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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 308 475 359
Rank change year-on-year +167 -116 +288
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 467 167 622
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.58% 0.43% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 0.46% 0.87%
Number of salaries quoted 368 72 108
10th Percentile £47,275 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £54,688 £48,569 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £61,250 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% +21.29% -8.18%
75th Percentile £77,813 £80,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £102,875 £97,500 £89,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £51,997
% change year-on-year - +25.01% -5.46%

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 59,619 36,635 71,719
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 74.07% 93.38% 85.22%
Number of salaries quoted 39,039 20,695 53,834
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

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 11 May 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 11 May 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 +119 198 £70,000 - 80
South East +53 84 £60,000 -35.14% 51
North of England -69 56 £57,500 +10.58% 22
South West -10 45 £54,000 -25.52% 14
Midlands -10 42 £75,000 +42.86% 18
North West -4 30 £57,500 +35.29% 12
East of England +15 29 £45,814 -38.92% 16
West Midlands -15 26 £75,000 +42.86% 14
Yorkshire -56 21 £65,000 -18.75% 9
East Midlands - 16 £62,500 - 4
North East -61 5 £38,500 -45.00% 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 (1.28%) WordPress
2 5 (1.07%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.86%) Confluence
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 99 (21.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.64%) Spreadsheet
3 10 (2.14%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.50%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.64%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 27 (5.78%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.93%) Dynamics AX
2 9 (1.93%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.64%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 3 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.21%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 90 (19.27%) SaaS
2 63 (13.49%) Power Platform
3 26 (5.57%) Azure
4 11 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
4 11 (2.36%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (2.14%) Google Sheets
6 7 (1.50%) Google Analytics
7 4 (0.86%) Google Workspace
8 3 (0.64%) IaaS
8 3 (0.64%) PaaS
8 3 (0.64%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.43%) AWS
9 2 (0.43%) GCP
9 2 (0.43%) Intacct
9 2 (0.43%) Miro
10 1 (0.21%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.21%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.86%) DNS
1 4 (0.86%) Internet
2 2 (0.43%) VoIP
3 1 (0.21%) Broadband
3 1 (0.21%) DHCP
3 1 (0.21%) Firewall
3 1 (0.21%) LAN
3 1 (0.21%) Network Security
3 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.21%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (13.28%) Power BI
2 19 (4.07%) Tableau
3 3 (0.64%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 1 (0.21%) Looker
5 1 (0.21%) OLAP
5 1 (0.21%) Power Query
5 1 (0.21%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 8 (1.71%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
General
1 397 (85.01%) Finance
2 162 (34.69%) Analytical Skills
3 131 (28.05%) Social Skills
4 44 (9.42%) Marketing
5 30 (6.42%) Legal
6 24 (5.14%) Law
7 19 (4.07%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (3.64%) Advertising
9 17 (3.64%) Banking
9 17 (3.64%) Public Sector
9 17 (3.64%) Telecoms
10 16 (3.43%) Manufacturing
11 14 (3.00%) Retail
12 10 (2.14%) Billing
12 10 (2.14%) Military
12 10 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.50%) General Ledger
15 6 (1.28%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 90 (19.27%) Analyst
2 69 (14.78%) Accountant
3 58 (12.42%) Senior
4 49 (10.49%) Finance Manager
5 44 (9.42%) Financial Controller
6 42 (8.99%) Management Accountant
7 35 (7.49%) Financial Analyst
8 33 (7.07%) Report Analyst
9 28 (6.00%) Lead
9 28 (6.00%) Senior Manager
10 24 (5.14%) IT Manager
11 21 (4.50%) Senior Analyst
12 16 (3.43%) Data Analyst
13 15 (3.21%) Supplier Manager
14 14 (3.00%) Project Manager
15 13 (2.78%) Developer
16 11 (2.36%) Delivery Manager
17 10 (2.14%) Administrator
17 10 (2.14%) Business Developer
17 10 (2.14%) Business Intelligence Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.93%) SAP CO-PA
2 4 (0.86%) Flash
3 3 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.21%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.00%) Management Information System
2 24 (5.14%) Product Ownership
3 13 (2.78%) Analytical Mindset
3 13 (2.78%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (1.93%) PMI
6 8 (1.71%) Virtual Team
7 7 (1.50%) EPoS
8 4 (0.86%) Data Structures
8 4 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (0.86%) NHS
8 4 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (0.86%) Solar Energy
9 3 (0.64%) Cloud Native
9 3 (0.64%) Enterprise Cloud
10 2 (0.43%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.43%) e-Learning
10 2 (0.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (0.43%) Social Media
10 2 (0.43%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.86%) Windows
2 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 334 (71.52%) Budgeting
2 129 (27.62%) Decision-Making
3 120 (25.70%) Process Improvement
4 111 (23.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 95 (20.34%) Business Intelligence
6 93 (19.91%) Financial Analysis
7 90 (19.27%) Financial Modelling
8 61 (13.06%) Stakeholder Management
9 56 (11.99%) Cost Control
10 53 (11.35%) Cost Optimisation
10 53 (11.35%) ERP
11 52 (11.13%) Budget Management
11 52 (11.13%) Business Strategy
12 51 (10.92%) Problem-Solving
13 50 (10.71%) Agile
14 43 (9.21%) Analytics
15 40 (8.57%) Fintech
16 35 (7.49%) Risk Management
17 34 (7.28%) Roadmaps
18 32 (6.85%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 30 (6.42%) SQL
2 15 (3.21%) Python
3 12 (2.57%) VBA
4 10 (2.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.43%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.21%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 230 (49.25%) ACCA
2 204 (43.68%) CIMA
3 39 (8.35%) Degree
4 24 (5.14%) AAT
5 17 (3.64%) ICAEW
6 13 (2.78%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.36%) PMP
8 6 (1.28%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.86%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.86%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.64%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.43%) APMP
11 2 (0.43%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.43%) CCAB
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle Certification
11 2 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.43%) SC Cleared
12 1 (0.21%) CISA
12 1 (0.21%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (12.63%) IFRS
2 49 (10.49%) GAAP
3 16 (3.43%) PMO
4 11 (2.36%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.50%) SLA
7 6 (1.28%) GDPR
7 6 (1.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.86%) NIST
9 3 (0.64%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.64%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.43%) QA
11 1 (0.21%) COBIT
11 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.21%) GRC
System Software
1 3 (0.64%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.43%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (0.64%) Ansible
1 3 (0.64%) Terraform
2 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 36 (7.71%) SAP
2 28 (6.00%) Microsoft
3 21 (4.50%) Google
3 21 (4.50%) Xero
4 17 (3.64%) ServiceNow
5 15 (3.21%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.57%) Oracle
6 12 (2.57%) Sage
7 10 (2.14%) Workday
8 6 (1.28%) Pardot
9 4 (0.86%) Cisco
9 4 (0.86%) Toshiba
10 3 (0.64%) Anaplan
10 3 (0.64%) BMC
10 3 (0.64%) IBM
10 3 (0.64%) VMware
11 2 (0.43%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.43%) Cognizant
11 2 (0.43%) Conga
11 2 (0.43%) NEC