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

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 339 449 292
Rank change year-on-year +110 -157 +268
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 508 217 655
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.52% 0.49% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.71% 0.56% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 402 140 50
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,750 £30,675
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,188 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £54,750
Median % change year-on-year - +9.59% -15.77%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £71,153
90th Percentile £97,500 £80,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

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 71,357 38,940 57,758
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.40% 88.80% 81.14%
Number of salaries quoted 50,719 22,637 35,999
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -3.51% -8.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,465
% change year-on-year +9.09% -0.84% -7.56%

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 30 August 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 30 August 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 +105 225 £67,500 - 131
South East -2 92 £62,500 +49.70% 86
North of England -45 71 £57,500 +10.58% 69
South West -37 46 £42,500 -46.88% 25
Midlands -15 45 £62,500 +13.64% 21
North West -24 32 £57,500 +21.05% 38
Yorkshire -20 31 £60,000 +52.74% 19
East of England +2 28 £45,407 +21.08% 13
East Midlands - 25 £65,000 - 4
West Midlands -32 20 £52,500 -4.55% 17
North East -57 8 £37,500 -60.53% 12
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 (0.98%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 103 (20.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (3.74%) PlantUML
3 13 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.18%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.59%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.39%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 47 (9.25%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.79%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.59%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.20%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.20%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.20%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 100 (19.69%) SaaS
2 76 (14.96%) Power Platform
3 37 (7.28%) Azure
4 19 (3.74%) IaaS
4 19 (3.74%) PaaS
5 16 (3.15%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (2.95%) Google Sheets
7 9 (1.77%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (1.77%) Entra ID
8 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (0.79%) AWS
10 3 (0.59%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.59%) SuccessFactors
11 2 (0.39%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.39%) GCP
11 2 (0.39%) Intacct
11 2 (0.39%) Miro
11 2 (0.39%) OCI
11 2 (0.39%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.39%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.36%) Internet
2 10 (1.97%) DNS
3 9 (1.77%) LAN
3 9 (1.77%) WAN
4 5 (0.98%) Network Security
5 3 (0.59%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.39%) BGP
6 2 (0.39%) Cisco Firepower
6 2 (0.39%) DMVPN
6 2 (0.39%) Extranet
6 2 (0.39%) OSPF
7 1 (0.20%) Broadband
7 1 (0.20%) DHCP
7 1 (0.20%) Firewall
7 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (14.57%) Power BI
2 21 (4.13%) Tableau
3 12 (2.36%) Relational Database
4 5 (0.98%) Data Lake
5 4 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.20%) GIS
6 1 (0.20%) Looker
6 1 (0.20%) OLAP
6 1 (0.20%) Power Query
6 1 (0.20%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 11 (2.17%) JIRA
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
General
1 452 (88.98%) Finance
2 175 (34.45%) Analytical Skills
3 156 (30.71%) Social Skills
4 32 (6.30%) Law
4 32 (6.30%) Legal
4 32 (6.30%) Organisational Skills
5 28 (5.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 26 (5.12%) Marketing
7 22 (4.33%) Retail
8 21 (4.13%) Telecoms
9 17 (3.35%) Public Sector
10 15 (2.95%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.76%) Advertising
11 14 (2.76%) Banking
11 14 (2.76%) Manufacturing
12 13 (2.56%) Billing
13 10 (1.97%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (1.97%) Military
14 9 (1.77%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.38%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 95 (18.70%) Accountant
2 78 (15.35%) Analyst
2 78 (15.35%) Management Accountant
3 44 (8.66%) Financial Controller
4 42 (8.27%) Senior
5 38 (7.48%) IT Manager
6 35 (6.89%) Project Manager
7 33 (6.50%) Finance Manager
8 26 (5.12%) Financial Analyst
8 26 (5.12%) Systems Analyst
9 19 (3.74%) Architect
9 19 (3.74%) Infrastructure Architect
9 19 (3.74%) Lead
9 19 (3.74%) Senior Analyst
10 14 (2.76%) Azure Architect
10 14 (2.76%) Senior Manager
11 12 (2.36%) Business Analyst
12 11 (2.17%) IT Project Manager
12 11 (2.17%) Operations Manager
13 10 (1.97%) Finance Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.74%) Terraform
2 1 (0.20%) GraphQL
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 68 (13.39%) Management Information System
2 23 (4.53%) Cloud Native
3 22 (4.33%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.74%) Enterprise Cloud
5 17 (3.35%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.76%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (2.76%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (1.77%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.57%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.57%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.38%) Blog
9 7 (1.38%) Credit Risk
9 7 (1.38%) EPoS
9 7 (1.38%) PMI
10 6 (1.18%) NHS
11 4 (0.79%) AI Agents
11 4 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 3 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.59%) FMCG
12 3 (0.59%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.17%) Windows
2 6 (1.18%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (70.67%) Budgeting
2 168 (33.07%) Decision-Making
3 130 (25.59%) Financial Modelling
4 129 (25.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 104 (20.47%) Stakeholder Management
6 99 (19.49%) Business Intelligence
7 98 (19.29%) Process Improvement
8 93 (18.31%) Financial Analysis
9 66 (12.99%) Budget Management
10 59 (11.61%) ERP
11 58 (11.42%) Risk Management
12 54 (10.63%) Business Case
13 53 (10.43%) AI
14 48 (9.45%) Problem-Solving
15 42 (8.27%) Agile
16 41 (8.07%) Project Delivery
16 41 (8.07%) Project Management
17 40 (7.87%) Strategic Planning
18 39 (7.68%) Disaster Recovery
19 38 (7.48%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 28 (5.51%) SQL
2 5 (0.98%) Python
3 4 (0.79%) XAML
4 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 250 (49.21%) ACCA
2 241 (47.44%) CIMA
3 43 (8.46%) Degree
4 18 (3.54%) AAT
5 12 (2.36%) PMP
6 11 (2.17%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.38%) Security Cleared
8 6 (1.18%) HNC
8 6 (1.18%) HND
9 5 (0.98%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.79%) SC Cleared
11 3 (0.59%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.39%) CIPFA
12 2 (0.39%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.39%) ICAEW
12 2 (0.39%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 1 (0.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.68%) Data Quality
2 29 (5.71%) IFRS
3 28 (5.51%) GAAP
4 27 (5.31%) PMO
5 13 (2.56%) SLA
6 10 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 10 (1.97%) GDPR
7 7 (1.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.18%) QA
9 5 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.39%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.20%) GxP
11 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.20%) NIST
11 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 19 (3.74%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 19 (3.74%) Ansible
2 10 (1.97%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.39%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 44 (8.66%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.51%) Sage
3 27 (5.31%) SAP
4 23 (4.53%) Cisco
5 22 (4.33%) Xero
6 19 (3.74%) VMware
7 18 (3.54%) Oracle
8 16 (3.15%) Google
9 13 (2.56%) Salesforce
10 12 (2.36%) Workday
11 6 (1.18%) Adaptive Insights
12 4 (0.79%) Fortinet
12 4 (0.79%) ServiceNow
13 3 (0.59%) Aderant
13 3 (0.59%) BMC
14 2 (0.39%) Adobe
14 2 (0.39%) Cognizant
14 2 (0.39%) Jedox
14 2 (0.39%) Palo Alto
14 2 (0.39%) SYSPRO