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

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 300 452 650
Rank change year-on-year +152 +198 +5
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 420 166 142
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.62% 0.44% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 0.47% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 322 60 95
10th Percentile £48,500 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £49,813 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% +20.45% -1.08%
75th Percentile £83,438 £85,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £102,000 £105,000 £92,600
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.89% +20.45% -2.74%

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 52,241 35,401 65,332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 77.72% 93.58% 86.88%
Number of salaries quoted 32,434 20,236 50,834
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £29,010
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 March 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 March 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 +111 173 £67,500 -16.92% 84
South East +46 78 £60,000 -33.33% 63
North of England -81 47 £57,946 +44.87% 26
South West +6 40 £80,000 - 7
Midlands +6 40 £75,000 +42.86% 14
East of England +17 30 £62,500 -3.85% 10
West Midlands +13 29 £75,000 +42.86% 10
North West -17 27 £55,000 +37.50% 14
Yorkshire -45 16 £58,973 -26.28% 9
East Midlands -36 11 - - 4
North East -48 4 £48,223 -31.11% 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 (1.67%) SharePoint
1 7 (1.67%) WordPress
2 4 (0.95%) Confluence
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 109 (25.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.10%) Spreadsheet
3 12 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.14%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (3.81%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.86%) Dynamics AX
3 9 (2.14%) SAP CO
4 5 (1.19%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.95%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.71%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.71%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.48%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.24%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.24%) Lawson
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Cash Management
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.24%) Primavera
8 1 (0.24%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 75 (17.86%) Power Platform
1 75 (17.86%) SaaS
2 40 (9.52%) Azure
3 14 (3.33%) Dynamics 365
4 13 (3.10%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (1.90%) Google Analytics
6 7 (1.67%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (1.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 6 (1.43%) AWS
8 4 (0.95%) Google Workspace
9 3 (0.71%) Google Sheets
10 2 (0.48%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.48%) Miro
10 2 (0.48%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.24%) Azure Sentinel
11 1 (0.24%) Entra ID
11 1 (0.24%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.24%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.19%) Internet
2 2 (0.48%) Network Security
2 2 (0.48%) VoIP
3 1 (0.24%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (17.62%) Power BI
2 18 (4.29%) Tableau
3 7 (1.67%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.67%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.48%) Looker
5 2 (0.48%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.24%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.24%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.24%) Essbase
6 1 (0.24%) MS Access
6 1 (0.24%) OLAP
6 1 (0.24%) Power Query
6 1 (0.24%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.24%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (1.67%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) Oracle Forms
General
1 345 (82.14%) Finance
2 162 (38.57%) Analytical Skills
3 140 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 50 (11.90%) Marketing
5 24 (5.71%) Legal
6 22 (5.24%) Organisational Skills
7 21 (5.00%) Manufacturing
8 20 (4.76%) Advertising
9 18 (4.29%) Influencing Skills
10 16 (3.81%) Telecoms
11 14 (3.33%) Public Sector
12 13 (3.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (2.86%) Banking
13 12 (2.86%) Law
14 11 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
15 9 (2.14%) Billing
16 7 (1.67%) Brand Awareness
16 7 (1.67%) General Ledger
16 7 (1.67%) Retail
17 2 (0.48%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 83 (19.76%) Analyst
2 65 (15.48%) Senior
3 48 (11.43%) Accountant
3 48 (11.43%) Finance Manager
4 41 (9.76%) Report Analyst
5 40 (9.52%) Financial Analyst
5 40 (9.52%) Senior Manager
6 32 (7.62%) Management Accountant
7 30 (7.14%) Financial Controller
8 22 (5.24%) Project Manager
9 21 (5.00%) Lead
10 14 (3.33%) Commercial Analyst
10 14 (3.33%) Data Analyst
10 14 (3.33%) Senior Analyst
11 13 (3.10%) Developer
12 12 (2.86%) Administrator
12 12 (2.86%) IT Administrator
13 11 (2.62%) IT Manager
13 11 (2.62%) Supplier Manager
14 10 (2.38%) Senior Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.38%) Flash
2 9 (2.14%) SAP CO-PA
3 4 (0.95%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.24%) .NET
4 1 (0.24%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.38%) Analytical Mindset
2 27 (6.43%) Product Ownership
3 15 (3.57%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.33%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (2.62%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (1.67%) Social Media
7 4 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (0.95%) Solar Energy
8 3 (0.71%) PMI
9 2 (0.48%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.48%) Taxonomies
10 1 (0.24%) Augmented Reality
10 1 (0.24%) Data Centre
10 1 (0.24%) EPoS
10 1 (0.24%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.24%) NHS
10 1 (0.24%) Robotics
10 1 (0.24%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.24%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.90%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 285 (67.86%) Budgeting
2 125 (29.76%) Decision-Making
3 123 (29.29%) Process Improvement
4 101 (24.05%) Business Intelligence
5 87 (20.71%) Financial Analysis
6 83 (19.76%) Continuous Improvement
7 64 (15.24%) Financial Modelling
8 61 (14.52%) Agile
8 61 (14.52%) Cost Control
9 55 (13.10%) Problem-Solving
10 53 (12.62%) Analytics
11 52 (12.38%) Business Strategy
12 51 (12.14%) Budget Management
13 50 (11.90%) ERP
13 50 (11.90%) Stakeholder Management
14 46 (10.95%) Cost Optimisation
15 40 (9.52%) Fintech
16 37 (8.81%) Project Management
17 32 (7.62%) Cybersecurity
17 32 (7.62%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 35 (8.33%) SQL
2 17 (4.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 13 (3.10%) Python
3 13 (3.10%) VBA
4 2 (0.48%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.24%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 204 (48.57%) ACCA
2 183 (43.57%) CIMA
3 46 (10.95%) Degree
4 29 (6.90%) AAT
5 18 (4.29%) ICAEW
6 7 (1.67%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.67%) PMI Certification
6 7 (1.67%) Security Cleared
7 5 (1.19%) PMP
8 4 (0.95%) DV Cleared
8 4 (0.95%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.71%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.48%) APMP
10 2 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.48%) CCAB
10 2 (0.48%) MBA
10 2 (0.48%) Oracle Certification
11 1 (0.24%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 1 (0.24%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.24%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (13.10%) IFRS
2 46 (10.95%) GAAP
3 18 (4.29%) PMO
4 9 (2.14%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.43%) GDPR
6 6 (1.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (0.95%) NIST
7 4 (0.95%) PCI DSS
7 4 (0.95%) QA
8 2 (0.48%) COBIT
8 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.48%) SLA
9 1 (0.24%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.24%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (0.24%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 38 (9.05%) Microsoft
2 35 (8.33%) SAP
3 16 (3.81%) ServiceNow
4 15 (3.57%) Google
4 15 (3.57%) Salesforce
5 11 (2.62%) Oracle
6 9 (2.14%) Xero
7 7 (1.67%) Pardot
8 6 (1.43%) Workday
9 5 (1.19%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (0.95%) Anaplan
10 4 (0.95%) Fortinet
10 4 (0.95%) IBM
10 4 (0.95%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.95%) Toshiba
11 3 (0.71%) Openreach
12 2 (0.48%) Cognos
12 2 (0.48%) Conga
12 2 (0.48%) Sage
13 1 (0.24%) JD Edwards