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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 420 274
Rank change year-on-year +118 -146 +290
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 599 232 677
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.58% 0.54% 1.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.79% 0.60% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 437 148 49
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £32,800
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £73,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,250 £109,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -11.11%

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 76,043 38,474 55,663
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.46% 88.78% 82.23%
Number of salaries quoted 53,667 22,007 30,452
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,000 £36,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £59,664
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -7.82% -4.27%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £78,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -3.33%

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 27 September 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 27 September 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 +93 234 £67,500 - 240
South East +29 137 £62,500 +54.55% 107
North of England -33 88 £57,500 +10.58% 80
Midlands -16 59 £52,500 -4.55% 46
South West -37 56 £50,000 -31.03% 35
Yorkshire -15 33 £57,500 +44.43% 31
East Midlands - 30 £62,500 - 14
West Midlands -34 29 £52,500 -4.55% 32
North West -46 29 £57,500 +10.58% 38
North East -41 26 £47,500 -50.00% 12
East of England -18 24 £38,550 +2.80% 37
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 (0.83%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 129 (21.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (3.17%) PlantUML
3 18 (3.01%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.84%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 7 (1.17%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.50%) Acrobat
7 3 (0.50%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 47 (7.85%) NetSuite
2 10 (1.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.67%) Sage 50
3 4 (0.67%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.50%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (0.50%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.50%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.33%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.17%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.17%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.17%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 93 (15.53%) SaaS
2 82 (13.69%) Power Platform
3 43 (7.18%) Azure
4 21 (3.51%) Dynamics 365
5 19 (3.17%) IaaS
5 19 (3.17%) PaaS
6 14 (2.34%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (2.00%) Google Sheets
8 9 (1.50%) Entra ID
9 8 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.00%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (0.83%) Snowflake
12 4 (0.67%) AWS
13 3 (0.50%) OCI
13 3 (0.50%) SuccessFactors
14 2 (0.33%) GCP
15 1 (0.17%) Google Ads
15 1 (0.17%) Intacct
15 1 (0.17%) Power Automate
15 1 (0.17%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.00%) Internet
2 10 (1.67%) DNS
3 8 (1.34%) LAN
3 8 (1.34%) WAN
4 4 (0.67%) Network Security
5 3 (0.50%) 5G
5 3 (0.50%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.33%) BGP
6 2 (0.33%) Cisco Firepower
6 2 (0.33%) DMVPN
6 2 (0.33%) Extranet
6 2 (0.33%) OSPF
6 2 (0.33%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (0.17%) Broadband
7 1 (0.17%) DHCP
7 1 (0.17%) SNMP
7 1 (0.17%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (13.36%) Power BI
2 19 (3.17%) Tableau
3 12 (2.00%) Relational Database
4 6 (1.00%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.83%) Looker
6 4 (0.67%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.50%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.50%) Metabase
8 2 (0.33%) Power Query
8 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.17%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 1 (0.17%) GIS
9 1 (0.17%) OLAP
9 1 (0.17%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 15 (2.50%) JIRA
General
1 540 (90.15%) Finance
2 205 (34.22%) Analytical Skills
3 194 (32.39%) Social Skills
4 46 (7.68%) Organisational Skills
5 42 (7.01%) Legal
6 41 (6.84%) Law
7 38 (6.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 37 (6.18%) Manufacturing
9 28 (4.67%) Marketing
10 25 (4.17%) Telecoms
11 24 (4.01%) Influencing Skills
11 24 (4.01%) Retail
12 21 (3.51%) Public Sector
13 17 (2.84%) Billing
13 17 (2.84%) Financial Institution
14 16 (2.67%) Presentation Skills
15 15 (2.50%) Advertising
16 14 (2.34%) Banking
17 12 (2.00%) General Ledger
18 8 (1.34%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 114 (19.03%) Accountant
2 97 (16.19%) Management Accountant
3 83 (13.86%) Analyst
4 56 (9.35%) Senior
5 44 (7.35%) Project Manager
6 43 (7.18%) Financial Controller
7 41 (6.84%) Finance Manager
8 30 (5.01%) Financial Analyst
8 30 (5.01%) IT Manager
9 25 (4.17%) Lead
10 24 (4.01%) Systems Analyst
11 22 (3.67%) Architect
12 19 (3.17%) Infrastructure Architect
13 18 (3.01%) Senior Accountant
14 16 (2.67%) Senior Analyst
15 14 (2.34%) Azure Architect
15 14 (2.34%) Senior Management Accountant
16 13 (2.17%) Administrator
16 13 (2.17%) Head of Finance
16 13 (2.17%) Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.17%) Terraform
2 4 (0.67%) EDI
3 1 (0.17%) Flash
3 1 (0.17%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 103 (17.20%) Management Information System
2 29 (4.84%) Onboarding
3 23 (3.84%) Cloud Native
4 19 (3.17%) Enterprise Cloud
5 18 (3.01%) Analytical Mindset
6 17 (2.84%) Data Structures
7 14 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
8 12 (2.00%) Data Centre
8 12 (2.00%) Driving Licence
9 7 (1.17%) Blog
9 7 (1.17%) Credit Risk
10 6 (1.00%) AI Agents
10 6 (1.00%) PMI
10 6 (1.00%) Virtual Team
11 5 (0.83%) EPoS
11 5 (0.83%) NHS
12 4 (0.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (0.67%) IVR
12 4 (0.67%) Taxonomies
13 3 (0.50%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.84%) Windows
2 6 (1.00%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 421 (70.28%) Budgeting
2 224 (37.40%) Decision-Making
3 170 (28.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 133 (22.20%) Stakeholder Management
5 128 (21.37%) Financial Modelling
6 120 (20.03%) Process Improvement
7 110 (18.36%) Business Intelligence
8 107 (17.86%) Financial Analysis
9 82 (13.69%) ERP
10 80 (13.36%) Budget Management
11 72 (12.02%) Business Case
12 67 (11.19%) AI
13 65 (10.85%) Risk Management
14 64 (10.68%) Problem-Solving
15 59 (9.85%) Project Management
16 55 (9.18%) Project Delivery
17 52 (8.68%) Agile
18 48 (8.01%) Business Strategy
19 47 (7.85%) Roadmaps
19 47 (7.85%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 40 (6.68%) SQL
2 10 (1.67%) Python
3 4 (0.67%) XAML
4 1 (0.17%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 284 (47.41%) ACCA
2 275 (45.91%) CIMA
3 70 (11.69%) Degree
4 19 (3.17%) AAT
5 15 (2.50%) PMP
6 14 (2.34%) PMI Certification
7 12 (2.00%) Security Cleared
8 9 (1.50%) DBS Check
8 9 (1.50%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.17%) CIPFA
9 7 (1.17%) HNC
9 7 (1.17%) HND
10 5 (0.83%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.67%) CIPD
11 4 (0.67%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.67%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.50%) CCAB
12 3 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 2 (0.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (8.51%) Data Quality
2 30 (5.01%) PMO
3 27 (4.51%) GAAP
3 27 (4.51%) IFRS
4 15 (2.50%) GDPR
5 13 (2.17%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (2.00%) SLA
7 10 (1.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 7 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.17%) QA
9 5 (0.83%) Accessibility
9 5 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.50%) ECSS
11 2 (0.33%) GxP
11 2 (0.33%) NIST
12 1 (0.17%) GRC
12 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 19 (3.17%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.33%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.17%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 19 (3.17%) Ansible
2 10 (1.67%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.33%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 62 (10.35%) Microsoft
2 33 (5.51%) SAP
3 32 (5.34%) Sage
4 23 (3.84%) Xero
5 22 (3.67%) Cisco
5 22 (3.67%) Oracle
6 19 (3.17%) VMware
7 15 (2.50%) Workday
8 13 (2.17%) Google
9 11 (1.84%) Aderant
10 10 (1.67%) Salesforce
11 8 (1.34%) Adaptive Insights
12 5 (0.83%) Anaplan
12 5 (0.83%) Pega
13 4 (0.67%) ServiceNow
14 3 (0.50%) Adobe
14 3 (0.50%) BMC
14 3 (0.50%) CA Agile Central
14 3 (0.50%) Fortinet
14 3 (0.50%) Progress