Budgeting and Forecasting Contracts in the UK excluding London

Budgeting and Forecasting
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 341 397 442
Rank change year-on-year +56 +45 -37
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 47 50 68
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.23% 0.21% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.23% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 32 38
10th Percentile £395 £358 £326
25th Percentile £413 £399 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £503
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -4.48% +11.67%
75th Percentile £519 £548 £564
90th Percentile £639 £599 £648
UK median daily rate £490 £548 £500
% change year-on-year -10.50% +9.50% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.52 - -
Median hourly rate £53.03 - £70.00
75th Percentile £54.55 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £36.50 - £30.00

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,480 21,395 27,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.68% 89.58% 88.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,444 14,842 19,202
10th Percentile £250 £256 £231
25th Percentile £375 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,054 1,309 1,355
10th Percentile £12.31 £11.00 £12.21
25th Percentile £15.24 £15.63 £14.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £46.36
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.75 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £35.96 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +44.00% +2.04%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK excluding London

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK excluding London

Budgeting and Forecasting
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK excluding London

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK excluding London

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 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
South East +28 22 £425 -0.58% 29
Midlands +33 10 £425 -26.09% 17
West Midlands +22 10 £425 -26.09% 4
North of England +22 7 £519 -4.77% 25
North West +22 7 £519 -2.99% 13
Scotland +34 2 £475 +18.75% 3
South West +22 2 £550 +38.36% 12
Northern Ireland - 2 £263 -
East of England +5 1 - - 14
Wales - 1 £625 - 1
Budgeting and Forecasting
UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (2.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (17.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (10.64%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (4.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (2.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (2.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.38%) Power Platform
2 2 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.38%) Firewall
1 3 (6.38%) IP Telephony
2 2 (4.26%) CTI
3 1 (2.13%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.51%) Oracle Reports
2 3 (6.38%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.13%) JIRA
General
1 29 (61.70%) Finance
2 13 (27.66%) Social Skills
3 7 (14.89%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (10.64%) Influencing Skills
4 5 (10.64%) Telecoms
5 4 (8.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (8.51%) Manufacturing
6 3 (6.38%) Public Sector
7 2 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.13%) General Ledger
8 1 (2.13%) Legal
8 1 (2.13%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (2.13%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 11 (23.40%) IT Manager
1 11 (23.40%) Project Manager
2 8 (17.02%) Analyst
3 7 (14.89%) Lead
4 6 (12.77%) Business Manager
4 6 (12.77%) Engagement Manager
5 5 (10.64%) IT Project Manager
6 4 (8.51%) Finance Manager
6 4 (8.51%) Financial Analyst
6 4 (8.51%) Performance Manager
7 3 (6.38%) Commercial Analyst
7 3 (6.38%) Operations Manager
7 3 (6.38%) Senior
7 3 (6.38%) Service Analyst
7 3 (6.38%) Service Desk Analyst
7 3 (6.38%) Site Manager
7 3 (6.38%) Telecoms Manager
8 2 (4.26%) Accountant
8 2 (4.26%) Microsoft 365 Project Manager
8 2 (4.26%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.13%) Data Centre
1 1 (2.13%) Management Information System
1 1 (2.13%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.38%) Linux
1 3 (6.38%) Unix
1 3 (6.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (31.91%) Budgeting
2 10 (21.28%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (19.15%) Agile
4 8 (17.02%) Budget Management
5 7 (14.89%) ERP
5 7 (14.89%) Programme Management
5 7 (14.89%) Project Delivery
5 7 (14.89%) Project Management
6 6 (12.77%) Decision-Making
6 6 (12.77%) Logistics
6 6 (12.77%) Roadmaps
7 5 (10.64%) ITIL
7 5 (10.64%) Risk Management
7 5 (10.64%) Risk Register
7 5 (10.64%) Service Management
8 4 (8.51%) Change Management
8 4 (8.51%) Infrastructure Management
8 4 (8.51%) PRINCE2
8 4 (8.51%) Proactive Management
9 3 (6.38%) Collaborative Working
Qualifications
1 10 (21.28%) Security Cleared
2 7 (14.89%) SC Cleared
3 5 (10.64%) ACCA
3 5 (10.64%) CIMA
4 4 (8.51%) Degree
5 3 (6.38%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (4.26%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.13%) APMG
7 1 (2.13%) APMP
7 1 (2.13%) CIPFA
7 1 (2.13%) DV Cleared
7 1 (2.13%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.38%) PMO
2 2 (4.26%) PCI DSS
3 1 (2.13%) QA
System Software
1 3 (6.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (6.38%) IBM BigFix
1 3 (6.38%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 8 (17.02%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.51%) Oracle
3 3 (6.38%) Remedy
3 3 (6.38%) SAP
3 3 (6.38%) ServiceNow
3 3 (6.38%) Siemens
4 1 (2.13%) Anaplan
4 1 (2.13%) Planview
4 1 (2.13%) Progress