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 citing Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 2 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	307	389	507
Rank change year-on-year	+82	+118	+58
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting	613	267	223
As % of all permanent jobs in England	0.57%	0.61%	0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.77%	0.70%	0.44%
Number of salaries quoted	437	171	43
10^th Percentile	£41,250	£37,250	£38,047
25^th Percentile	£52,500	£46,250	£49,125
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£62,500	£60,000	£65,000
Median % change year-on-year	+4.17%	-7.69%	-3.70%
75^th Percentile	£77,500	£72,500	£78,125
90^th Percentile	£103,750	£90,000	£106,250
UK median annual salary	£62,500	£60,000	£64,504
% change year-on-year	+4.17%	-6.98%	-7.85%

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 citing process or methodology skills in England.

	6 months to 2 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills	79,659	38,088	50,577
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England	74.09%	87.43%	82.99%
Number of salaries quoted	54,775	22,946	26,593
10^th Percentile	£31,250	£28,250	£34,000
25^th Percentile	£41,326	£36,250	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£55,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+9.09%	-8.33%	-
75^th Percentile	£78,750	£75,000	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£95,000	£98,750
UK median annual salary	£59,000	£54,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+9.26%	-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 Salary Trend in England

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 November 2026.

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 November 2026. 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
London	+48	226	£67,500	-	73
South East	+7	155	£62,500	+49.70%	35
North of England	-59	81	£57,500	+10.58%	12
Midlands	-27	64	£52,500	-12.50%	13
South West	-40	55	£52,500	-34.38%	9
West Midlands	-48	33	£52,500	-12.50%	11
East of England	-42	32	£47,500	+26.67%	16
East Midlands	-22	31	£52,250	-	2
Yorkshire	-16	30	£57,500	+44.43%	7
North East	-48	28	£57,500	-39.47%	1
North West	-74	23	£57,500	+12.75%	4
Budgeting and Forecasting UK

Budgeting and Forecasting Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 2 November 2026, job vacancies citing Budgeting and Forecasting also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Budgeting	70.6%	433
2	ACCA	45.7%	280
3	CIMA	44.4%	272
4	Decision-Making	38.7%	237
5	Continuous Improvement	31.2%	191
6	Stakeholder Management	25.8%	158
7	Microsoft Excel	22.5%	138
8	Process Improvement	20.6%	126
9	Financial Modelling	19.1%	117
10	Business Intelligence	18.9%	116
11	Financial Analysis	17.1%	105
12	Power Platform	14.8%	91
13	AI	14.7%	90
13	ERP	14.7%	90
15	Power BI	14.5%	89
16	Degree	13.5%	83
16	Microsoft	13.5%	83
18	Budget Management	13.1%	80
19	Business Case	12.9%	79
19	Problem-Solving	12.9%	79
21	SaaS	12.6%	77
22	Project Management	11.3%	69
23	Risk Management	11.1%	68
24	Planning and Forecasting	10.3%	63
25	Project Delivery	9.8%	60
26	Agile	9.6%	59
27	Data Quality	8.8%	54
28	Business Strategy	8.2%	50
29	Actionable Insight	8.0%	49
29	Roadmaps	8.0%	49

Budgeting and Forecasting Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Budgeting	70.6%	433
2	Decision-Making	38.7%	237
3	Continuous Improvement	31.2%	191
4	Stakeholder Management	25.8%	158
5	Process Improvement	20.6%	126
6	Financial Modelling	19.1%	117
7	Business Intelligence	18.9%	116
8	Financial Analysis	17.1%	105
9	AI	14.7%	90
9	ERP	14.7%	90
11	Budget Management	13.1%	80
12	Business Case	12.9%	79
12	Problem-Solving	12.9%	79
14	Project Management	11.3%	69
15	Risk Management	11.1%	68
16	Planning and Forecasting	10.3%	63
17	Project Delivery	9.8%	60
18	Agile	9.6%	59
19	Business Strategy	8.2%	50
20	Actionable Insight	8.0%	49