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

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 433 299
Rank change year-on-year +102 -134 +290
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 505 216 655
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.52% 0.49% 0.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.71% 0.55% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 401 140 50
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,750 £30,675
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year - +12.15% -17.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £71,153
90th Percentile £96,250 £80,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

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 70,979 38,973 59,191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.36% 88.89% 81.01%
Number of salaries quoted 50,404 22,584 37,530
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -10.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -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 27 August 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 27 August 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 +105 229 £67,500 - 235
South East +10 88 £62,500 +49.70% 100
North of England -40 67 £57,500 +10.58% 88
Midlands -8 46 £61,250 +13.43% 32
South West -38 45 £42,500 -46.88% 36
Yorkshire -18 31 £60,000 +54.84% 24
North West -26 31 £57,500 +21.05% 49
East of England -10 29 £45,000 +20.00% 20
East Midlands - 25 £65,000 - 7
West Midlands -37 21 £52,500 -2.78% 25
North East -58 5 £37,500 -60.53% 16
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 4 (0.79%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 105 (20.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (3.76%) PlantUML
3 11 (2.18%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.59%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 47 (9.31%) NetSuite
2 7 (1.39%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.79%) Workday HCM
4 3 (0.59%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.20%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.20%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.20%) SAP EHS
5 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 103 (20.40%) SaaS
2 74 (14.65%) Power Platform
3 37 (7.33%) Azure
4 19 (3.76%) IaaS
4 19 (3.76%) PaaS
5 16 (3.17%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (2.97%) Google Sheets
7 9 (1.78%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (1.78%) Entra ID
8 6 (1.19%) Microsoft Copilot
9 4 (0.79%) AWS
10 3 (0.59%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.59%) SuccessFactors
11 2 (0.40%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.40%) GCP
11 2 (0.40%) Intacct
11 2 (0.40%) Miro
11 2 (0.40%) OCI
11 2 (0.40%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.40%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.38%) Internet
2 10 (1.98%) DNS
3 9 (1.78%) LAN
3 9 (1.78%) WAN
4 5 (0.99%) Network Security
5 3 (0.59%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.40%) BGP
6 2 (0.40%) Cisco Firepower
6 2 (0.40%) DMVPN
6 2 (0.40%) Extranet
6 2 (0.40%) OSPF
7 1 (0.20%) Broadband
7 1 (0.20%) DHCP
7 1 (0.20%) Firewall
7 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (14.26%) Power BI
2 21 (4.16%) Tableau
3 12 (2.38%) Relational Database
4 4 (0.79%) Data Lake
4 4 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5 1 (0.20%) GIS
5 1 (0.20%) Looker
5 1 (0.20%) OLAP
5 1 (0.20%) Power Query
5 1 (0.20%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 11 (2.18%) JIRA
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
General
1 449 (88.91%) Finance
2 173 (34.26%) Analytical Skills
3 155 (30.69%) Social Skills
4 33 (6.53%) Legal
5 31 (6.14%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (5.74%) Law
7 27 (5.35%) Marketing
8 25 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 24 (4.75%) Retail
10 21 (4.16%) Telecoms
11 17 (3.37%) Public Sector
12 16 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.97%) Advertising
13 15 (2.97%) Manufacturing
14 13 (2.57%) Banking
15 11 (2.18%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.98%) Billing
16 10 (1.98%) Military
17 6 (1.19%) Financial Institution
17 6 (1.19%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 98 (19.41%) Accountant
2 79 (15.64%) Management Accountant
3 75 (14.85%) Analyst
4 45 (8.91%) Financial Controller
5 41 (8.12%) Senior
6 38 (7.52%) IT Manager
7 34 (6.73%) Project Manager
8 33 (6.53%) Finance Manager
9 26 (5.15%) Systems Analyst
10 24 (4.75%) Financial Analyst
11 21 (4.16%) Lead
12 19 (3.76%) Architect
12 19 (3.76%) Infrastructure Architect
13 17 (3.37%) Senior Analyst
14 15 (2.97%) Senior Manager
15 14 (2.77%) Azure Architect
16 12 (2.38%) Business Analyst
17 11 (2.18%) IT Project Manager
17 11 (2.18%) Operations Manager
18 10 (1.98%) Finance Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.76%) Terraform
2 1 (0.20%) GraphQL
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 64 (12.67%) Management Information System
2 23 (4.55%) Cloud Native
3 22 (4.36%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.76%) Enterprise Cloud
5 16 (3.17%) Analytical Mindset
5 16 (3.17%) Data Structures
6 14 (2.77%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (1.78%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.58%) Driving Licence
8 8 (1.58%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.39%) Blog
9 7 (1.39%) Credit Risk
9 7 (1.39%) EPoS
9 7 (1.39%) PMI
10 6 (1.19%) NHS
11 4 (0.79%) AI Agents
11 4 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 3 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.59%) IVR
12 3 (0.59%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.18%) Windows
2 6 (1.19%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (70.50%) Budgeting
2 165 (32.67%) Decision-Making
3 131 (25.94%) Financial Modelling
4 126 (24.95%) Continuous Improvement
5 102 (20.20%) Stakeholder Management
6 98 (19.41%) Business Intelligence
6 98 (19.41%) Process Improvement
7 93 (18.42%) Financial Analysis
8 65 (12.87%) Budget Management
9 58 (11.49%) ERP
10 56 (11.09%) Risk Management
11 54 (10.69%) AI
11 54 (10.69%) Business Case
12 45 (8.91%) Problem-Solving
13 41 (8.12%) Project Delivery
13 41 (8.12%) Project Management
13 41 (8.12%) Strategic Planning
14 40 (7.92%) Agile
15 39 (7.72%) Disaster Recovery
15 39 (7.72%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 25 (4.95%) SQL
2 5 (0.99%) Python
3 4 (0.79%) XAML
4 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 252 (49.90%) ACCA
2 242 (47.92%) CIMA
3 40 (7.92%) Degree
4 19 (3.76%) AAT
5 12 (2.38%) PMP
6 11 (2.18%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.39%) Security Cleared
8 6 (1.19%) HNC
8 6 (1.19%) HND
9 5 (0.99%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.79%) SC Cleared
11 3 (0.59%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.59%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.40%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.40%) CCAB
12 2 (0.40%) Computer Science Degree
12 2 (0.40%) ICAEW
12 2 (0.40%) MBA
12 2 (0.40%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (7.33%) Data Quality
2 30 (5.94%) IFRS
3 29 (5.74%) GAAP
4 27 (5.35%) PMO
5 13 (2.57%) SLA
6 10 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (1.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 9 (1.78%) GDPR
8 7 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 6 (1.19%) QA
10 4 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.40%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.20%) GRC
12 1 (0.20%) GxP
12 1 (0.20%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.20%) NIST
System Software
1 19 (3.76%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.40%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 19 (3.76%) Ansible
2 10 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.40%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 43 (8.51%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.54%) Sage
2 28 (5.54%) SAP
3 23 (4.55%) Cisco
4 21 (4.16%) Xero
5 19 (3.76%) VMware
6 18 (3.56%) Oracle
7 16 (3.17%) Google
8 13 (2.57%) Salesforce
9 11 (2.18%) Workday
10 6 (1.19%) Adaptive Insights
11 4 (0.79%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.79%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.59%) BMC
13 2 (0.40%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.40%) Cognizant
13 2 (0.40%) Jedox
13 2 (0.40%) NEC
13 2 (0.40%) Palo Alto
13 2 (0.40%) SYSPRO