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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 337 448 297
Rank change year-on-year +111 -151 +277
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 509 220 654
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.54% 0.50% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 0.56% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 406 140 55
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,750 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.25% +14.29% -19.23%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £71,056
90th Percentile £97,500 £83,875 £95,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +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 69,225 39,040 59,213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.69% 89.39% 81.41%
Number of salaries quoted 48,876 22,555 38,883
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,840 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.84%

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 12 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 12 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 +111 237 £67,500 - 229
South East +6 81 £62,500 +49.70% 105
North of England -57 64 £57,500 +10.58% 73
South West -25 46 £42,500 -46.88% 30
Midlands 0 45 £61,250 +16.11% 24
East of England -10 31 £45,000 +20.00% 19
North West -35 30 £57,500 +21.05% 38
Yorkshire -20 29 £61,250 +3.16% 23
East Midlands - 24 £65,000 - 7
West Midlands -25 21 £52,500 -0.47% 17
North East -54 5 £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 3 (0.59%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 108 (21.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.34%) PlantUML
3 9 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.38%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (1.18%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.59%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 50 (9.82%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.79%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.20%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.20%) Sage 50
4 1 (0.20%) SAP EHS
4 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 112 (22.00%) SaaS
2 73 (14.34%) Power Platform
3 33 (6.48%) Azure
4 17 (3.34%) IaaS
4 17 (3.34%) PaaS
5 15 (2.95%) Google Sheets
6 13 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.18%) Entra ID
9 4 (0.79%) AWS
9 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
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%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.39%) Snowflake
12 1 (0.20%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.36%) Internet
2 8 (1.57%) DNS
3 6 (1.18%) LAN
3 6 (1.18%) WAN
4 4 (0.79%) 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 72 (14.15%) Power BI
2 25 (4.91%) Tableau
3 12 (2.36%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.39%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.20%) Looker
6 1 (0.20%) OLAP
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.20%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 11 (2.16%) JIRA
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
General
1 447 (87.82%) Finance
2 180 (35.36%) Analytical Skills
3 152 (29.86%) Social Skills
4 33 (6.48%) Organisational Skills
5 32 (6.29%) Marketing
6 28 (5.50%) Legal
7 27 (5.30%) Law
8 26 (5.11%) Retail
9 23 (4.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 19 (3.73%) Telecoms
11 18 (3.54%) Advertising
12 16 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.95%) Manufacturing
14 14 (2.75%) Public Sector
15 13 (2.55%) Banking
15 13 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
16 11 (2.16%) Billing
17 10 (1.96%) Military
18 6 (1.18%) Financial Institution
19 4 (0.79%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 97 (19.06%) Accountant
2 85 (16.70%) Analyst
3 78 (15.32%) Management Accountant
4 49 (9.63%) Financial Controller
5 42 (8.25%) Senior
6 39 (7.66%) Finance Manager
7 32 (6.29%) IT Manager
8 27 (5.30%) Financial Analyst
9 26 (5.11%) Project Manager
9 26 (5.11%) Systems Analyst
10 25 (4.91%) Lead
11 17 (3.34%) Architect
11 17 (3.34%) Infrastructure Architect
11 17 (3.34%) Senior Analyst
11 17 (3.34%) Senior Manager
12 14 (2.75%) Report Analyst
13 12 (2.36%) Azure Architect
13 12 (2.36%) Business Analyst
14 11 (2.16%) Operations Manager
15 10 (1.96%) Finance Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.39%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.20%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 60 (11.79%) Management Information System
2 23 (4.52%) Onboarding
3 21 (4.13%) Cloud Native
4 17 (3.34%) Enterprise Cloud
5 16 (3.14%) Analytical Mindset
5 16 (3.14%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.57%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.38%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.38%) EPoS
8 7 (1.38%) PMI
9 6 (1.18%) Blog
9 6 (1.18%) Credit Risk
9 6 (1.18%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.18%) NHS
10 4 (0.79%) AI Agents
10 4 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.59%) IVR
11 3 (0.59%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.57%) Windows
2 4 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (69.94%) Budgeting
2 165 (32.42%) Decision-Making
3 134 (26.33%) Financial Modelling
4 131 (25.74%) Continuous Improvement
5 103 (20.24%) Process Improvement
6 101 (19.84%) Business Intelligence
6 101 (19.84%) Financial Analysis
7 93 (18.27%) Stakeholder Management
8 59 (11.59%) Budget Management
9 56 (11.00%) ERP
10 50 (9.82%) AI
10 50 (9.82%) Risk Management
11 46 (9.04%) Business Case
12 45 (8.84%) Cost Control
12 45 (8.84%) Problem-Solving
13 43 (8.45%) Fintech
14 40 (7.86%) Strategic Planning
15 38 (7.47%) Agile
16 37 (7.27%) Business Strategy
16 37 (7.27%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (4.91%) SQL
2 6 (1.18%) Python
3 2 (0.39%) XAML
4 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.20%) VBA
Qualifications
1 272 (53.44%) ACCA
2 260 (51.08%) CIMA
3 38 (7.47%) Degree
4 23 (4.52%) AAT
5 13 (2.55%) PMP
6 12 (2.36%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.38%) Security Cleared
8 5 (0.98%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.79%) HNC
9 4 (0.79%) HND
9 4 (0.79%) SC Cleared
10 3 (0.59%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.59%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.59%) ICAEW
10 3 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.59%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.39%) CCAB
11 2 (0.39%) Computer Science Degree
11 2 (0.39%) MBA
11 2 (0.39%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (6.68%) Data Quality
1 34 (6.68%) IFRS
2 30 (5.89%) GAAP
3 24 (4.72%) PMO
4 14 (2.75%) SLA
5 9 (1.77%) GDPR
5 9 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials
6 6 (1.18%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 6 (1.18%) QA
7 4 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.59%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.59%) NIST
9 2 (0.39%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.20%) GRC
10 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 17 (3.34%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.39%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 17 (3.34%) Ansible
1 17 (3.34%) Terraform
2 7 (1.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.39%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 43 (8.45%) Microsoft
2 29 (5.70%) SAP
3 25 (4.91%) Sage
4 21 (4.13%) Cisco
5 20 (3.93%) Xero
6 17 (3.34%) Oracle
6 17 (3.34%) VMware
7 16 (3.14%) Google
8 14 (2.75%) Salesforce
9 11 (2.16%) Workday
10 6 (1.18%) Adaptive Insights
11 5 (0.98%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.79%) Fortinet
13 3 (0.59%) BMC
14 2 (0.39%) Atlassian
14 2 (0.39%) Cognizant
14 2 (0.39%) Jedox
14 2 (0.39%) NEC
14 2 (0.39%) Palo Alto
14 2 (0.39%) SYSPRO