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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 329 509 570
Rank change year-on-year +180 +61 +149
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 305 225 112
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.65% 0.38% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.44% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 194 61 57
10th Percentile £37,538 £39,036 £42,500
25th Percentile £48,500 £40,000 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% -10.37% +17.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £94,625 £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 39,784 51,149 42,686
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.80% 85.43% 93.67%
Number of salaries quoted 24,863 26,668 32,820
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,750 £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% - -2.44%
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 28 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 28 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 +97 94 £67,500 -10.00% 77
South East +75 63 £50,000 -44.44% 64
North of England -2 61 £52,000 +30.00% 19
North West +29 43 £51,000 +27.50% 13
Midlands +68 34 £60,000 +9.09% 21
South West +35 26 £80,000 +21.21% 12
East of England +52 25 £37,500 -42.31% 9
West Midlands +59 24 £60,000 +9.09% 17
Yorkshire +11 11 £39,813 - 5
East Midlands +25 9 - - 4
North East +8 7 £95,000 +35.71% 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 (4.26%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.28%) SugarCRM
3 1 (0.33%) Confluence
3 1 (0.33%) WordPress
Applications
1 111 (36.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
3 14 (4.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (4.92%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.31%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.98%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 3 (0.98%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (0.98%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.98%) Sage X3
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%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 64 (20.98%) Power Platform
2 44 (14.43%) SaaS
3 39 (12.79%) Azure
4 9 (2.95%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (2.62%) AWS
5 8 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (2.30%) Azure Data Factory
6 7 (2.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 5 (1.64%) 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 (1.64%) 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 (20.98%) Power BI
2 10 (3.28%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.30%) SQL Server
3 7 (2.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 6 (1.97%) Tableau
5 4 (1.31%) 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 3 (0.98%) JIRA
2 1 (0.33%) Git
General
1 249 (81.64%) Finance
2 137 (44.92%) Social Skills
3 127 (41.64%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (9.51%) Presentation Skills
5 25 (8.20%) Marketing
6 20 (6.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 15 (4.92%) Manufacturing
8 14 (4.59%) Telecoms
9 13 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (3.28%) Advertising
10 10 (3.28%) Public Sector
11 9 (2.95%) Banking
11 9 (2.95%) Billing
12 8 (2.62%) Retail
13 6 (1.97%) Law
13 6 (1.97%) Legal
14 5 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.64%) Local Government
14 5 (1.64%) Police
15 4 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 82 (26.89%) Analyst
2 58 (19.02%) Financial Analyst
3 54 (17.70%) Senior
4 53 (17.38%) Accountant
5 31 (10.16%) Finance Manager
6 26 (8.52%) Management Accountant
7 25 (8.20%) Senior Manager
8 24 (7.87%) Commercial Analyst
9 20 (6.56%) Project Manager
10 19 (6.23%) Senior Analyst
11 17 (5.57%) Lead
12 15 (4.92%) Report Analyst
13 14 (4.59%) Senior Financial Analyst
14 13 (4.26%) Business Analyst
15 10 (3.28%) Finance Business Analyst
15 10 (3.28%) Head of Finance
15 10 (3.28%) Insight Analyst
15 10 (3.28%) Senior Reporting Analyst
15 10 (3.28%) Systems Accountant
16 8 (2.62%) IT Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.28%) Flash
2 5 (1.64%) Software Packaging
3 2 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.33%) .NET
4 1 (0.33%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 35 (11.48%) Analytical Mindset
2 23 (7.54%) Management Information System
3 13 (4.26%) Social Media
4 12 (3.93%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.93%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 5 (1.64%) NHS
6 4 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.31%) Product Ownership
7 3 (0.98%) Data Centre
7 3 (0.98%) 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%) Freedom of Information
9 1 (0.33%) IoT
9 1 (0.33%) Legacy Systems
9 1 (0.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.30%) Windows
2 1 (0.33%) Linux
2 1 (0.33%) Solaris
2 1 (0.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (71.15%) Budgeting
2 109 (35.74%) Decision-Making
3 88 (28.85%) Process Improvement
4 68 (22.30%) Business Intelligence
5 66 (21.64%) Financial Modelling
6 62 (20.33%) Financial Analysis
7 49 (16.07%) Problem-Solving
8 46 (15.08%) Analytics
9 45 (14.75%) Stakeholder Management
10 44 (14.43%) Data Analysis
10 44 (14.43%) ERP
11 41 (13.44%) Continuous Improvement
12 36 (11.80%) Agile
13 34 (11.15%) Budget Management
14 33 (10.82%) Project Management
15 32 (10.49%) Actionable Insight
16 29 (9.51%) Business Strategy
17 28 (9.18%) Cost Control
18 25 (8.20%) Fintech
18 25 (8.20%) Planning and Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 28 (9.18%) SQL
2 13 (4.26%) VBA
3 7 (2.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 6 (1.97%) Python
5 3 (0.98%) 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
1 145 (47.54%) ACCA
2 128 (41.97%) CIMA
3 53 (17.38%) Degree
4 18 (5.90%) ICAEW
5 15 (4.92%) AAT
6 13 (4.26%) DBS Check
7 10 (3.28%) HNC
8 6 (1.97%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.97%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.97%) PMP
9 3 (0.98%) CIPD
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 (9.84%) GAAP
2 29 (9.51%) IFRS
3 15 (4.92%) PMO
4 9 (2.95%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.64%) SLA
6 4 (1.31%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (1.31%) 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 45 (14.75%) Microsoft
2 23 (7.54%) SAP
3 15 (4.92%) Oracle
4 11 (3.61%) Adaptive Insights
4 11 (3.61%) Workday
5 5 (1.64%) CrowdStrike
5 5 (1.64%) Xero
6 4 (1.31%) Fortinet
6 4 (1.31%) Google
6 4 (1.31%) Palo Alto
6 4 (1.31%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.98%) Anaplan
7 3 (0.98%) IBM
7 3 (0.98%) Openreach
7 3 (0.98%) Sage
8 2 (0.66%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.33%) Alteryx
9 1 (0.33%) Pardot
9 1 (0.33%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.33%) TikTok