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

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 457 657
Rank change year-on-year +169 +200 +18
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 439 158 147
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.63% 0.43% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 0.46% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 338 60 99
10th Percentile £48,500 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £45,756 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +18.18% -1.08%
75th Percentile £80,938 £82,813 £70,000
90th Percentile £99,000 £100,000 £90,200
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year - +19.27% -3.63%

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 53,421 34,107 67,015
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 77.17% 93.42% 86.49%
Number of salaries quoted 33,389 20,285 51,851
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,590 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,040 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.27% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £81,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £98,750 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.29%

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 March 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 28 March 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 +122 178 £67,500 -15.63% 80
South East +33 78 £60,000 -33.33% 53
North of England -75 54 £57,946 +44.87% 26
South West -1 42 £77,500 -3.13% 8
Midlands -2 42 £75,000 +50.00% 15
East of England +2 33 £56,000 -13.85% 8
North West -14 32 £57,500 +43.75% 13
West Midlands +6 29 £75,000 +42.86% 10
Yorkshire -61 18 £62,500 -21.88% 10
East Midlands -33 13 £45,000 -5.26% 5
North East -50 4 £48,223 -31.11% 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 (1.59%) WordPress
2 6 (1.37%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.91%) Confluence
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 109 (24.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (3.19%) Spreadsheet
3 12 (2.73%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (2.05%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 17 (3.87%) NetSuite
2 12 (2.73%) Dynamics AX
3 9 (2.05%) SAP CO
4 5 (1.14%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.91%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 3 (0.68%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.68%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle Financials
8 1 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.23%) Lawson
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Cash Management
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.23%) Primavera
8 1 (0.23%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 76 (17.31%) SaaS
2 75 (17.08%) Power Platform
3 40 (9.11%) Azure
4 14 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
5 12 (2.73%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (1.82%) Google Analytics
7 7 (1.59%) Azure Data Factory
7 7 (1.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 6 (1.37%) AWS
9 5 (1.14%) Google Sheets
10 4 (0.91%) Google Workspace
11 2 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.46%) Miro
11 2 (0.46%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.23%) Intacct
12 1 (0.23%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.91%) Internet
2 3 (0.68%) Network Security
3 2 (0.46%) VoIP
4 1 (0.23%) Broadband
4 1 (0.23%) Firewall
4 1 (0.23%) LAN
4 1 (0.23%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.23%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (16.86%) Power BI
2 18 (4.10%) Tableau
3 7 (1.59%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.59%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.46%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.46%) Looker
5 2 (0.46%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.23%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
6 1 (0.23%) Data Mining
6 1 (0.23%) Essbase
6 1 (0.23%) MS Access
6 1 (0.23%) OLAP
6 1 (0.23%) Power Query
6 1 (0.23%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.23%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (1.59%) JIRA
2 1 (0.23%) Oracle Forms
General
1 364 (82.92%) Finance
2 167 (38.04%) Analytical Skills
3 143 (32.57%) Social Skills
4 49 (11.16%) Marketing
5 25 (5.69%) Legal
6 21 (4.78%) Manufacturing
7 20 (4.56%) Advertising
7 20 (4.56%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (4.33%) Telecoms
9 18 (4.10%) Influencing Skills
10 17 (3.87%) Law
11 14 (3.19%) Billing
12 13 (2.96%) Banking
12 13 (2.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 13 (2.96%) Public Sector
13 11 (2.51%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.59%) Brand Awareness
14 7 (1.59%) General Ledger
14 7 (1.59%) Retail
15 5 (1.14%) Military
Job Titles
1 89 (20.27%) Analyst
2 70 (15.95%) Senior
3 53 (12.07%) Accountant
4 52 (11.85%) Finance Manager
5 41 (9.34%) Financial Analyst
5 41 (9.34%) Report Analyst
5 41 (9.34%) Senior Manager
6 36 (8.20%) Management Accountant
7 32 (7.29%) Financial Controller
8 23 (5.24%) Project Manager
9 21 (4.78%) Lead
10 19 (4.33%) Senior Analyst
11 14 (3.19%) Commercial Analyst
11 14 (3.19%) Data Analyst
11 14 (3.19%) IT Manager
12 13 (2.96%) Developer
13 12 (2.73%) Administrator
13 12 (2.73%) IT Administrator
14 11 (2.51%) Supplier Manager
15 10 (2.28%) Senior Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.28%) Flash
2 9 (2.05%) SAP CO-PA
3 4 (0.91%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.23%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.06%) Analytical Mindset
2 27 (6.15%) Product Ownership
3 15 (3.42%) Management Information System
3 15 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (2.51%) Onboarding
5 7 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (1.59%) Social Media
6 4 (0.91%) PMI
6 4 (0.91%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (0.91%) Solar Energy
7 2 (0.46%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.46%) EPoS
7 2 (0.46%) Taxonomies
7 2 (0.46%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.23%) Augmented Reality
8 1 (0.23%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.23%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.23%) NHS
8 1 (0.23%) Robotics
8 1 (0.23%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (1.82%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 300 (68.34%) Budgeting
2 130 (29.61%) Process Improvement
3 127 (28.93%) Decision-Making
4 101 (23.01%) Business Intelligence
5 91 (20.73%) Financial Analysis
6 87 (19.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 73 (16.63%) Financial Modelling
8 62 (14.12%) Agile
9 59 (13.44%) Cost Control
10 54 (12.30%) Problem-Solving
10 54 (12.30%) Stakeholder Management
11 53 (12.07%) Analytics
11 53 (12.07%) Business Strategy
12 51 (11.62%) Budget Management
12 51 (11.62%) ERP
13 50 (11.39%) Cost Optimisation
14 40 (9.11%) Fintech
15 38 (8.66%) Project Management
16 33 (7.52%) Cybersecurity
17 32 (7.29%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 35 (7.97%) SQL
2 17 (3.87%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 13 (2.96%) Python
3 13 (2.96%) VBA
4 2 (0.46%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.23%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 220 (50.11%) ACCA
2 198 (45.10%) CIMA
3 46 (10.48%) Degree
4 31 (7.06%) AAT
5 19 (4.33%) ICAEW
6 8 (1.82%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.59%) DBS Check
7 7 (1.59%) Security Cleared
8 6 (1.37%) PMP
9 4 (0.91%) DV Cleared
9 4 (0.91%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.68%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.46%) APMP
11 2 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.46%) CCAB
11 2 (0.46%) MBA
11 2 (0.46%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 1 (0.23%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.23%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (12.76%) IFRS
2 47 (10.71%) GAAP
3 19 (4.33%) PMO
4 9 (2.05%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.14%) GDPR
8 3 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.68%) NIST
8 3 (0.68%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.68%) QA
9 2 (0.46%) COBIT
9 2 (0.46%) SLA
10 1 (0.23%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.23%) GRC
Vendors
1 35 (7.97%) Microsoft
1 35 (7.97%) SAP
2 17 (3.87%) Google
3 16 (3.64%) ServiceNow
4 14 (3.19%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.73%) Xero
6 11 (2.51%) Oracle
7 7 (1.59%) Pardot
8 6 (1.37%) Workday
9 5 (1.14%) Fortinet
9 5 (1.14%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.91%) Anaplan
10 4 (0.91%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (0.91%) IBM
10 4 (0.91%) Sage
10 4 (0.91%) Toshiba
11 3 (0.68%) Openreach
12 2 (0.46%) Cognos
12 2 (0.46%) Conga
13 1 (0.23%) Cisco