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

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 335 510 567
Rank change year-on-year +175 +57 +144
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 301 217 113
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.64% 0.38% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.76% 0.44% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 188 61 58
10th Percentile £37,626 £39,036 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,878 £40,000 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,500 £68,750
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% -12.00% +18.78%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £84,188
90th Percentile £95,000 £106,250 £134,356
UK median annual salary £60,000 £64,108 £70,000
% change year-on-year -6.41% -8.42% +20.94%

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 39,619 49,328 42,301
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.01% 86.14% 93.62%
Number of salaries quoted 24,754 25,663 32,651
10th Percentile £28,325 £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% - -4.00%
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 2 December 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 2 December 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 +116 94 £67,500 -10.00% 66
South East +64 62 £51,250 -43.06% 59
North of England +13 56 £55,000 +37.50% 28
North West +26 39 £52,000 +30.00% 17
Midlands +54 35 £60,000 +9.09% 15
East of England +50 26 £37,500 -42.31% 11
South West +38 26 £80,000 +21.21% 11
West Midlands +52 24 £60,000 +9.09% 11
East Midlands +27 10 - - 3
Yorkshire 0 10 £64,907 - 10
North East +7 7 £95,000 +35.71% 3
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 (4.32%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.32%) SugarCRM
3 1 (0.33%) Confluence
3 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 111 (36.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (6.64%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (4.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.00%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (4.65%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.33%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (1.00%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 3 (1.00%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (1.00%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.66%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.33%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.33%) Lawson
5 1 (0.33%) Primavera
5 1 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 64 (21.26%) Power Platform
2 44 (14.62%) SaaS
3 39 (12.96%) Azure
4 9 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (2.66%) AWS
5 8 (2.66%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (2.33%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (2.33%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 5 (1.66%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.66%) GCP
9 1 (0.33%) Azure Sentinel
9 1 (0.33%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.33%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.33%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.66%) Internet
2 2 (0.66%) Network Security
2 2 (0.66%) VoIP
3 1 (0.33%) ADSL
3 1 (0.33%) DNS
3 1 (0.33%) SSH
3 1 (0.33%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (21.26%) Power BI
2 10 (3.32%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (2.33%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.33%) SQL Server
3 7 (2.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (1.99%) Tableau
5 4 (1.33%) Power Query
6 2 (0.66%) Looker
7 1 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.33%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
7 1 (0.33%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.33%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.33%) Essbase
7 1 (0.33%) MS Access
7 1 (0.33%) Oracle Exadata
7 1 (0.33%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (0.66%) JIRA
2 1 (0.33%) Git
General
1 247 (82.06%) Finance
2 137 (45.51%) Social Skills
3 127 (42.19%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (9.63%) Presentation Skills
5 25 (8.31%) Marketing
6 20 (6.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 14 (4.65%) Telecoms
8 13 (4.32%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.99%) Manufacturing
10 10 (3.32%) Advertising
11 9 (2.99%) Banking
11 9 (2.99%) Public Sector
12 8 (2.66%) Billing
12 8 (2.66%) Retail
13 6 (1.99%) Law
13 6 (1.99%) Legal
14 5 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.66%) Local Government
14 5 (1.66%) Police
15 4 (1.33%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 77 (25.58%) Analyst
2 58 (19.27%) Financial Analyst
3 55 (18.27%) Senior
4 50 (16.61%) Accountant
5 32 (10.63%) Finance Manager
6 26 (8.64%) Senior Manager
7 24 (7.97%) Commercial Analyst
8 23 (7.64%) Management Accountant
9 19 (6.31%) Project Manager
9 19 (6.31%) Senior Analyst
10 17 (5.65%) Lead
11 16 (5.32%) Report Analyst
12 15 (4.98%) Senior Financial Analyst
13 11 (3.65%) Insight Analyst
13 11 (3.65%) Senior Reporting Analyst
14 10 (3.32%) Business Analyst
14 10 (3.32%) Finance Business Analyst
14 10 (3.32%) Head of Finance
14 10 (3.32%) Systems Accountant
15 9 (2.99%) IT Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.65%) Flash
2 5 (1.66%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.33%) .NET
4 1 (0.33%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 35 (11.63%) Analytical Mindset
2 20 (6.64%) Management Information System
3 13 (4.32%) Social Media
4 12 (3.99%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.99%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 5 (1.66%) NHS
6 4 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.33%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.00%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.00%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.66%) e-Learning
9 1 (0.33%) Augmented Reality
9 1 (0.33%) Clustering
9 1 (0.33%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.33%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.33%) IoT
9 1 (0.33%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.33%) Windows
2 1 (0.33%) Linux
2 1 (0.33%) Solaris
2 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (70.76%) Budgeting
2 110 (36.54%) Decision-Making
3 90 (29.90%) Process Improvement
4 67 (22.26%) Business Intelligence
5 66 (21.93%) Financial Modelling
6 63 (20.93%) Financial Analysis
7 47 (15.61%) Problem-Solving
8 45 (14.95%) Analytics
9 43 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
10 41 (13.62%) ERP
11 40 (13.29%) Data Analysis
12 39 (12.96%) Continuous Improvement
13 36 (11.96%) Agile
14 34 (11.30%) Budget Management
15 32 (10.63%) Project Management
16 31 (10.30%) Actionable Insight
17 30 (9.97%) Business Strategy
18 27 (8.97%) Cost Control
19 25 (8.31%) Fintech
20 23 (7.64%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 28 (9.30%) SQL
2 13 (4.32%) VBA
3 7 (2.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 6 (1.99%) Python
5 3 (1.00%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.33%) Bash
6 1 (0.33%) Bourne shell
6 1 (0.33%) C-shell
6 1 (0.33%) Perl
6 1 (0.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 143 (47.51%) ACCA
2 126 (41.86%) CIMA
3 50 (16.61%) Degree
4 18 (5.98%) ICAEW
5 16 (5.32%) AAT
6 13 (4.32%) DBS Check
7 10 (3.32%) HNC
8 6 (1.99%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.99%) PMP
9 3 (1.00%) CIPD
9 3 (1.00%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.66%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.66%) CBAP
11 1 (0.33%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 1 (0.33%) MBA
11 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.33%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (9.97%) GAAP
2 29 (9.63%) IFRS
3 16 (5.32%) PMO
4 9 (2.99%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.66%) SLA
6 4 (1.33%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (1.33%) QA
7 1 (0.33%) APQC
7 1 (0.33%) COBIT
7 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.33%) FINRA
7 1 (0.33%) GDPR
7 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.33%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.33%) NIST
7 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.33%) Ansible
1 1 (0.33%) Oracle ZFS
1 1 (0.33%) Terraform
1 1 (0.33%) VxRail
Vendors
1 44 (14.62%) Microsoft
2 23 (7.64%) SAP
3 15 (4.98%) Oracle
4 11 (3.65%) Adaptive Insights
4 11 (3.65%) Workday
5 5 (1.66%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (1.66%) Xero
6 4 (1.33%) Fortinet
6 4 (1.33%) Google
6 4 (1.33%) Palo Alto
7 3 (1.00%) Anaplan
7 3 (1.00%) IBM
7 3 (1.00%) Openreach
7 3 (1.00%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.33%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.33%) Apple
8 1 (0.33%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.33%) Pardot
8 1 (0.33%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.33%) TikTok