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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 297 470 632
Rank change year-on-year +173 +162 +59
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 395 194 144
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.65% 0.44% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 0.48% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 297 61 102
10th Percentile £48,500 £40,000 £32,750
25th Percentile £55,750 £51,000 £41,976
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +7.91%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £111,000 £100,000 £127,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year - +10.64% +2.17%

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 48,095 40,444 58,965
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 79.20% 92.67% 88.20%
Number of salaries quoted 29,525 20,215 46,647
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,404 £29,750
25th Percentile £38,813 £46,250 £40,113
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,001 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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 February 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 February 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 +122 160 £67,500 -10.00% 59
South East +53 78 £60,000 -33.33% 52
North of England -60 47 £57,946 +44.87% 19
Midlands +24 39 £75,000 +65.86% 14
South West +26 38 £80,000 - 8
West Midlands +16 28 £75,000 +74.67% 12
North West -3 26 £55,000 +37.50% 14
East of England +31 23 £75,000 +15.38% 10
Yorkshire -33 17 £57,946 -27.57% 5
East Midlands -15 10 - - 2
North East -43 4 £48,223 -31.11%
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 (1.77%) SharePoint
1 7 (1.77%) WordPress
2 3 (0.76%) Confluence
3 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.25%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 105 (26.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (3.29%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (3.04%) Spreadsheet
4 11 (2.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (3.29%) Dynamics AX
2 10 (2.53%) NetSuite
3 9 (2.28%) SAP CO
4 6 (1.52%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (1.01%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 4 (1.01%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.51%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.51%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.51%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.25%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.25%) Lawson
8 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.25%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 72 (18.23%) Power Platform
2 62 (15.70%) SaaS
3 42 (10.63%) Azure
4 18 (4.56%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (2.28%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (2.03%) AWS
6 8 (2.03%) Google Analytics
7 7 (1.77%) Azure Data Factory
7 7 (1.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 3 (0.76%) Google Workspace
9 2 (0.51%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.51%) GCP
9 2 (0.51%) Google Sheets
10 1 (0.25%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.25%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.25%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.52%) Internet
2 2 (0.51%) Network Security
2 2 (0.51%) VoIP
3 1 (0.25%) ADSL
3 1 (0.25%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (18.23%) Power BI
2 14 (3.54%) Tableau
3 7 (1.77%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.77%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.01%) Power Query
6 2 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.51%) Looker
6 2 (0.51%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.25%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
7 1 (0.25%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.25%) Essbase
7 1 (0.25%) MS Access
7 1 (0.25%) OLAP
7 1 (0.25%) SAP BW
7 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 4 (1.01%) JIRA
General
1 323 (81.77%) Finance
2 147 (37.22%) Analytical Skills
3 140 (35.44%) Social Skills
4 44 (11.14%) Marketing
5 21 (5.32%) Legal
5 21 (5.32%) Organisational Skills
6 20 (5.06%) Manufacturing
7 17 (4.30%) Advertising
7 17 (4.30%) Influencing Skills
8 16 (4.05%) Telecoms
9 15 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 13 (3.29%) Public Sector
11 12 (3.04%) Law
11 12 (3.04%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (2.78%) Banking
13 9 (2.28%) Billing
14 7 (1.77%) Brand Awareness
14 7 (1.77%) General Ledger
15 6 (1.52%) Retail
16 2 (0.51%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 78 (19.75%) Analyst
2 58 (14.68%) Senior
3 47 (11.90%) Finance Manager
4 43 (10.89%) Financial Analyst
5 41 (10.38%) Accountant
6 37 (9.37%) Report Analyst
7 34 (8.61%) Senior Manager
8 27 (6.84%) Management Accountant
9 23 (5.82%) Financial Controller
10 21 (5.32%) Project Manager
11 20 (5.06%) Lead
12 14 (3.54%) Commercial Analyst
12 14 (3.54%) Data Analyst
13 13 (3.29%) Developer
13 13 (3.29%) Senior Analyst
14 12 (3.04%) Administrator
14 12 (3.04%) IT Administrator
14 12 (3.04%) Senior Financial Analyst
15 11 (2.78%) Senior Reporting Analyst
15 11 (2.78%) Supplier Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.78%) Flash
2 9 (2.28%) SAP CO-PA
3 4 (1.01%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.25%) .NET
4 1 (0.25%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.59%) Analytical Mindset
2 27 (6.84%) Product Ownership
3 15 (3.80%) Onboarding
4 13 (3.29%) Management Information System
4 13 (3.29%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.77%) Social Media
6 6 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (0.76%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (0.76%) Solar Energy
7 3 (0.76%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.51%) e-Learning
8 2 (0.51%) PMI
9 1 (0.25%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.25%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.25%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 1 (0.25%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.25%) Robotics
9 1 (0.25%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 267 (67.59%) Budgeting
2 117 (29.62%) Decision-Making
3 115 (29.11%) Process Improvement
4 92 (23.29%) Business Intelligence
5 79 (20.00%) Financial Analysis
6 72 (18.23%) Continuous Improvement
7 59 (14.94%) Agile
8 56 (14.18%) Cost Control
9 54 (13.67%) Financial Modelling
10 53 (13.42%) Analytics
11 52 (13.16%) Business Strategy
11 52 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
12 47 (11.90%) Cost Optimisation
12 47 (11.90%) ERP
13 46 (11.65%) Budget Management
14 45 (11.39%) Stakeholder Management
15 38 (9.62%) Project Management
16 36 (9.11%) Fintech
17 31 (7.85%) Strategic Planning
18 29 (7.34%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 37 (9.37%) SQL
2 17 (4.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 15 (3.80%) Python
4 13 (3.29%) VBA
5 4 (1.01%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 188 (47.59%) ACCA
2 167 (42.28%) CIMA
3 45 (11.39%) Degree
4 24 (6.08%) AAT
5 20 (5.06%) ICAEW
6 7 (1.77%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.77%) Security Cleared
7 4 (1.01%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.01%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.76%) CIPD
8 3 (0.76%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.76%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.51%) APMP
9 2 (0.51%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.51%) CBAP
9 2 (0.51%) Oracle Certification
9 2 (0.51%) PMP
10 1 (0.25%) HNC
10 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (13.16%) IFRS
2 45 (11.39%) GAAP
3 19 (4.81%) PMO
4 10 (2.53%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (1.01%) GDPR
6 4 (1.01%) QA
7 3 (0.76%) NIST
7 3 (0.76%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.51%) COBIT
9 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.25%) APQC
9 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (0.25%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 37 (9.37%) Microsoft
2 35 (8.86%) SAP
3 16 (4.05%) Google
3 16 (4.05%) ServiceNow
4 12 (3.04%) Salesforce
5 10 (2.53%) Oracle
6 7 (1.77%) Pardot
7 6 (1.52%) Workday
7 6 (1.52%) Xero
8 5 (1.27%) Anaplan
8 5 (1.27%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (1.01%) Fortinet
9 4 (1.01%) IBM
9 4 (1.01%) Palo Alto
10 3 (0.76%) Openreach
10 3 (0.76%) Toshiba
11 2 (0.51%) Cognos
11 2 (0.51%) Conga
12 1 (0.25%) Apple
12 1 (0.25%) JD Edwards