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 28 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 396 507 566
Rank change year-on-year +111 +59 +221
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 252 222 128
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.59% 0.36% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.67% 0.44% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 166 43 73
10th Percentile £37,000 £39,036 £42,100
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,250 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -3.70% +17.39%
75th Percentile £72,500 £79,375 £82,500
90th Percentile £91,875 £117,250 £134,356
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,900 £70,000
% change year-on-year -7.55% -7.29% +21.74%

All Process and 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 37,831 50,587 46,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 88.01% 82.94% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 22,526 26,758 35,214
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £98,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

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 28 October 2025.

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 28 October 2025. 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 +79 77 £67,500 -6.90% 83
South East +66 58 £41,750 -47.81% 82
North of England -15 56 £52,000 +26.83% 31
North West -14 45 £51,000 +24.39% 19
Midlands +38 26 £60,000 +9.09% 11
West Midlands +45 22 £60,000 +9.09% 5
East of England +19 19 £37,500 -42.31% 15
South West +49 14 £80,000 +21.21% 11
Yorkshire +7 7 £39,813 - 11
North East +12 4 £95,000 - 1
East Midlands +12 3 - - 6
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 10 (3.97%) SharePoint
1 10 (3.97%) SugarCRM
2 1 (0.40%) Confluence
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 92 (36.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (7.94%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (5.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.40%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (5.95%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.59%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (1.19%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (1.19%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.79%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.79%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.79%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.40%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.40%) Primavera
5 1 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 55 (21.83%) Power Platform
2 37 (14.68%) SaaS
3 27 (10.71%) Azure
4 9 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (2.78%) AWS
6 4 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.19%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.79%) Contentsquare
8 2 (0.79%) GCP
8 2 (0.79%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.40%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.40%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.40%) Facebook Ads
9 1 (0.40%) Google Ads
9 1 (0.40%) Mimecast
9 1 (0.40%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.19%) Internet
2 1 (0.40%) ADSL
2 1 (0.40%) DNS
2 1 (0.40%) Network Security
2 1 (0.40%) SSH
2 1 (0.40%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (21.83%) Power BI
2 11 (4.37%) Oracle Reports
3 6 (2.38%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.98%) Tableau
5 4 (1.59%) Power Query
6 1 (0.40%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.40%) Looker
6 1 (0.40%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 3 (1.19%) JIRA
2 1 (0.40%) Git
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
General
1 202 (80.16%) Finance
2 110 (43.65%) Social Skills
3 99 (39.29%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
5 25 (9.92%) Marketing
6 19 (7.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (4.76%) Manufacturing
7 12 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (4.37%) Retail
8 11 (4.37%) Telecoms
9 10 (3.97%) Public Sector
10 9 (3.57%) Advertising
10 9 (3.57%) Banking
11 6 (2.38%) Law
12 5 (1.98%) Local Government
12 5 (1.98%) Police
13 4 (1.59%) Back Office
13 4 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.59%) Legal
14 2 (0.79%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 65 (25.79%) Analyst
2 50 (19.84%) Financial Analyst
3 45 (17.86%) Accountant
4 42 (16.67%) Senior
5 25 (9.92%) Finance Manager
6 21 (8.33%) Management Accountant
7 20 (7.94%) Senior Manager
8 19 (7.54%) Lead
9 17 (6.75%) Commercial Analyst
10 15 (5.95%) Project Manager
11 13 (5.16%) Business Analyst
11 13 (5.16%) Senior Analyst
12 10 (3.97%) Finance Business Analyst
12 10 (3.97%) Systems Accountant
13 8 (3.17%) Senior Financial Analyst
14 7 (2.78%) Data Analyst
14 7 (2.78%) IT Manager
15 6 (2.38%) Project Officer
15 6 (2.38%) Project Support Officer
15 6 (2.38%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.98%) Software Packaging
2 4 (1.59%) Flash
3 2 (0.79%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.40%) .NET
4 1 (0.40%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 24 (9.52%) Analytical Mindset
2 19 (7.54%) Management Information System
3 14 (5.56%) Social Media
4 9 (3.57%) Onboarding
5 6 (2.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (1.98%) NHS
6 5 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.59%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.19%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.19%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.40%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.40%) Blog
9 1 (0.40%) Clustering
9 1 (0.40%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.40%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.40%) Freedom of Information
9 1 (0.40%) IoT
9 1 (0.40%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.40%) Social Network
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.59%) Windows
2 1 (0.40%) Linux
2 1 (0.40%) Solaris
2 1 (0.40%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (71.43%) Budgeting
2 83 (32.94%) Decision-Making
3 59 (23.41%) Financial Modelling
4 58 (23.02%) Process Improvement
5 54 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
6 51 (20.24%) Financial Analysis
7 45 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
8 43 (17.06%) ERP
9 42 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
10 40 (15.87%) Data Analysis
11 37 (14.68%) Analytics
12 35 (13.89%) Agile
13 33 (13.10%) Budget Management
14 31 (12.30%) Actionable Insight
15 27 (10.71%) Continuous Improvement
16 25 (9.92%) Business Case
16 25 (9.92%) Planning and Forecasting
16 25 (9.92%) Project Management
17 24 (9.52%) Cost Control
18 23 (9.13%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 19 (7.54%) SQL
2 10 (3.97%) VBA
3 5 (1.98%) Python
4 2 (0.79%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.40%) Bash
5 1 (0.40%) Bourne shell
5 1 (0.40%) C-shell
5 1 (0.40%) Perl
5 1 (0.40%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 112 (44.44%) ACCA
2 97 (38.49%) CIMA
3 47 (18.65%) Degree
4 14 (5.56%) DBS Check
5 13 (5.16%) ICAEW
6 10 (3.97%) HNC
7 8 (3.17%) AAT
8 5 (1.98%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.98%) PMP
9 4 (1.59%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.19%) CIPD
11 2 (0.79%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.79%) CBAP
12 1 (0.40%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 1 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.40%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 1 (0.40%) SC Cleared
12 1 (0.40%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.73%) GAAP
2 21 (8.33%) IFRS
3 14 (5.56%) PMO
4 5 (1.98%) SLA
5 3 (1.19%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (1.19%) Data Quality
5 3 (1.19%) QA
6 2 (0.79%) GDPR
7 1 (0.40%) APQC
7 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.40%) FINRA
7 1 (0.40%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.40%) NIST
7 1 (0.40%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.40%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.40%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.40%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.40%) Ansible
1 1 (0.40%) Oracle ZFS
1 1 (0.40%) Terraform
1 1 (0.40%) VxRail
Vendors
1 45 (17.86%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.75%) SAP
3 15 (5.95%) Oracle
4 11 (4.37%) Adaptive Insights
4 11 (4.37%) Workday
5 6 (2.38%) Google
6 5 (1.98%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (1.59%) Fortinet
7 4 (1.59%) Palo Alto
8 3 (1.19%) Sage
9 2 (0.79%) Anaplan
9 2 (0.79%) Openreach
9 2 (0.79%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.79%) TikTok
9 2 (0.79%) Xero
10 1 (0.40%) Apple
10 1 (0.40%) EMC
10 1 (0.40%) HP
10 1 (0.40%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.40%) VMware