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

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 289 454 357
Rank change year-on-year +165 -97 +319
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 465 170 604
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.61% 0.46% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 0.50% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 353 67 106
10th Percentile £48,500 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £55,750 £43,607 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year - +16.82% -3.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £101,500 £98,000 £89,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +23.81% -5.58%

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 57,387 34,217 69,912
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 75.69% 93.06% 85.99%
Number of salaries quoted 36,072 20,488 53,249
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £93,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.54%

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 April 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 April 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 +115 184 £70,000 -9.68% 54
South East +34 84 £60,000 -33.33% 43
North of England -94 59 £57,500 +35.29% 16
South West -11 47 £75,000 +3.45% 13
Midlands -12 44 £75,000 +57.89% 23
East of England +11 35 £52,000 -30.67% 8
North West -13 34 £57,500 +43.75% 4
West Midlands -5 28 £75,000 +55.00% 15
Yorkshire -71 20 £62,500 -21.88% 9
East Midlands -32 16 £41,250 -13.16% 8
North East -52 5 £38,500 -45.00% 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 7 (1.51%) WordPress
2 5 (1.08%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.86%) Confluence
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 107 (23.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.66%) Spreadsheet
3 9 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (1.94%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 23 (4.95%) NetSuite
2 10 (2.15%) Dynamics AX
3 9 (1.94%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.86%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.65%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 3 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.22%) Lawson
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.22%) Primavera
7 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 84 (18.06%) SaaS
2 72 (15.48%) Power Platform
3 37 (7.96%) Azure
4 13 (2.80%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (1.72%) Google Analytics
7 7 (1.51%) Azure Data Factory
7 7 (1.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 7 (1.51%) Google Sheets
8 5 (1.08%) AWS
9 4 (0.86%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.65%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.43%) GCP
11 2 (0.43%) Intacct
11 2 (0.43%) Miro
12 1 (0.22%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.86%) Internet
2 3 (0.65%) Network Security
3 2 (0.43%) VoIP
4 1 (0.22%) Broadband
4 1 (0.22%) DHCP
4 1 (0.22%) DNS
4 1 (0.22%) Firewall
4 1 (0.22%) LAN
4 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.22%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.22%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (15.27%) Power BI
2 20 (4.30%) Tableau
3 7 (1.51%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.51%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.43%) Looker
4 2 (0.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (0.43%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 1 (0.22%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.22%) Essbase
5 1 (0.22%) MS Access
5 1 (0.22%) OLAP
5 1 (0.22%) Power Query
5 1 (0.22%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.22%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 6 (1.29%) JIRA
2 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
General
1 392 (84.30%) Finance
2 172 (36.99%) Analytical Skills
3 141 (30.32%) Social Skills
4 49 (10.54%) Marketing
5 27 (5.81%) Legal
6 23 (4.95%) Law
7 22 (4.73%) Telecoms
8 20 (4.30%) Influencing Skills
8 20 (4.30%) Manufacturing
9 19 (4.09%) Advertising
10 18 (3.87%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (3.66%) Billing
12 14 (3.01%) Banking
12 14 (3.01%) Public Sector
13 13 (2.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (2.58%) Retail
15 10 (2.15%) Military
15 10 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (1.51%) Brand Awareness
17 6 (1.29%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 96 (20.65%) Analyst
2 67 (14.41%) Senior
3 62 (13.33%) Accountant
4 50 (10.75%) Finance Manager
5 41 (8.82%) Management Accountant
6 40 (8.60%) Financial Controller
7 39 (8.39%) Financial Analyst
8 37 (7.96%) Report Analyst
9 35 (7.53%) Senior Manager
10 25 (5.38%) Senior Analyst
11 22 (4.73%) IT Manager
11 22 (4.73%) Lead
12 21 (4.52%) Project Manager
13 16 (3.44%) Data Analyst
14 13 (2.80%) Developer
14 13 (2.80%) Supplier Manager
15 12 (2.58%) Commercial Analyst
16 11 (2.37%) Administrator
16 11 (2.37%) IT Administrator
17 10 (2.15%) Business Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.94%) SAP CO-PA
2 8 (1.72%) Flash
3 3 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.22%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.81%) Analytical Mindset
2 24 (5.16%) Product Ownership
3 19 (4.09%) Management Information System
4 17 (3.66%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (3.01%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.72%) PMI
7 7 (1.51%) Virtual Team
8 6 (1.29%) EPoS
9 4 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (0.86%) Solar Energy
10 3 (0.65%) Social Media
11 2 (0.43%) e-Learning
11 2 (0.43%) Taxonomies
12 1 (0.22%) Cyber Threat
12 1 (0.22%) Data Centre
12 1 (0.22%) Driving Licence
12 1 (0.22%) Legacy Systems
12 1 (0.22%) NHS
12 1 (0.22%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.08%) Windows
2 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (70.11%) Budgeting
2 134 (28.82%) Decision-Making
2 134 (28.82%) Process Improvement
3 104 (22.37%) Continuous Improvement
4 99 (21.29%) Business Intelligence
5 91 (19.57%) Financial Analysis
6 83 (17.85%) Financial Modelling
7 59 (12.69%) Stakeholder Management
8 57 (12.26%) Cost Control
8 57 (12.26%) Problem-Solving
9 56 (12.04%) Agile
10 55 (11.83%) Business Strategy
11 52 (11.18%) Analytics
11 52 (11.18%) Cost Optimisation
12 50 (10.75%) Budget Management
12 50 (10.75%) ERP
13 41 (8.82%) Fintech
14 36 (7.74%) Project Management
15 31 (6.67%) ITIL
16 29 (6.24%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 37 (7.96%) SQL
2 17 (3.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 15 (3.23%) Python
4 13 (2.80%) VBA
5 2 (0.43%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.22%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 231 (49.68%) ACCA
2 208 (44.73%) CIMA
3 43 (9.25%) Degree
4 30 (6.45%) AAT
5 18 (3.87%) ICAEW
6 13 (2.80%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.37%) PMP
8 7 (1.51%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.86%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.86%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.65%) DBS Check
10 3 (0.65%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.43%) APMP
11 2 (0.43%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.43%) CCAB
11 2 (0.43%) MBA
11 2 (0.43%) Oracle Certification
11 2 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 1 (0.22%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (12.47%) IFRS
2 49 (10.54%) GAAP
3 20 (4.30%) PMO
4 11 (2.37%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.08%) GDPR
8 4 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.86%) SLA
9 3 (0.65%) NIST
9 3 (0.65%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.65%) QA
10 2 (0.43%) COBIT
11 1 (0.22%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.22%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (0.22%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 36 (7.74%) SAP
2 28 (6.02%) Microsoft
3 20 (4.30%) Xero
4 19 (4.09%) Google
5 17 (3.66%) Salesforce
6 16 (3.44%) ServiceNow
7 11 (2.37%) Oracle
8 9 (1.94%) Sage
9 7 (1.51%) Pardot
9 7 (1.51%) Workday
10 4 (0.86%) Anaplan
10 4 (0.86%) Toshiba
11 3 (0.65%) IBM
11 3 (0.65%) Openreach
12 2 (0.43%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.43%) Cognizant
12 2 (0.43%) Cognos
12 2 (0.43%) Conga
12 2 (0.43%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.43%) Palo Alto