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

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 304 460 323
Rank change year-on-year +156 -137 +265
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 552 191 689
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.63% 0.44% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.49% 0.98%
Number of salaries quoted 452 120 89
10th Percentile £42,500 £36,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £52,375 £41,156 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +26.32% -20.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £102,000 £83,875 £95,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +20.00% -15.97%

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 65,072 38,960 70,273
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 73.88% 90.13% 82.28%
Number of salaries quoted 46,074 22,313 49,745
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,760 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,888 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.47% +3.43% -8.71%

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 18 July 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 July 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 +154 267 £67,500 - 74
South East +30 80 £62,500 +78.57% 47
North of England -48 72 £57,500 +10.58% 37
South West -15 50 £52,500 -31.15% 16
Midlands -10 43 £60,000 +14.29% 20
North West -7 34 £57,500 +21.05% 19
Yorkshire -24 34 £57,946 -2.41% 17
East of England +10 30 £43,750 +16.67% 10
East Midlands - 23 £65,000 - 7
West Midlands -22 20 £57,000 +8.57% 13
North East -53 4 £42,500 -55.26% 1
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 (0.72%) WordPress
2 3 (0.54%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.36%) Confluence
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 116 (21.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.54%) PlantUML
3 11 (1.99%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.99%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 54 (9.78%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.91%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.36%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.36%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.18%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.18%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 128 (23.19%) SaaS
2 77 (13.95%) Power Platform
3 29 (5.25%) Azure
4 17 (3.08%) Google Sheets
5 14 (2.54%) IaaS
5 14 (2.54%) PaaS
6 12 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
7 10 (1.81%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (0.91%) Entra ID
9 4 (0.72%) AWS
9 4 (0.72%) Google Analytics
9 4 (0.72%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.54%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.54%) SuccessFactors
11 2 (0.36%) GCP
11 2 (0.36%) Intacct
11 2 (0.36%) Miro
11 2 (0.36%) Smartsheet
11 2 (0.36%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.17%) Internet
2 5 (0.91%) DNS
2 5 (0.91%) LAN
2 5 (0.91%) WAN
3 3 (0.54%) Network Security
3 3 (0.54%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.36%) BGP
4 2 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (0.36%) DMVPN
4 2 (0.36%) Extranet
4 2 (0.36%) OSPF
5 1 (0.18%) Broadband
5 1 (0.18%) DHCP
5 1 (0.18%) Firewall
5 1 (0.18%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (13.77%) Power BI
2 30 (5.43%) Tableau
3 12 (2.17%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.36%) OLAP
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (0.36%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.18%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5 1 (0.18%) Looker
Development Applications
1 11 (1.99%) JIRA
2 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
General
1 488 (88.41%) Finance
2 186 (33.70%) Analytical Skills
3 147 (26.63%) Social Skills
4 47 (8.51%) Marketing
5 35 (6.34%) Organisational Skills
6 25 (4.53%) Law
6 25 (4.53%) Legal
7 24 (4.35%) Retail
8 22 (3.99%) Advertising
9 20 (3.62%) Telecoms
10 19 (3.44%) Public Sector
11 14 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
12 12 (2.17%) Banking
12 12 (2.17%) Billing
12 12 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (2.17%) Manufacturing
12 12 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (1.81%) Military
14 5 (0.91%) Financial Institution
14 5 (0.91%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 106 (19.20%) Accountant
2 96 (17.39%) Analyst
3 81 (14.67%) Management Accountant
4 52 (9.42%) Senior
5 51 (9.24%) Financial Controller
6 48 (8.70%) Finance Manager
7 32 (5.80%) Lead
8 31 (5.62%) Financial Analyst
8 31 (5.62%) IT Manager
9 26 (4.71%) Senior Manager
9 26 (4.71%) Systems Analyst
10 22 (3.99%) Report Analyst
11 19 (3.44%) Project Manager
12 17 (3.08%) Senior Analyst
13 14 (2.54%) Architect
13 14 (2.54%) Infrastructure Architect
13 14 (2.54%) Supplier Manager
14 13 (2.36%) Delivery Manager
15 12 (2.17%) Business Analyst
16 10 (1.81%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.54%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.36%) SAP CO-PA
3 1 (0.18%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 56 (10.14%) Management Information System
2 18 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (2.90%) Data Structures
3 16 (2.90%) Product Ownership
4 14 (2.54%) Cloud Native
4 14 (2.54%) Enterprise Cloud
5 11 (1.99%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.81%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.45%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.27%) EPoS
8 7 (1.27%) PMI
9 6 (1.09%) NHS
10 4 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.72%) Solar Energy
11 2 (0.36%) Data Centre
11 2 (0.36%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.36%) FMCG
11 2 (0.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.36%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.27%) Windows
2 3 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 387 (70.11%) Budgeting
2 164 (29.71%) Decision-Making
3 140 (25.36%) Financial Modelling
4 128 (23.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 116 (21.01%) Process Improvement
6 113 (20.47%) Financial Analysis
7 111 (20.11%) Business Intelligence
8 85 (15.40%) Stakeholder Management
9 66 (11.96%) Budget Management
10 62 (11.23%) ERP
11 56 (10.14%) Cost Control
12 51 (9.24%) Agile
13 47 (8.51%) Problem-Solving
14 43 (7.79%) Business Strategy
14 43 (7.79%) Fintech
14 43 (7.79%) Risk Management
15 41 (7.43%) AI
16 40 (7.25%) Analytics
16 40 (7.25%) Roadmaps
17 38 (6.88%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 30 (5.43%) SQL
2 10 (1.81%) Python
3 5 (0.91%) VBA
4 2 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (0.36%) XAML
5 1 (0.18%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 297 (53.80%) ACCA
2 280 (50.72%) CIMA
3 40 (7.25%) Degree
4 27 (4.89%) AAT
5 12 (2.17%) PMP
6 11 (1.99%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.27%) ICAEW
8 5 (0.91%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.72%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.72%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.36%) CCAB
10 2 (0.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.36%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.36%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 1 (0.18%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.18%) CISA
11 1 (0.18%) MBA
11 1 (0.18%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.70%) IFRS
2 38 (6.88%) GAAP
3 29 (5.25%) Data Quality
4 18 (3.26%) PMO
5 10 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.27%) GDPR
6 7 (1.27%) SLA
7 5 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 4 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.72%) NIST
9 3 (0.54%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.54%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.18%) GRC
11 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.18%) QA
System Software
1 14 (2.54%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.36%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (2.54%) Ansible
1 14 (2.54%) Terraform
2 6 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.36%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 44 (7.97%) Microsoft
2 35 (6.34%) SAP
3 25 (4.53%) Google
4 22 (3.99%) Sage
4 22 (3.99%) Xero
5 19 (3.44%) Oracle
5 19 (3.44%) ServiceNow
6 18 (3.26%) Salesforce
7 17 (3.08%) Cisco
8 14 (2.54%) VMware
9 9 (1.63%) Workday
10 4 (0.72%) Pardot
10 4 (0.72%) Toshiba
11 3 (0.54%) BMC
11 3 (0.54%) Fortinet
12 2 (0.36%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.36%) Cognizant
12 2 (0.36%) Cognos
12 2 (0.36%) IBM
12 2 (0.36%) NEC