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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 301 445 349
Rank change year-on-year +144 -96 +310
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 467 171 606
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.60% 0.46% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 0.49% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 355 70 106
10th Percentile £48,500 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £55,750 £42,610 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £69,375
90th Percentile £100,500 £97,625 £89,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £52,250
% change year-on-year - +24.40% -6.03%

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 58,708 34,771 70,627
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 75.38% 93.06% 85.79%
Number of salaries quoted 36,937 20,617 53,431
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.86%

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 April 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 April 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 +115 187 £70,000 -9.68% 65
South East +31 85 £60,000 -33.33% 53
North of England -84 58 £57,500 +43.75% 22
South West -14 48 £75,000 +3.45% 13
Midlands -4 45 £75,000 +62.16% 20
North West -22 33 £57,500 +43.75% 9
East of England -3 32 £48,500 -35.33% 12
West Midlands -14 28 £75,000 +66.67% 12
Yorkshire -68 20 £65,000 -18.75% 11
East Midlands -40 17 £41,250 -13.16% 8
North East -62 5 £38,500 -45.00% 2
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 (1.50%) WordPress
2 5 (1.07%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.86%) Confluence
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 103 (22.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.64%) Spreadsheet
3 9 (1.93%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.71%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 26 (5.57%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.93%) Dynamics AX
2 9 (1.93%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.86%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.64%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 3 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.21%) Lawson
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 88 (18.84%) SaaS
2 70 (14.99%) Power Platform
3 34 (7.28%) Azure
4 13 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (1.93%) Google Sheets
7 8 (1.71%) Google Analytics
8 7 (1.50%) Azure Data Factory
8 7 (1.50%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 4 (0.86%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.64%) AWS
10 3 (0.64%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.43%) GCP
11 2 (0.43%) Intacct
11 2 (0.43%) Miro
12 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
12 1 (0.21%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.64%) Internet
1 3 (0.64%) Network Security
2 2 (0.43%) VoIP
3 1 (0.21%) Broadband
3 1 (0.21%) DHCP
3 1 (0.21%) DNS
3 1 (0.21%) Firewall
3 1 (0.21%) LAN
3 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.21%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (14.78%) Power BI
2 20 (4.28%) Tableau
3 7 (1.50%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.50%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.43%) Looker
4 2 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (0.43%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 1 (0.21%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.21%) Essbase
5 1 (0.21%) MS Access
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 7 (1.50%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
General
1 391 (83.73%) Finance
2 171 (36.62%) Analytical Skills
3 143 (30.62%) Social Skills
4 46 (9.85%) Marketing
5 27 (5.78%) Legal
6 22 (4.71%) Law
7 20 (4.28%) Influencing Skills
7 20 (4.28%) Manufacturing
8 19 (4.07%) Telecoms
9 18 (3.85%) Advertising
10 17 (3.64%) Billing
10 17 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
11 15 (3.21%) Public Sector
12 14 (3.00%) Retail
13 13 (2.78%) Banking
14 11 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 10 (2.14%) Military
15 10 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (1.50%) Brand Awareness
17 6 (1.28%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 97 (20.77%) Analyst
2 65 (13.92%) Senior
3 64 (13.70%) Accountant
4 48 (10.28%) Finance Manager
5 41 (8.78%) Financial Controller
5 41 (8.78%) Management Accountant
6 40 (8.57%) Financial Analyst
7 37 (7.92%) Report Analyst
8 32 (6.85%) Senior Manager
9 25 (5.35%) Senior Analyst
10 24 (5.14%) IT Manager
10 24 (5.14%) Lead
11 19 (4.07%) Project Manager
12 16 (3.43%) Data Analyst
13 14 (3.00%) Supplier Manager
14 13 (2.78%) Developer
15 12 (2.57%) Commercial Analyst
16 11 (2.36%) Administrator
16 11 (2.36%) Delivery Manager
17 10 (2.14%) IT Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.93%) SAP CO-PA
2 8 (1.71%) Flash
3 3 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.21%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.57%) Analytical Mindset
2 24 (5.14%) Product Ownership
3 22 (4.71%) Management Information System
4 17 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (3.00%) Onboarding
6 9 (1.93%) PMI
7 8 (1.71%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.50%) EPoS
9 4 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (0.86%) Solar Energy
10 3 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.64%) Social Media
11 2 (0.43%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.43%) NHS
11 2 (0.43%) Taxonomies
12 1 (0.21%) Cyber Threat
12 1 (0.21%) Data Centre
12 1 (0.21%) Driving Licence
12 1 (0.21%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.07%) Windows
2 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (70.02%) Budgeting
2 135 (28.91%) Decision-Making
3 131 (28.05%) Process Improvement
4 104 (22.27%) Continuous Improvement
5 101 (21.63%) Business Intelligence
6 88 (18.84%) Financial Analysis
7 83 (17.77%) Financial Modelling
8 61 (13.06%) Stakeholder Management
9 57 (12.21%) Problem-Solving
10 54 (11.56%) Agile
10 54 (11.56%) Business Strategy
11 53 (11.35%) Cost Control
12 52 (11.13%) Cost Optimisation
13 51 (10.92%) Budget Management
14 50 (10.71%) Analytics
15 47 (10.06%) ERP
16 40 (8.57%) Fintech
17 36 (7.71%) Project Management
18 32 (6.85%) ITIL
19 31 (6.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 37 (7.92%) SQL
2 17 (3.64%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 15 (3.21%) Python
4 13 (2.78%) VBA
5 2 (0.43%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.21%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 231 (49.46%) ACCA
2 205 (43.90%) CIMA
3 41 (8.78%) Degree
4 30 (6.42%) AAT
5 18 (3.85%) ICAEW
6 14 (3.00%) PMI Certification
7 12 (2.57%) PMP
8 6 (1.28%) Security Cleared
9 5 (1.07%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.86%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.86%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.43%) APMP
11 2 (0.43%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.43%) CCAB
11 2 (0.43%) MBA
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle Certification
11 2 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.43%) SC Cleared
12 1 (0.21%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (12.63%) IFRS
2 49 (10.49%) GAAP
3 17 (3.64%) PMO
4 12 (2.57%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.07%) GDPR
8 4 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.86%) SLA
9 3 (0.64%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.64%) NIST
9 3 (0.64%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.64%) QA
10 2 (0.43%) COBIT
11 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.21%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (0.21%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 35 (7.49%) SAP
2 27 (5.78%) Microsoft
3 21 (4.50%) Google
3 21 (4.50%) Xero
4 17 (3.64%) Salesforce
5 16 (3.43%) ServiceNow
6 11 (2.36%) Oracle
7 10 (2.14%) Sage
8 7 (1.50%) Pardot
8 7 (1.50%) Workday
9 4 (0.86%) Anaplan
9 4 (0.86%) Toshiba
10 3 (0.64%) IBM
11 2 (0.43%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.43%) Cognizant
11 2 (0.43%) Cognos
11 2 (0.43%) Conga
11 2 (0.43%) NEC
11 2 (0.43%) Openreach
12 1 (0.21%) Fortinet