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

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 292 486 346
Rank change year-on-year +194 -140 +279
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 554 152 698
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.66% 0.38% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.89% 0.41% 0.90%
Number of salaries quoted 457 86 110
10th Percentile £43,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £40,969 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £56,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +12.50% -13.04%
75th Percentile £75,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £103,000 £83,125 £89,600
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% +17.65% -11.30%

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 62,060 37,011 77,392
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.39% 92.32% 81.92%
Number of salaries quoted 43,762 20,363 56,096
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,822 £29,444
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 +171 267 £67,500 - 51
South East +51 89 £62,500 +78.57% 39
North of England -39 64 £57,500 +21.05% 24
South West -20 49 £52,500 -27.59% 15
Midlands +4 42 £65,000 +44.44% 15
Yorkshire -38 31 £57,946 -2.41% 7
East of England +7 30 £43,750 +16.67% 5
North West -8 29 £57,500 +21.05% 16
West Midlands -7 21 £60,000 +33.33% 9
East Midlands - 21 £65,000 - 6
North East -44 4 £42,500 - 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 6 (1.08%) WordPress
2 3 (0.54%) Confluence
2 3 (0.54%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 105 (18.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.53%) Spreadsheet
3 12 (2.17%) PlantUML
4 11 (1.99%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 45 (8.12%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.62%) Dynamics AX
3 6 (1.08%) SAP CO
3 6 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.36%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.18%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 132 (23.83%) SaaS
2 72 (13.00%) Power Platform
3 29 (5.23%) Azure
4 17 (3.07%) Google Sheets
5 12 (2.17%) IaaS
5 12 (2.17%) PaaS
6 11 (1.99%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (1.99%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (1.08%) Google Analytics
8 4 (0.72%) AWS
8 4 (0.72%) Entra ID
8 4 (0.72%) Google Workspace
9 3 (0.54%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.36%) GCP
10 2 (0.36%) Intacct
10 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.36%) Miro
10 2 (0.36%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.36%) SuccessFactors
11 1 (0.18%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.99%) Internet
2 5 (0.90%) DNS
3 4 (0.72%) LAN
3 4 (0.72%) WAN
4 3 (0.54%) Network Security
4 3 (0.54%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.36%) BGP
5 2 (0.36%) Broadband
5 2 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
5 2 (0.36%) DMVPN
5 2 (0.36%) Extranet
5 2 (0.36%) OSPF
6 1 (0.18%) DHCP
6 1 (0.18%) Firewall
6 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (12.82%) Power BI
2 31 (5.60%) Tableau
3 10 (1.81%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.36%) OLAP
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (0.36%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.18%) Looker
Development Applications
1 9 (1.62%) JIRA
2 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
General
1 488 (88.09%) Finance
2 185 (33.39%) Analytical Skills
3 133 (24.01%) Social Skills
4 49 (8.84%) Marketing
5 30 (5.42%) Legal
5 30 (5.42%) Organisational Skills
6 24 (4.33%) Law
7 23 (4.15%) Advertising
8 21 (3.79%) Telecoms
9 18 (3.25%) Public Sector
10 17 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
11 16 (2.89%) Retail
12 15 (2.71%) Banking
13 12 (2.17%) Billing
13 12 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (2.17%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.81%) Military
16 7 (1.26%) General Ledger
17 6 (1.08%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 101 (18.23%) Accountant
2 98 (17.69%) Analyst
3 77 (13.90%) Management Accountant
4 56 (10.11%) Senior
5 55 (9.93%) Finance Manager
6 51 (9.21%) Financial Controller
7 31 (5.60%) Lead
8 30 (5.42%) Senior Manager
9 29 (5.23%) Financial Analyst
9 29 (5.23%) Report Analyst
10 28 (5.05%) IT Manager
11 21 (3.79%) Systems Analyst
12 17 (3.07%) Senior Analyst
13 15 (2.71%) Project Manager
14 14 (2.53%) Supplier Manager
15 12 (2.17%) Architect
15 12 (2.17%) Business Analyst
15 12 (2.17%) Delivery Manager
15 12 (2.17%) Infrastructure Architect
16 11 (1.99%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.08%) SAP CO-PA
2 3 (0.54%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.18%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 42 (7.58%) Management Information System
2 20 (3.61%) Product Ownership
3 16 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (2.35%) Onboarding
5 12 (2.17%) Cloud Native
5 12 (2.17%) Enterprise Cloud
6 11 (1.99%) Data Structures
7 8 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.44%) PMI
7 8 (1.44%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.26%) EPoS
9 6 (1.08%) NHS
10 4 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.72%) Solar Energy
11 2 (0.36%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.36%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.36%) Taxonomies
12 1 (0.18%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.08%) Windows
2 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 394 (71.12%) Budgeting
2 163 (29.42%) Decision-Making
3 135 (24.37%) Financial Modelling
4 125 (22.56%) Process Improvement
5 123 (22.20%) Continuous Improvement
6 116 (20.94%) Financial Analysis
7 108 (19.49%) Business Intelligence
8 78 (14.08%) Stakeholder Management
9 60 (10.83%) Cost Control
10 59 (10.65%) Budget Management
11 58 (10.47%) ERP
12 52 (9.39%) Business Strategy
13 50 (9.03%) Fintech
14 47 (8.48%) Agile
15 46 (8.30%) Risk Management
16 45 (8.12%) Cost Optimisation
17 44 (7.94%) Strategic Planning
18 43 (7.76%) Problem-Solving
19 40 (7.22%) Analytics
20 37 (6.68%) AI
Programming Languages
1 31 (5.60%) SQL
2 12 (2.17%) Python
3 9 (1.62%) VBA
4 6 (1.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.36%) XAML
6 1 (0.18%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 303 (54.69%) ACCA
2 281 (50.72%) CIMA
3 40 (7.22%) Degree
4 26 (4.69%) AAT
5 12 (2.17%) ICAEW
5 12 (2.17%) PMI Certification
6 11 (1.99%) PMP
7 6 (1.08%) Security Cleared
8 4 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (0.72%) DBS Check
8 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.36%) CCAB
9 2 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.36%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.36%) Oracle Certification
9 2 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (0.36%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.18%) APMP
10 1 (0.18%) CISA
10 1 (0.18%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (10.29%) IFRS
2 47 (8.48%) GAAP
3 22 (3.97%) Data Quality
4 13 (2.35%) PMO
5 9 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.26%) SLA
7 6 (1.08%) GDPR
8 5 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.72%) NIST
10 3 (0.54%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.54%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.18%) GRC
11 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.18%) QA
System Software
1 12 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.36%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (2.17%) Ansible
1 12 (2.17%) Terraform
2 5 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.36%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 37 (6.68%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.32%) SAP
3 27 (4.87%) Google
4 21 (3.79%) Xero
5 20 (3.61%) Sage
6 19 (3.43%) ServiceNow
7 17 (3.07%) Oracle
8 15 (2.71%) Cisco
8 15 (2.71%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.17%) VMware
10 8 (1.44%) Workday
11 6 (1.08%) Pardot
12 4 (0.72%) Toshiba
13 3 (0.54%) BMC
13 3 (0.54%) Fortinet
14 2 (0.36%) Atlassian
14 2 (0.36%) Cognizant
14 2 (0.36%) Cognos
14 2 (0.36%) IBM
14 2 (0.36%) NEC