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

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 305 473 353
Rank change year-on-year +168 -120 +295
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 480 156 630
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.58% 0.41% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.79% 0.44% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 382 66 106
10th Percentile £47,600 £38,625 £32,500
25th Percentile £55,063 £45,706 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +20.00% -9.59%
75th Percentile £76,521 £79,688 £67,188
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,500 £89,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year - +27.45% -7.78%

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 60,779 35,855 71,828
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.78% 93.41% 84.74%
Number of salaries quoted 40,146 19,238 53,727
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £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 £73,288
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,648 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.59% +8.45% -9.84%

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 22 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 22 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 +118 210 £70,000 -9.68% 88
South East +41 87 £60,000 -27.27% 47
North of England -57 55 £57,500 +10.58% 18
South West -21 43 £54,000 -25.52% 9
Midlands -8 42 £70,000 +33.33% 16
East of England +14 30 £45,814 -38.92% 10
North West 0 30 £57,500 +10.58% 9
West Midlands -12 27 £75,000 +42.86% 12
Yorkshire -52 20 £62,500 -21.88% 8
East Midlands - 15 £63,750 - 4
North East -52 5 £38,500 - 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 (1.25%) WordPress
2 4 (0.83%) Confluence
2 4 (0.83%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 94 (19.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.54%) Spreadsheet
3 11 (2.29%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.67%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.04%) PlantUML
6 4 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 28 (5.83%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.88%) Dynamics AX
2 9 (1.88%) SAP CO
3 7 (1.46%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.42%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.42%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.42%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.21%) IBM Planning Analytics
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 98 (20.42%) SaaS
2 62 (12.92%) Power Platform
3 29 (6.04%) Azure
4 11 (2.29%) Dynamics 365
4 11 (2.29%) Google Sheets
5 9 (1.88%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (1.46%) Google Analytics
7 5 (1.04%) IaaS
7 5 (1.04%) PaaS
8 4 (0.83%) Google Workspace
9 3 (0.63%) AWS
9 3 (0.63%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.42%) GCP
10 2 (0.42%) Intacct
10 2 (0.42%) Miro
10 2 (0.42%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.42%) SuccessFactors
11 1 (0.21%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.21%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.04%) DNS
2 3 (0.63%) Internet
3 2 (0.42%) Broadband
3 2 (0.42%) Network Security
3 2 (0.42%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.21%) BGP
4 1 (0.21%) Cisco Firepower
4 1 (0.21%) DHCP
4 1 (0.21%) DMVPN
4 1 (0.21%) Extranet
4 1 (0.21%) Firewall
4 1 (0.21%) LAN
4 1 (0.21%) OSPF
4 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (12.71%) Power BI
2 20 (4.17%) Tableau
3 4 (0.83%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.42%) 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 10 (2.08%) JIRA
2 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
General
1 410 (85.42%) Finance
2 162 (33.75%) Analytical Skills
3 129 (26.88%) Social Skills
4 45 (9.38%) Marketing
5 31 (6.46%) Legal
6 24 (5.00%) Law
7 20 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
8 19 (3.96%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (3.96%) Public Sector
9 18 (3.75%) Advertising
10 16 (3.33%) Banking
10 16 (3.33%) Telecoms
11 15 (3.13%) Manufacturing
12 14 (2.92%) Retail
13 12 (2.50%) Billing
14 10 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 10 (2.08%) Military
15 8 (1.67%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (1.46%) General Ledger
17 6 (1.25%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 88 (18.33%) Analyst
2 70 (14.58%) Accountant
3 57 (11.88%) Senior
4 49 (10.21%) Finance Manager
5 46 (9.58%) Financial Controller
5 46 (9.58%) Management Accountant
6 30 (6.25%) Financial Analyst
6 30 (6.25%) Report Analyst
7 29 (6.04%) Lead
8 28 (5.83%) Senior Manager
9 25 (5.21%) IT Manager
10 20 (4.17%) Senior Analyst
11 18 (3.75%) Project Manager
12 16 (3.33%) Data Analyst
13 15 (3.13%) Supplier Manager
14 13 (2.71%) Delivery Manager
14 13 (2.71%) Developer
15 11 (2.29%) Systems Analyst
16 10 (2.08%) Administrator
16 10 (2.08%) Business Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.88%) SAP CO-PA
2 3 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.42%) Flash
4 1 (0.21%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.83%) Management Information System
2 24 (5.00%) Product Ownership
3 14 (2.92%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.71%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (1.88%) PMI
7 8 (1.67%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.46%) EPoS
9 5 (1.04%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.04%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.04%) Enterprise Cloud
9 5 (1.04%) NHS
10 4 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.83%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.83%) Solar Energy
11 2 (0.42%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.42%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.42%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.42%) Taxonomies
12 1 (0.21%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.63%) Windows
2 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 342 (71.25%) Budgeting
2 129 (26.88%) Decision-Making
3 116 (24.17%) Process Improvement
4 111 (23.13%) Continuous Improvement
5 95 (19.79%) Financial Analysis
6 94 (19.58%) Business Intelligence
6 94 (19.58%) Financial Modelling
7 67 (13.96%) Stakeholder Management
8 59 (12.29%) Cost Control
9 56 (11.67%) Budget Management
10 55 (11.46%) Cost Optimisation
11 54 (11.25%) Agile
12 52 (10.83%) ERP
13 49 (10.21%) Problem-Solving
14 47 (9.79%) Business Strategy
15 42 (8.75%) Fintech
16 41 (8.54%) Analytics
17 37 (7.71%) Risk Management
18 35 (7.29%) Roadmaps
19 33 (6.88%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 30 (6.25%) SQL
2 15 (3.13%) Python
3 12 (2.50%) VBA
4 10 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.42%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.21%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 230 (47.92%) ACCA
2 206 (42.92%) CIMA
3 40 (8.33%) Degree
4 22 (4.58%) AAT
5 14 (2.92%) ICAEW
6 13 (2.71%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.29%) PMP
8 6 (1.25%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.83%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.63%) DBS Check
11 2 (0.42%) APMP
11 2 (0.42%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.42%) CCAB
11 2 (0.42%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.42%) Oracle Certification
11 2 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.42%) SC Cleared
12 1 (0.21%) CISA
12 1 (0.21%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (11.67%) IFRS
2 46 (9.58%) GAAP
3 19 (3.96%) PMO
4 14 (2.92%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.46%) GDPR
6 7 (1.46%) SLA
7 6 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.83%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.83%) NIST
9 3 (0.63%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.63%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.42%) QA
11 1 (0.21%) COBIT
11 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.21%) GRC
11 1 (0.21%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.42%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (1.04%) Ansible
1 5 (1.04%) Terraform
2 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 38 (7.92%) SAP
2 30 (6.25%) Microsoft
3 22 (4.58%) Google
4 19 (3.96%) ServiceNow
4 19 (3.96%) Xero
5 15 (3.13%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.92%) Sage
7 13 (2.71%) Oracle
8 10 (2.08%) Workday
9 7 (1.46%) Cisco
10 6 (1.25%) Pardot
11 5 (1.04%) VMware
12 4 (0.83%) Toshiba
13 3 (0.63%) Anaplan
13 3 (0.63%) BMC
14 2 (0.42%) Atlassian
14 2 (0.42%) Cognizant
14 2 (0.42%) Conga
14 2 (0.42%) Fortinet
14 2 (0.42%) NEC