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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 446 320
Rank change year-on-year +150 -126 +265
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 541 200 664
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.61% 0.46% 0.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 0.51% 1.03%
Number of salaries quoted 440 127 68
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £52,000 £41,063 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £73,375
90th Percentile £103,750 £84,250 £102,500
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 65,989 38,936 64,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.88% 89.93% 81.91%
Number of salaries quoted 46,599 22,465 44,364
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 25 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 25 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 +139 264 £67,500 - 112
South East +10 82 £62,500 +62.87% 69
North of England -37 65 £57,500 +10.58% 36
South West -23 49 £47,500 -34.48% 13
Midlands -16 43 £61,250 +16.67% 11
North West -20 33 £57,500 +21.05% 21
East of England +9 30 £45,000 +20.00% 15
Yorkshire -33 29 £60,000 +1.05% 14
East Midlands - 24 £65,000 - 5
West Midlands -26 19 £52,500 - 6
North East -50 3 £37,500 -60.53% 1
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 4 (0.74%) WordPress
2 3 (0.55%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.37%) Confluence
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 114 (21.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.59%) PlantUML
3 11 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.85%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (1.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 53 (9.80%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.66%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.74%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.37%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.18%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.18%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.18%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 126 (23.29%) SaaS
2 75 (13.86%) Power Platform
3 30 (5.55%) Azure
4 16 (2.96%) Google Sheets
5 14 (2.59%) IaaS
5 14 (2.59%) PaaS
6 12 (2.22%) Microsoft 365
7 9 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (0.92%) Entra ID
9 4 (0.74%) AWS
9 4 (0.74%) Google Analytics
9 4 (0.74%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.55%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.55%) 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 (2.22%) Internet
2 5 (0.92%) DNS
2 5 (0.92%) LAN
2 5 (0.92%) WAN
3 3 (0.55%) Network Security
3 3 (0.55%) 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 (0.18%) Broadband
5 1 (0.18%) DHCP
5 1 (0.18%) Firewall
5 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (13.68%) Power BI
2 28 (5.18%) Tableau
3 12 (2.22%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.37%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.18%) Looker
6 1 (0.18%) OLAP
6 1 (0.18%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 12 (2.22%) JIRA
2 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
General
1 475 (87.80%) Finance
2 186 (34.38%) Analytical Skills
3 152 (28.10%) Social Skills
4 45 (8.32%) Marketing
5 36 (6.65%) Organisational Skills
6 26 (4.81%) Retail
7 24 (4.44%) Legal
8 23 (4.25%) Law
9 21 (3.88%) Advertising
10 20 (3.70%) Telecoms
11 16 (2.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (2.59%) Presentation Skills
14 12 (2.22%) Banking
14 12 (2.22%) Billing
14 12 (2.22%) Public Sector
15 11 (2.03%) Manufacturing
16 10 (1.85%) Military
17 5 (0.92%) Financial Institution
18 4 (0.74%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 103 (19.04%) Accountant
2 94 (17.38%) Analyst
3 80 (14.79%) Management Accountant
4 51 (9.43%) Senior
5 50 (9.24%) Financial Controller
6 47 (8.69%) Finance Manager
7 31 (5.73%) IT Manager
8 30 (5.55%) Financial Analyst
9 26 (4.81%) Systems Analyst
10 25 (4.62%) Senior Manager
11 24 (4.44%) Lead
12 21 (3.88%) Project Manager
13 20 (3.70%) Report Analyst
14 17 (3.14%) Senior Analyst
15 14 (2.59%) Architect
15 14 (2.59%) Delivery Manager
15 14 (2.59%) Infrastructure Architect
16 12 (2.22%) Business Analyst
17 10 (1.85%) Azure Architect
17 10 (1.85%) Finance Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.55%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.18%) GraphQL
2 1 (0.18%) Model Context Protocol
2 1 (0.18%) SAP CO-PA
Miscellaneous
1 57 (10.54%) Management Information System
2 17 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (2.96%) Data Structures
3 16 (2.96%) Onboarding
4 15 (2.77%) Cloud Native
4 15 (2.77%) Product Ownership
5 14 (2.59%) Enterprise Cloud
6 12 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.48%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.29%) EPoS
8 7 (1.29%) PMI
9 6 (1.11%) NHS
10 4 (0.74%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.74%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.74%) Solar Energy
11 3 (0.55%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.55%) Driving Licence
12 2 (0.37%) FMCG
12 2 (0.37%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 2 (0.37%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.29%) Windows
2 3 (0.55%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 381 (70.43%) Budgeting
2 166 (30.68%) Decision-Making
3 133 (24.58%) Financial Modelling
4 132 (24.40%) Continuous Improvement
5 113 (20.89%) Process Improvement
6 112 (20.70%) Financial Analysis
7 107 (19.78%) Business Intelligence
8 95 (17.56%) Stakeholder Management
9 60 (11.09%) Budget Management
10 59 (10.91%) ERP
11 54 (9.98%) Cost Control
12 47 (8.69%) Problem-Solving
13 46 (8.50%) Risk Management
14 45 (8.32%) AI
15 44 (8.13%) Agile
15 44 (8.13%) Fintech
16 42 (7.76%) Roadmaps
17 41 (7.58%) Business Strategy
18 39 (7.21%) Business Case
19 38 (7.02%) Cost Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 28 (5.18%) SQL
2 9 (1.66%) Python
3 4 (0.74%) VBA
4 2 (0.37%) XAML
5 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.18%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 293 (54.16%) ACCA
2 276 (51.02%) CIMA
3 40 (7.39%) Degree
4 26 (4.81%) AAT
5 12 (2.22%) PMP
6 11 (2.03%) PMI Certification
7 8 (1.48%) Security Cleared
8 7 (1.29%) ICAEW
9 5 (0.92%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.74%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.74%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.55%) SC Cleared
12 2 (0.37%) CCAB
12 2 (0.37%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.37%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.37%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.37%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 1 (0.18%) CISA
13 1 (0.18%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.18%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (8.50%) IFRS
2 36 (6.65%) GAAP
3 31 (5.73%) Data Quality
4 20 (3.70%) PMO
5 10 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.66%) SLA
7 8 (1.48%) GDPR
8 5 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.74%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.74%) NIST
10 3 (0.55%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.55%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.55%) QA
11 2 (0.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.18%) GRC
12 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 14 (2.59%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.37%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (2.59%) Ansible
1 14 (2.59%) Terraform
2 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.37%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 43 (7.95%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.91%) SAP
3 24 (4.44%) Google
4 22 (4.07%) Sage
5 21 (3.88%) Xero
6 19 (3.51%) Oracle
7 18 (3.33%) Salesforce
7 18 (3.33%) ServiceNow
8 17 (3.14%) Cisco
9 14 (2.59%) VMware
10 11 (2.03%) Workday
11 4 (0.74%) Adaptive Insights
11 4 (0.74%) Pardot
11 4 (0.74%) Toshiba
12 3 (0.55%) BMC
12 3 (0.55%) Fortinet
13 2 (0.37%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.37%) Cognizant
13 2 (0.37%) Conga
13 2 (0.37%) NEC