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

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	314	394	514
Rank change year-on-year	+80	+120	+59
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting	598	242	226
As % of all permanent jobs in England	0.57%	0.57%	0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.77%	0.64%	0.44%
Number of salaries quoted	430	160	45
10^th Percentile	£41,250	£36,750	£39,422
25^th Percentile	£52,250	£45,688	£46,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£60,000	£65,000
Median % change year-on-year	-	-7.69%	-
75^th Percentile	£77,083	£72,500	£78,750
90^th Percentile	£103,750	£87,750	£114,500
UK median annual salary	£60,000	£60,000	£64,108
% change year-on-year	-	-6.41%	-3.23%

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.

	6 months to 18 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills	77,879	37,805	51,573
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England	74.03%	88.69%	82.64%
Number of salaries quoted	54,289	21,962	27,591
10^th Percentile	£31,250	£28,325	£33,750
25^th Percentile	£41,250	£36,250	£45,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	£55,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+9.09%	-8.33%	-1.32%
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£75,000	£80,000
90^th Percentile	£100,000	£97,500	£98,750
UK median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£60,000
% 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 Salary Trend in England

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 18 October 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 18 October 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	+55	225	£67,500	-	149
South East	+29	146	£62,500	+54.55%	45
North of England	-45	82	£57,500	+10.58%	36
Midlands	-4	62	£52,500	-12.50%	17
South West	-23	54	£52,500	-30.00%	11
West Midlands	-37	32	£52,500	-12.50%	12
Yorkshire	-7	31	£57,500	+44.43%	14
East Midlands	-1	30	£62,500	-	5
East of England	-28	28	£40,500	+8.00%	13
North East	-46	28	£57,500	-39.47%	7
North West	-64	23	£57,500	+12.75%	15
Budgeting and Forecasting UK

Budgeting and Forecasting Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, job vacancies citing Budgeting and Forecasting also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region with a requirement for Budgeting and Forecasting.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Budgeting	69.9%	418
2	ACCA	45.7%	273
3	CIMA	44.6%	267
4	Decision-Making	39.3%	235
5	Continuous Improvement	30.1%	180
6	Stakeholder Management	24.4%	146
7	Microsoft Excel	22.6%	135
8	Financial Modelling	19.9%	119
8	Process Improvement	19.9%	119
10	Business Intelligence	18.4%	110
11	Financial Analysis	17.4%	104
12	ERP	14.7%	88
13	Power Platform	14.4%	86
14	Power BI	14.0%	84
15	Degree	13.7%	82
16	Budget Management	13.4%	80
17	AI	13.2%	79
17	SaaS	13.2%	79
19	Business Case	12.7%	76
19	Microsoft	12.7%	76
21	Problem-Solving	11.7%	70
22	Project Management	11.2%	67
23	Risk Management	11.0%	66
24	Project Delivery	10.0%	60
25	Agile	9.7%	58
26	Planning and Forecasting	9.5%	57
27	Data Quality	9.2%	55
28	Azure	8.0%	48
28	Strategic Planning	8.0%	48
30	Roadmaps	7.9%	47

Budgeting and Forecasting Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Budgeting	69.9%	418
2	Decision-Making	39.3%	235
3	Continuous Improvement	30.1%	180
4	Stakeholder Management	24.4%	146
5	Financial Modelling	19.9%	119
5	Process Improvement	19.9%	119
7	Business Intelligence	18.4%	110
8	Financial Analysis	17.4%	104
9	ERP	14.7%	88
10	Budget Management	13.4%	80
11	AI	13.2%	79
12	Business Case	12.7%	76
13	Problem-Solving	11.7%	70
14	Project Management	11.2%	67
15	Risk Management	11.0%	66
16	Project Delivery	10.0%	60
17	Agile	9.7%	58
18	Planning and Forecasting	9.5%	57
19	Strategic Planning	8.0%	48
20	Roadmaps	7.9%	47