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 15 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 294 487 349
Rank change year-on-year +193 -138 +272
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 530 143 683
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.64% 0.36% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.88% 0.39% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 436 79 108
10th Percentile £45,000 £32,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £53,438 £42,500 £39,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +23.08% -15.22%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,375 £67,500
90th Percentile £103,125 £83,750 £89,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% +20.00% -13.04%

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 60,527 36,659 77,560
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 72.97% 92.71% 82.14%
Number of salaries quoted 42,554 19,995 56,288
10th Percentile £30,625 £29,000 £29,290
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 15 June 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 15 June 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +159 252 £67,500 - 89
South East +55 87 £62,500 +78.57% 59
North of England -35 60 £57,500 +10.58% 28
South West -20 46 £52,500 -27.59% 14
Midlands +3 41 £65,000 +33.33% 10
East of England +9 31 £45,000 -20.00% 4
North West -4 30 £57,500 +10.58% 15
Yorkshire -30 26 £57,946 -2.41% 12
West Midlands -11 22 £63,750 +30.77% 8
East Midlands - 19 £65,000 - 2
North East -49 4 £42,500 - 1
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 6 (1.13%) WordPress
2 4 (0.75%) Confluence
2 4 (0.75%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 97 (18.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.64%) Spreadsheet
3 11 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.70%) PlantUML
5 8 (1.51%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 39 (7.36%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.70%) Dynamics AX
3 7 (1.32%) SAP CO
4 6 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.38%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.19%) SAP EHS
7 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 126 (23.77%) SaaS
2 65 (12.26%) Power Platform
3 27 (5.09%) Azure
4 16 (3.02%) Google Sheets
5 10 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (1.70%) IaaS
6 9 (1.70%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (1.70%) PaaS
7 6 (1.13%) Google Analytics
8 4 (0.75%) AWS
8 4 (0.75%) Google Workspace
9 3 (0.57%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.38%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.38%) GCP
10 2 (0.38%) Intacct
10 2 (0.38%) Miro
10 2 (0.38%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.38%) SuccessFactors
11 1 (0.19%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.70%) Internet
2 5 (0.94%) DNS
3 3 (0.57%) Network Security
3 3 (0.57%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.38%) BGP
4 2 (0.38%) Broadband
4 2 (0.38%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (0.38%) DMVPN
4 2 (0.38%) Extranet
4 2 (0.38%) LAN
4 2 (0.38%) OSPF
4 2 (0.38%) WAN
5 1 (0.19%) DHCP
5 1 (0.19%) Firewall
5 1 (0.19%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (12.08%) Power BI
2 28 (5.28%) Tableau
3 8 (1.51%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.38%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.38%) OLAP
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (0.38%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.19%) Looker
Development Applications
1 10 (1.89%) JIRA
2 1 (0.19%) Oracle Forms
General
1 464 (87.55%) Finance
2 176 (33.21%) Analytical Skills
3 127 (23.96%) Social Skills
4 47 (8.87%) Marketing
5 28 (5.28%) Legal
6 26 (4.91%) Organisational Skills
7 22 (4.15%) Law
8 21 (3.96%) Advertising
9 19 (3.58%) Public Sector
9 19 (3.58%) Telecoms
10 17 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
11 16 (3.02%) Banking
12 14 (2.64%) Retail
13 12 (2.26%) Billing
13 12 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 12 (2.26%) Manufacturing
14 11 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
15 10 (1.89%) Military
16 7 (1.32%) General Ledger
17 6 (1.13%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 93 (17.55%) Accountant
1 93 (17.55%) Analyst
2 69 (13.02%) Management Accountant
3 55 (10.38%) Senior
4 54 (10.19%) Finance Manager
5 49 (9.25%) Financial Controller
6 30 (5.66%) Lead
7 29 (5.47%) Senior Manager
8 28 (5.28%) Financial Analyst
8 28 (5.28%) Report Analyst
9 26 (4.91%) IT Manager
10 18 (3.40%) Systems Analyst
11 17 (3.21%) Project Manager
11 17 (3.21%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (2.64%) Supplier Manager
13 13 (2.45%) Delivery Manager
14 11 (2.08%) Business Analyst
14 11 (2.08%) Data Analyst
14 11 (2.08%) Developer
15 9 (1.70%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.32%) SAP CO-PA
2 3 (0.57%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.19%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 39 (7.36%) Management Information System
2 22 (4.15%) Product Ownership
3 15 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (2.64%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
5 9 (1.70%) Cloud Native
5 9 (1.70%) Data Structures
5 9 (1.70%) Enterprise Cloud
5 9 (1.70%) PMI
6 8 (1.51%) Virtual Team
7 7 (1.32%) EPoS
8 6 (1.13%) NHS
9 4 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.75%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (0.75%) Solar Energy
10 2 (0.38%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.38%) Driving Licence
10 2 (0.38%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (0.38%) Taxonomies
11 1 (0.19%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.75%) Windows
2 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 377 (71.13%) Budgeting
2 149 (28.11%) Decision-Making
3 126 (23.77%) Financial Modelling
4 123 (23.21%) Process Improvement
5 120 (22.64%) Continuous Improvement
6 110 (20.75%) Financial Analysis
7 100 (18.87%) Business Intelligence
8 75 (14.15%) Stakeholder Management
9 60 (11.32%) Budget Management
9 60 (11.32%) Cost Control
10 53 (10.00%) ERP
11 50 (9.43%) Business Strategy
12 49 (9.25%) Agile
12 49 (9.25%) Fintech
13 47 (8.87%) Cost Optimisation
14 44 (8.30%) Problem-Solving
15 43 (8.11%) Risk Management
16 40 (7.55%) Analytics
16 40 (7.55%) Strategic Planning
17 34 (6.42%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 28 (5.28%) SQL
2 12 (2.26%) Python
3 9 (1.70%) VBA
4 7 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.19%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.19%) XAML
Qualifications
1 283 (53.40%) ACCA
2 261 (49.25%) CIMA
3 41 (7.74%) Degree
4 24 (4.53%) AAT
5 13 (2.45%) PMI Certification
6 12 (2.26%) ICAEW
7 11 (2.08%) PMP
8 6 (1.13%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.75%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.75%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.38%) APMP
10 2 (0.38%) CCAB
10 2 (0.38%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.38%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.38%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.38%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.19%) CISA
11 1 (0.19%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (10.57%) IFRS
2 46 (8.68%) GAAP
3 19 (3.58%) Data Quality
4 15 (2.83%) PMO
5 9 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.32%) SLA
7 6 (1.13%) GDPR
7 6 (1.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.75%) NIST
9 3 (0.57%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.57%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.19%) COBIT
11 1 (0.19%) GRC
11 1 (0.19%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.19%) QA
System Software
1 9 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (1.70%) Ansible
1 9 (1.70%) Terraform
2 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.38%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 34 (6.42%) SAP
2 32 (6.04%) Microsoft
3 26 (4.91%) Google
4 20 (3.77%) Xero
5 19 (3.58%) ServiceNow
6 18 (3.40%) Sage
7 15 (2.83%) Oracle
8 14 (2.64%) Salesforce
9 12 (2.26%) Cisco
10 9 (1.70%) VMware
11 8 (1.51%) Workday
12 6 (1.13%) Pardot
13 4 (0.75%) Toshiba
14 3 (0.57%) BMC
14 3 (0.57%) Fortinet
15 2 (0.38%) Atlassian
15 2 (0.38%) Cognizant
15 2 (0.38%) Cognos
15 2 (0.38%) IBM
15 2 (0.38%) NEC