Budgeting and Forecasting Contracts in Scotland

Budgeting and Forecasting
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Budgeting and Forecasting skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Budgeting and Forecasting over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 124 160 160
Rank change year-on-year +36 0 -2
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 2 7 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.092% 0.25% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.10% 0.27% 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 7 6
10th Percentile - £338 £324
25th Percentile £463 £381 £343
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £369
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% +8.47% -7.81%
75th Percentile £488 £475 £575
90th Percentile - £580 £638
UK median daily rate £490 £548 £500
% change year-on-year -10.50% +9.50% -4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Budgeting and Forecasting is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,924 2,599 3,271
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 88.58% 92.52% 93.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,158 1,869 2,319
10th Percentile £225 £260 £250
25th Percentile £389 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year - +1.06% +10.59%
75th Percentile £587 £558 £550
90th Percentile £663 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 56 48
10th Percentile £12.30 £10.63 £15.04
25th Percentile £15.75 £12.04 £19.45
Median hourly rate £18.79 £16.86 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.48% -57.86% -0.01%
75th Percentile £40.94 £49.24 £48.95
90th Percentile £60.75 £65.78 £55.75
UK median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in Scotland

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in Scotland

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in Scotland

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +2 2 £475 +18.75% 2
Budgeting and Forecasting
UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (50.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Finance Manager
1 1 (50.00%) IT Manager
1 1 (50.00%) IT Project Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Change Management
1 1 (50.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (50.00%) People Management
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft