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

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 344 502 566
Rank change year-on-year +158 +64 +182
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 295 224 119
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.64% 0.37% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 0.44% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 189 50 62
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,912 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,454 £58,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year - -9.43% +14.46%
75th Percentile £72,500 £76,063 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £106,250 £134,356
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,304 £67,500
% change year-on-year -5.22% -6.22% +16.62%

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 39,652 50,712 43,588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.51% 84.01% 93.70%
Number of salaries quoted 24,627 26,332 33,394
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £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% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

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 21 November 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 21 November 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 +100 92 £67,500 -3.57% 115
South East +84 63 £42,500 -27.84% 62
North of England +3 60 £52,000 +30.00% 27
North West +15 43 £51,000 +27.50% 20
Midlands +60 31 £60,000 +9.09% 20
South West +43 24 £80,000 +21.21% 14
West Midlands +48 23 £60,000 +9.09% 14
East of England +42 23 £37,500 -42.31% 15
Yorkshire +7 11 £39,813 - 6
East Midlands +30 7 - - 6
North East +4 6 £95,000 - 2
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 13 (4.41%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.39%) SugarCRM
3 1 (0.34%) Confluence
3 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 108 (36.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (6.78%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (4.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (5.08%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.36%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (1.02%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 3 (1.02%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (1.02%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (1.02%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.68%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.34%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.34%) Lawson
5 1 (0.34%) Primavera
5 1 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 63 (21.36%) Power Platform
2 42 (14.24%) SaaS
3 38 (12.88%) Azure
4 10 (3.39%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (2.71%) AWS
6 7 (2.37%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (2.37%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 7 (2.37%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.68%) GCP
8 2 (0.68%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.34%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.34%) Contentsquare
9 1 (0.34%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.34%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.69%) Internet
2 2 (0.68%) Network Security
2 2 (0.68%) VoIP
3 1 (0.34%) ADSL
3 1 (0.34%) DNS
3 1 (0.34%) SSH
3 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (21.36%) Power BI
2 10 (3.39%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (2.37%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (2.37%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.37%) SQL Server
3 7 (2.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (2.03%) Tableau
5 4 (1.36%) Power Query
6 2 (0.68%) Looker
7 1 (0.34%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.34%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.34%) Essbase
7 1 (0.34%) MS Access
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 3 (1.02%) JIRA
2 1 (0.34%) Git
General
1 240 (81.36%) Finance
2 130 (44.07%) Social Skills
3 119 (40.34%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (9.83%) Presentation Skills
5 25 (8.47%) Marketing
6 20 (6.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (5.08%) Manufacturing
8 14 (4.75%) Telecoms
9 13 (4.41%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (3.39%) Advertising
10 10 (3.39%) Banking
10 10 (3.39%) Public Sector
10 10 (3.39%) Retail
11 9 (3.05%) Billing
12 6 (2.03%) Law
13 5 (1.69%) Legal
13 5 (1.69%) Local Government
13 5 (1.69%) Police
14 4 (1.36%) Back Office
14 4 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 76 (25.76%) Analyst
2 54 (18.31%) Financial Analyst
3 52 (17.63%) Accountant
4 51 (17.29%) Senior
5 30 (10.17%) Finance Manager
6 25 (8.47%) Management Accountant
7 24 (8.14%) Commercial Analyst
7 24 (8.14%) Senior Manager
8 19 (6.44%) Lead
8 19 (6.44%) Project Manager
9 17 (5.76%) Senior Analyst
10 13 (4.41%) Business Analyst
11 12 (4.07%) Senior Financial Analyst
12 11 (3.73%) Report Analyst
13 10 (3.39%) Finance Business Analyst
13 10 (3.39%) Head of Finance
13 10 (3.39%) Insight Analyst
13 10 (3.39%) Systems Accountant
14 8 (2.71%) IT Manager
14 8 (2.71%) Senior Reporting Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.71%) Flash
2 5 (1.69%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.68%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.34%) .NET
4 1 (0.34%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (10.85%) Analytical Mindset
2 23 (7.80%) Management Information System
3 13 (4.41%) Social Media
4 12 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (3.73%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (1.69%) NHS
7 4 (1.36%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.36%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.02%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.02%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.68%) e-Learning
10 1 (0.34%) Augmented Reality
10 1 (0.34%) Blog
10 1 (0.34%) Clustering
10 1 (0.34%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.34%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.34%) Freedom of Information
10 1 (0.34%) IoT
10 1 (0.34%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.37%) Windows
2 1 (0.34%) Linux
2 1 (0.34%) Solaris
2 1 (0.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (71.53%) Budgeting
2 102 (34.58%) Decision-Making
3 82 (27.80%) Process Improvement
4 64 (21.69%) Business Intelligence
4 64 (21.69%) Financial Modelling
5 58 (19.66%) Financial Analysis
6 51 (17.29%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (15.59%) Analytics
8 45 (15.25%) Data Analysis
8 45 (15.25%) Stakeholder Management
9 43 (14.58%) ERP
10 38 (12.88%) Continuous Improvement
11 35 (11.86%) Agile
12 34 (11.53%) Actionable Insight
12 34 (11.53%) Budget Management
13 31 (10.51%) Project Management
14 30 (10.17%) Business Strategy
15 27 (9.15%) Cost Control
16 25 (8.47%) Planning and Forecasting
17 24 (8.14%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 26 (8.81%) SQL
2 11 (3.73%) VBA
3 7 (2.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (1.36%) Python
5 2 (0.68%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.34%) Bash
6 1 (0.34%) Bourne shell
6 1 (0.34%) C-shell
6 1 (0.34%) Perl
6 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 138 (46.78%) ACCA
2 122 (41.36%) CIMA
3 54 (18.31%) Degree
4 17 (5.76%) ICAEW
5 13 (4.41%) AAT
5 13 (4.41%) DBS Check
6 10 (3.39%) HNC
7 6 (2.03%) Master's Degree
7 6 (2.03%) PMI Certification
7 6 (2.03%) PMP
8 3 (1.02%) CIPD
9 2 (0.68%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.68%) CBAP
10 1 (0.34%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.34%) MBA
10 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.34%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.34%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.49%) GAAP
2 27 (9.15%) IFRS
3 15 (5.08%) PMO
4 9 (3.05%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.69%) SLA
6 4 (1.36%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (1.36%) QA
7 1 (0.34%) APQC
7 1 (0.34%) COBIT
7 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.34%) FINRA
7 1 (0.34%) GDPR
7 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.34%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.34%) NIST
7 1 (0.34%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.34%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.34%) Ansible
1 1 (0.34%) Oracle ZFS
1 1 (0.34%) Terraform
1 1 (0.34%) VxRail
Vendors
1 47 (15.93%) Microsoft
2 20 (6.78%) SAP
3 15 (5.08%) Oracle
4 11 (3.73%) Adaptive Insights
4 11 (3.73%) Workday
5 5 (1.69%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (1.69%) Google
5 5 (1.69%) Xero
6 4 (1.36%) Fortinet
6 4 (1.36%) Palo Alto
6 4 (1.36%) Salesforce
7 3 (1.02%) Anaplan
7 3 (1.02%) IBM
7 3 (1.02%) Openreach
7 3 (1.02%) Sage
8 2 (0.68%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.34%) Alteryx
9 1 (0.34%) Pardot
9 1 (0.34%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.34%) TikTok