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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 316 481 571
Rank change year-on-year +165 +90 +153
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 322 196 100
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.62% 0.39% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 0.44% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 209 56 53
10th Percentile £43,700 £40,000 £38,795
25th Percentile £52,000 £45,422 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.88% -13.93% +20.94%
75th Percentile £77,500 £79,063 £84,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £102,500 £134,356
UK median annual salary £65,000 £64,108 £70,000
% change year-on-year +1.39% -8.42% +17.15%

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 42,888 44,758 41,633
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 82.27% 90.07% 91.30%
Number of salaries quoted 25,613 22,453 32,215
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 29 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 29 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 +95 105 £67,500 -3.50% 77
South East +89 69 £55,000 -38.89% 99
North of England -33 45 £55,000 +37.50% 67
Midlands +40 44 £60,000 +17.07% 51
West Midlands +35 33 £60,000 +9.09% 26
North West +20 31 £53,500 +33.75% 32
South West +36 30 £80,000 +21.21% 31
East of England +51 26 £50,000 -23.08% 41
East Midlands -3 10 - - 21
Yorkshire -10 8 £64,907 - 31
North East -16 6 £95,000 +35.71% 5
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 (4.04%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.11%) SugarCRM
3 2 (0.62%) Confluence
4 1 (0.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 104 (32.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.97%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (3.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.24%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (4.04%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.55%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (1.24%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.93%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 3 (0.93%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.93%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.62%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.31%) Lawson
6 1 (0.31%) Primavera
6 1 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 69 (21.43%) Power Platform
2 50 (15.53%) Azure
3 44 (13.66%) SaaS
4 11 (3.42%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (2.80%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (2.48%) AWS
7 7 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
7 7 (2.17%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 5 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.62%) GCP
9 2 (0.62%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.31%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.31%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.55%) Internet
2 2 (0.62%) Network Security
2 2 (0.62%) VoIP
3 1 (0.31%) ADSL
3 1 (0.31%) DNS
3 1 (0.31%) SSH
3 1 (0.31%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (21.43%) Power BI
2 10 (3.11%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (2.17%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.17%) SQL Server
3 7 (2.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 7 (2.17%) Tableau
4 5 (1.55%) Power Query
5 2 (0.62%) Looker
6 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.31%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.31%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.31%) Essbase
6 1 (0.31%) MS Access
6 1 (0.31%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.31%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 3 (0.93%) JIRA
2 1 (0.31%) Git
General
1 257 (79.81%) Finance
2 142 (44.10%) Social Skills
3 134 (41.61%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (8.07%) Presentation Skills
5 24 (7.45%) Marketing
6 17 (5.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (4.66%) Telecoms
8 13 (4.04%) Manufacturing
8 13 (4.04%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (3.73%) Legal
10 11 (3.42%) Banking
11 9 (2.80%) Advertising
11 9 (2.80%) Law
11 9 (2.80%) Public Sector
12 8 (2.48%) Billing
12 8 (2.48%) Retail
13 7 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.93%) General Ledger
14 3 (0.93%) Local Government
14 3 (0.93%) Police
Job Titles
1 67 (20.81%) Analyst
2 53 (16.46%) Senior
3 46 (14.29%) Financial Analyst
4 43 (13.35%) Accountant
5 34 (10.56%) Finance Manager
6 27 (8.39%) Senior Manager
7 21 (6.52%) Project Manager
8 20 (6.21%) Management Accountant
9 19 (5.90%) Report Analyst
10 17 (5.28%) Commercial Analyst
10 17 (5.28%) Lead
11 16 (4.97%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (3.73%) Administrator
12 12 (3.73%) IT Administrator
12 12 (3.73%) Senior Financial Analyst
13 11 (3.42%) Senior Reporting Analyst
14 10 (3.11%) Financial Controller
14 10 (3.11%) Insight Analyst
14 10 (3.11%) Systems Accountant
15 9 (2.80%) Head of Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.42%) Flash
2 4 (1.24%) SAP CO-PA
3 3 (0.93%) Software Packaging
4 2 (0.62%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.31%) .NET
5 1 (0.31%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 37 (11.49%) Analytical Mindset
2 20 (6.21%) Management Information System
3 14 (4.35%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.73%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (3.11%) Social Media
6 8 (2.48%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.24%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.93%) NHS
8 3 (0.93%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.62%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.62%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 1 (0.31%) Augmented Reality
10 1 (0.31%) Clustering
10 1 (0.31%) Cyber Threat
10 1 (0.31%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.31%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.31%) PMI
10 1 (0.31%) Security Posture
10 1 (0.31%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.17%) Windows
2 1 (0.31%) Linux
2 1 (0.31%) Solaris
2 1 (0.31%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (70.50%) Budgeting
2 112 (34.78%) Decision-Making
3 99 (30.75%) Process Improvement
4 73 (22.67%) Business Intelligence
5 65 (20.19%) Financial Analysis
6 59 (18.32%) Financial Modelling
7 52 (16.15%) Analytics
7 52 (16.15%) Problem-Solving
8 46 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
9 44 (13.66%) ERP
10 40 (12.42%) Agile
10 40 (12.42%) Stakeholder Management
11 38 (11.80%) Budget Management
12 36 (11.18%) Business Strategy
12 36 (11.18%) Data Analysis
12 36 (11.18%) Project Management
13 32 (9.94%) Cost Optimisation
14 30 (9.32%) Cost Control
15 28 (8.70%) Actionable Insight
16 27 (8.39%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 35 (10.87%) SQL
2 15 (4.66%) VBA
3 12 (3.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 9 (2.80%) Python
5 4 (1.24%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.31%) Bash
6 1 (0.31%) Bourne shell
6 1 (0.31%) C-shell
6 1 (0.31%) Perl
6 1 (0.31%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 140 (43.48%) ACCA
2 123 (38.20%) CIMA
3 51 (15.84%) Degree
4 18 (5.59%) ICAEW
5 15 (4.66%) AAT
6 10 (3.11%) DBS Check
6 10 (3.11%) HNC
7 7 (2.17%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.86%) PMP
9 3 (0.93%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.93%) CIPD
9 3 (0.93%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.62%) CBAP
11 1 (0.31%) APMP
11 1 (0.31%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 1 (0.31%) MBA
11 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.31%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.31%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.94%) IFRS
2 30 (9.32%) GAAP
3 21 (6.52%) PMO
4 9 (2.80%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.55%) QA
5 5 (1.55%) SLA
6 3 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.62%) COBIT
7 2 (0.62%) GDPR
7 2 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.31%) APQC
8 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.31%) FINRA
8 1 (0.31%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.31%) NIST
8 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (0.31%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.31%) Ansible
1 1 (0.31%) Oracle ZFS
1 1 (0.31%) Terraform
1 1 (0.31%) VxRail
Vendors
1 38 (11.80%) Microsoft
2 28 (8.70%) SAP
3 17 (5.28%) Oracle
4 14 (4.35%) Workday
5 11 (3.42%) Adaptive Insights
6 5 (1.55%) Anaplan
6 5 (1.55%) CrowdStrike
6 5 (1.55%) Google
6 5 (1.55%) Xero
7 4 (1.24%) Fortinet
7 4 (1.24%) Palo Alto
7 4 (1.24%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.93%) IBM
8 3 (0.93%) Openreach
9 1 (0.31%) Apple
9 1 (0.31%) Cognos
9 1 (0.31%) EMC
9 1 (0.31%) HP
9 1 (0.31%) JD Edwards
9 1 (0.31%) Red Hat