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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 437 280 578
Rank change year-on-year -157 +298 +272
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 225 670 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.52% 0.97% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.59% 1.19% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 143 50 85
10th Percentile £36,750 £31,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -18.52% +17.39%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,646 £83,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £84,000 £120,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -21.43% +22.81%

All Process and 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 38,364 56,336 50,848
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 88.77% 81.63% 94.28%
Number of salaries quoted 22,058 32,210 38,175
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £62,400
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -7.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £96,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Budgeting and Forecasting 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 18 September 2025.

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 September 2025. 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 64 £67,500 -2.29% 99
North of England +1 63 £52,000 +9.47% 24
South East -93 53 £41,750 -36.98% 76
North West -11 45 £49,750 +4.74% 15
Midlands +41 24 £57,500 +4.55% 18
West Midlands +47 23 £57,500 +8.49% 14
Yorkshire +27 14 £39,282 - 6
East of England -19 10 £37,500 +17.19% 11
South West +73 9 £83,750 +26.89% 8
North East +21 4 £95,000 - 3
Budgeting and Forecasting
UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 13 (5.78%) SharePoint
2 10 (4.44%) SugarCRM
3 2 (0.89%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.44%) Confluence
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 78 (34.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (10.67%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (4.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.89%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 15 (6.67%) NetSuite
2 6 (2.67%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (1.33%) Sage X3
4 2 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.44%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 51 (22.67%) Power Platform
2 29 (12.89%) SaaS
3 16 (7.11%) Azure
4 7 (3.11%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (3.11%) Google Analytics
5 5 (2.22%) Facebook Ads
5 5 (2.22%) Google Ads
6 4 (1.78%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.89%) AWS
7 2 (0.89%) Contentsquare
7 2 (0.89%) GCP
8 1 (0.44%) BlazeMeter
8 1 (0.44%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.44%) ADSL
1 1 (0.44%) DNS
1 1 (0.44%) Internet
1 1 (0.44%) SSH
1 1 (0.44%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (22.67%) Power BI
2 12 (5.33%) Oracle Reports
3 9 (4.00%) Tableau
4 4 (1.78%) Power Query
5 2 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.44%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 3 (1.33%) JIRA
2 2 (0.89%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.44%) Git
3 1 (0.44%) Postman
General
1 168 (74.67%) Finance
2 107 (47.56%) Social Skills
3 90 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (16.89%) Presentation Skills
5 23 (10.22%) Marketing
6 20 (8.89%) Manufacturing
7 14 (6.22%) Retail
8 11 (4.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (4.44%) Advertising
9 10 (4.44%) Public Sector
10 7 (3.11%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (2.22%) Legal
11 5 (2.22%) Local Government
11 5 (2.22%) Police
12 4 (1.78%) Back Office
12 4 (1.78%) Banking
12 4 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.33%) Law
13 3 (1.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 74 (32.89%) Analyst
2 50 (22.22%) Financial Analyst
3 40 (17.78%) Accountant
4 24 (10.67%) Senior
5 21 (9.33%) Lead
6 17 (7.56%) Commercial Analyst
7 16 (7.11%) Management Accountant
8 15 (6.67%) Senior Analyst
9 14 (6.22%) Business Analyst
10 12 (5.33%) Finance Manager
10 12 (5.33%) Project Manager
11 11 (4.89%) Finance Business Analyst
12 10 (4.44%) Automation Engineer
12 10 (4.44%) Systems Accountant
13 8 (3.56%) Data Analyst
13 8 (3.56%) IT Manager
13 8 (3.56%) Senior Manager
14 6 (2.67%) Project Analyst
14 6 (2.67%) Senior Financial Analyst
15 5 (2.22%) Finance Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.22%) Software Packaging
2 3 (1.33%) EDI
3 1 (0.44%) Flash
3 1 (0.44%) LDAP
3 1 (0.44%) Middleware
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 25 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 16 (7.11%) Analytical Mindset
3 14 (6.22%) Social Media
4 12 (5.33%) Onboarding
5 10 (4.44%) FMCG
6 7 (3.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 5 (2.22%) NHS
7 5 (2.22%) Social Network
8 4 (1.78%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.33%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.33%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.44%) Blog
10 1 (0.44%) Clustering
10 1 (0.44%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.44%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.44%) Freedom of Information
10 1 (0.44%) IoT
10 1 (0.44%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.78%) Windows
2 1 (0.44%) Linux
2 1 (0.44%) Solaris
2 1 (0.44%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 170 (75.56%) Budgeting
2 71 (31.56%) Decision-Making
3 70 (31.11%) Problem-Solving
4 53 (23.56%) Financial Modelling
5 48 (21.33%) Business Intelligence
6 42 (18.67%) Process Improvement
7 41 (18.22%) Data Analysis
8 39 (17.33%) Stakeholder Management
9 36 (16.00%) Budget Management
9 36 (16.00%) ERP
10 35 (15.56%) Project Management
11 34 (15.11%) Financial Analysis
12 33 (14.67%) Analytics
13 32 (14.22%) Continuous Improvement
14 29 (12.89%) Actionable Insight
15 26 (11.56%) Agile
16 25 (11.11%) Planning and Forecasting
17 20 (8.89%) Business Case
18 19 (8.44%) Business Analysis
18 19 (8.44%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 20 (8.89%) SQL
2 10 (4.44%) VBA
3 5 (2.22%) Python
4 2 (0.89%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.44%) Bash
5 1 (0.44%) Bourne shell
5 1 (0.44%) C-shell
5 1 (0.44%) Perl
5 1 (0.44%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 84 (37.33%) ACCA
2 71 (31.56%) CIMA
3 60 (26.67%) Degree
4 14 (6.22%) DBS Check
5 12 (5.33%) ICAEW
6 10 (4.44%) HNC
7 8 (3.56%) PMI Certification
7 8 (3.56%) PMP
8 3 (1.33%) AAT
8 3 (1.33%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.33%) CIPD
8 3 (1.33%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.44%) CBAP
10 1 (0.44%) ISEB
10 1 (0.44%) ISEB Practitioner
10 1 (0.44%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.44%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 1 (0.44%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.56%) GAAP
2 15 (6.67%) IFRS
3 9 (4.00%) PMO
4 5 (2.22%) SLA
5 4 (1.78%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (1.78%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.33%) QA
7 2 (0.89%) GDPR
8 1 (0.44%) APQC
8 1 (0.44%) FINRA
8 1 (0.44%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
1 1 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.44%) Ansible
1 1 (0.44%) Oracle ZFS
1 1 (0.44%) Terraform
1 1 (0.44%) VxRail
Vendors
1 35 (15.56%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.56%) SAP
3 13 (5.78%) Oracle
4 12 (5.33%) Adaptive Insights
4 12 (5.33%) Workday
5 10 (4.44%) Google
6 6 (2.67%) TikTok
7 5 (2.22%) Facebook
8 4 (1.78%) Cognos
9 3 (1.33%) Sage
10 2 (0.89%) Anaplan
10 2 (0.89%) Xero
11 1 (0.44%) Atlassian
11 1 (0.44%) HubSpot
11 1 (0.44%) Qualys
11 1 (0.44%) Salesforce
11 1 (0.44%) Sitecore
11 1 (0.44%) Splunk
11 1 (0.44%) VMware
11 1 (0.44%) VocaLink