile £108,500 £100,000 £89,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +23.81% -11.95%

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 54,454 34,050 67,812
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 76.60% 93.17% 86.25%
Number of salaries quoted 34,258 20,315 52,343
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -10.57%

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 3 April 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 3 April 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 +124 180 £67,500 -15.63% 80
South East +33 79 £60,000 -33.33% 53
North of England -74 63 £57,500 +43.75% 26
Midlands -4 46 £75,000 +50.00% 15
South West +2 44 £75,000 -6.25% 8
North West -10 39 £57,500 +43.75% 13
East of England +9 36 £52,000 -25.71% 8
West Midlands -3 29 £75,000 +42.86% 10
Yorkshire -58 19 £65,000 -18.75% 10
East Midlands -27 17 £41,250 -13.16% 5
North East -45 5 £38,500 -45.00% 3
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 7 (1.52%) WordPress
2 6 (1.30%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.87%) Confluence
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 112 (24.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (3.26%) Spreadsheet
3 11 (2.39%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.96%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (3.70%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.61%) Dynamics AX
3 9 (1.96%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.87%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.65%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.22%) Lawson
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.22%) Primavera
7 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 77 (16.74%) SaaS
2 74 (16.09%) Power Platform
3 39 (8.48%) Azure
4 14 (3.04%) Dynamics 365
5 13 (2.83%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (1.74%) Google Analytics
7 7 (1.52%) Azure Data Factory
7 7 (1.52%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 6 (1.30%) Google Sheets
9 5 (1.09%) AWS
10 4 (0.87%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.43%) Intacct
11 2 (0.43%) Miro
11 2 (0.43%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.22%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.87%) Internet
2 3 (0.65%) Network Security
3 2 (0.43%) VoIP
4 1 (0.22%) Broadband
4 1 (0.22%) DHCP
4 1 (0.22%) DNS
4 1 (0.22%) Firewall
4 1 (0.22%) LAN
4 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.22%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 73 (15.87%) Power BI
2 18 (3.91%) Tableau
3 7 (1.52%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.52%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 4 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.43%) Looker
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.22%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.22%) Essbase
6 1 (0.22%) MS Access
6 1 (0.22%) OLAP
6 1 (0.22%) Power Query
6 1 (0.22%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (1.52%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
General
1 384 (83.48%) Finance
2 171 (37.17%) Analytical Skills
3 147 (31.96%) Social Skills
4 50 (10.87%) Marketing
5 26 (5.65%) Legal
6 24 (5.22%) Telecoms
7 22 (4.78%) Law
8 21 (4.57%) Manufacturing
9 20 (4.35%) Advertising
9 20 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
10 19 (4.13%) Influencing Skills
11 17 (3.70%) Billing
12 14 (3.04%) Banking
12 14 (3.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 14 (3.04%) Public Sector
13 11 (2.39%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (2.17%) Military
14 10 (2.17%) Retail
15 7 (1.52%) Brand Awareness
16 6 (1.30%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 97 (21.09%) Analyst
2 73 (15.87%) Senior
3 59 (12.83%) Accountant
4 53 (11.52%) Finance Manager
5 43 (9.35%) Financial Analyst
6 41 (8.91%) Report Analyst
7 40 (8.70%) Senior Manager
8 39 (8.48%) Management Accountant
9 34 (7.39%) Financial Controller
10 24 (5.22%) Senior Analyst
11 22 (4.78%) Project Manager
12 21 (4.57%) Lead
13 19 (4.13%) IT Manager
14 14 (3.04%) Commercial Analyst
14 14 (3.04%) Data Analyst
15 13 (2.83%) Developer
16 12 (2.61%) Administrator
16 12 (2.61%) IT Administrator
17 11 (2.39%) Supplier Manager
18 10 (2.17%) Power BI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.17%) Flash
2 9 (1.96%) SAP CO-PA
3 3 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.22%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 31 (6.74%) Analytical Mindset
2 26 (5.65%) Product Ownership
3 17 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (3.26%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.04%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.52%) PMI
6 7 (1.52%) Social Media
7 6 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.09%) EPoS
8 5 (1.09%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.87%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (0.87%) Solar Energy
10 2 (0.43%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.43%) Taxonomies
11 1 (0.22%) Cyber Threat
11 1 (0.22%) Data Centre
11 1 (0.22%) Driving Licence
11 1 (0.22%) Legacy Systems
11 1 (0.22%) Robotics
11 1 (0.22%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.96%) Windows
2 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 317 (68.91%) Budgeting
2 135 (29.35%) Process Improvement
3 133 (28.91%) Decision-Making
4 100 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
5 97 (21.09%) Financial Analysis
6 96 (20.87%) Continuous Improvement
7 82 (17.83%) Financial Modelling
8 61 (13.26%) Agile
8 61 (13.26%) Cost Control
9 56 (12.17%) Business Strategy
9 56 (12.17%) Stakeholder Management
10 54 (11.74%) Problem-Solving
11 53 (11.52%) Analytics
11 53 (11.52%) Budget Management
11 53 (11.52%) ERP
12 52 (11.30%) Cost Optimisation
13 40 (8.70%) Fintech
14 37 (8.04%) Project Management
15 32 (6.96%) Cybersecurity
16 31 (6.74%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 35 (7.61%) SQL
2 17 (3.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 13 (2.83%) Python
3 13 (2.83%) VBA
4 2 (0.43%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.22%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 233 (50.65%) ACCA
2 210 (45.65%) CIMA
3 44 (9.57%) Degree
4 33 (7.17%) AAT
5 19 (4.13%) ICAEW
6 11 (2.39%) PMI Certification
7 9 (1.96%) PMP
8 7 (1.52%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.52%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.87%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.65%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.65%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.43%) APMP
11 2 (0.43%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.43%) CCAB
11 2 (0.43%) MBA
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.22%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 1 (0.22%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (12.39%) IFRS
2 48 (10.43%) GAAP
3 21 (4.57%) PMO
4 9 (1.96%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.09%) GDPR
8 4 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.65%) NIST
9 3 (0.65%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.65%) SLA
10 2 (0.43%) COBIT
10 2 (0.43%) QA
11 1 (0.22%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.22%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (0.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 35 (7.61%) Microsoft
1 35 (7.61%) SAP
2 18 (3.91%) Google
3 16 (3.48%) ServiceNow
3 16 (3.48%) Xero
4 14 (3.04%) Salesforce
5 10 (2.17%) Oracle
6 7 (1.52%) Pardot
6 7 (1.52%) Workday
7 6 (1.30%) Sage
8 4 (0.87%) Anaplan
8 4 (0.87%) Fortinet
8 4 (0.87%) Palo Alto
8 4 (0.87%) Toshiba
9 3 (0.65%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (0.65%) IBM
9 3 (0.65%) Openreach
10 2 (0.43%) Cognos
10 2 (0.43%) Conga
11 1 (0.22%) Marketo