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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 347 495 568
Rank change year-on-year +148 +73 +169
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 293 222 119
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.64% 0.37% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 0.44% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 187 49 63
10th Percentile £37,500 £38,789 £42,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £42,939 £59,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% +16.62%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £83,125
90th Percentile £94,250 £106,250 £134,356
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,108 £68,750
% change year-on-year -6.41% -6.75% +18.78%

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 39,312 50,298 44,083
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.94% 83.82% 93.70%
Number of salaries quoted 24,307 25,999 33,770
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 18 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 18 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 +92 91 £67,500 -6.90% 104
South East +76 62 £42,500 -27.84% 60
North of England +14 61 £52,000 +30.00% 23
North West +18 45 £49,250 +23.13% 18
Midlands +50 31 £60,000 +9.09% 21
West Midlands +53 23 £60,000 +9.09% 14
South West +47 23 £80,000 +21.21% 15
East of England +35 23 £37,500 -42.31% 16
Yorkshire +8 10 £39,813 - 6
East Midlands +26 7 - - 7
North East +1 6 £95,000 -
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 12 (4.10%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.41%) SugarCRM
3 1 (0.34%) Confluence
3 1 (0.34%) WordPress
Applications
1 107 (36.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (6.83%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (4.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (5.12%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.37%) 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 (21.50%) Power Platform
2 42 (14.33%) SaaS
3 38 (12.97%) Azure
4 10 (3.41%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (2.73%) AWS
6 7 (2.39%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (2.39%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 6 (2.05%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.71%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.68%) GCP
9 2 (0.68%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.34%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.34%) Contentsquare
10 1 (0.34%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.34%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.37%) Internet
2 2 (0.68%) Network Security
3 1 (0.34%) ADSL
3 1 (0.34%) DNS
3 1 (0.34%) SSH
3 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.34%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (21.50%) Power BI
2 10 (3.41%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (2.39%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (2.39%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.39%) SQL Server
3 7 (2.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (2.05%) Tableau
5 4 (1.37%) 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
1 239 (81.57%) Finance
2 131 (44.71%) Social Skills
3 118 (40.27%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (9.90%) Presentation Skills
5 25 (8.53%) Marketing
6 20 (6.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (5.12%) Manufacturing
8 13 (4.44%) Organisational Skills
8 13 (4.44%) Telecoms
9 10 (3.41%) Advertising
9 10 (3.41%) Banking
9 10 (3.41%) Public Sector
9 10 (3.41%) Retail
10 9 (3.07%) Billing
11 6 (2.05%) Law
12 5 (1.71%) Local Government
12 5 (1.71%) Police
13 4 (1.37%) Back Office
13 4 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.37%) Legal
Job Titles
1 77 (26.28%) Analyst
2 56 (19.11%) Financial Analyst
3 51 (17.41%) Accountant
3 51 (17.41%) Senior
4 30 (10.24%) Finance Manager
5 26 (8.87%) Commercial Analyst
6 25 (8.53%) Management Accountant
7 24 (8.19%) Senior Manager
8 19 (6.48%) Lead
8 19 (6.48%) Project Manager
9 17 (5.80%) Senior Analyst
10 13 (4.44%) Business Analyst
11 12 (4.10%) Senior Financial Analyst
12 10 (3.41%) Finance Business Analyst
12 10 (3.41%) Insight Analyst
12 10 (3.41%) Report Analyst
12 10 (3.41%) Systems Accountant
13 9 (3.07%) Head of Finance
14 8 (2.73%) IT Manager
14 8 (2.73%) Senior Reporting Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.73%) Flash
2 5 (1.71%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.68%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.34%) .NET
4 1 (0.34%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (10.92%) Analytical Mindset
2 23 (7.85%) Management Information System
3 13 (4.44%) Social Media
4 12 (4.10%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (3.75%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (1.71%) NHS
7 4 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.37%) 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 (2.39%) Windows
2 1 (0.34%) Linux
2 1 (0.34%) Solaris
2 1 (0.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (71.33%) Budgeting
2 103 (35.15%) Decision-Making
3 82 (27.99%) Process Improvement
4 64 (21.84%) Financial Modelling
5 63 (21.50%) Business Intelligence
6 58 (19.80%) Financial Analysis
7 50 (17.06%) Problem-Solving
8 46 (15.70%) Analytics
9 45 (15.36%) Data Analysis
9 45 (15.36%) Stakeholder Management
10 43 (14.68%) ERP
11 36 (12.29%) Actionable Insight
11 36 (12.29%) Continuous Improvement
12 35 (11.95%) Agile
13 34 (11.60%) Budget Management
14 31 (10.58%) Project Management
15 30 (10.24%) Business Strategy
16 27 (9.22%) Cost Control
17 25 (8.53%) Planning and Forecasting
18 24 (8.19%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 26 (8.87%) SQL
2 11 (3.75%) VBA
3 7 (2.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (1.37%) 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
1 135 (46.08%) ACCA
2 120 (40.96%) CIMA
3 54 (18.43%) Degree
4 16 (5.46%) ICAEW
5 13 (4.44%) AAT
5 13 (4.44%) DBS Check
6 10 (3.41%) HNC
7 6 (2.05%) Master's Degree
7 6 (2.05%) PMI Certification
7 6 (2.05%) 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 26 (8.87%) GAAP
2 25 (8.53%) IFRS
3 15 (5.12%) PMO
4 9 (3.07%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.71%) SLA
6 4 (1.37%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (1.37%) 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 (16.04%) Microsoft
2 20 (6.83%) SAP
3 15 (5.12%) Oracle
4 11 (3.75%) Adaptive Insights
4 11 (3.75%) Workday
5 5 (1.71%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (1.71%) Google
6 4 (1.37%) Fortinet
6 4 (1.37%) Palo Alto
6 4 (1.37%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.37%) Xero
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