Budget Management Contracts

Budget Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Budget Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Budget Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 280 257 265
Rank change year-on-year -23 +8 +66
Contract jobs citing Budget Management 368 620 960
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.85% 1.04% 1.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.98% 1.15% 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 460 683
10th Percentile £350 £363 £345
25th Percentile £440 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +2.30%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £790 £775 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £497 £509 £475
% change year-on-year -2.41% +7.11% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 11 7
10th Percentile £18.35 £20.49 £10.43
25th Percentile £21.57 £22.19 £16.65
Median hourly rate £35.00 £30.00 £33.05
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -9.23% +20.18%
75th Percentile £50.31 £53.75 £40.88
90th Percentile £74.02 £64.00 £44.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.87 £27.13 £22.55
% change year-on-year -0.98% +20.31% -21.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Budget Management 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

Budget Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Budget Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Budget Management in the UK

Budget Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Budget Management.

Daily rate trend for Budget Management in the UK

Budget Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budget Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Budget Management in the UK

Budget Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Budget Management.

Hourly rate trend for Budget Management in the UK

Budget Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Budget Management over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Budget Management in the UK

Budget Management
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Budget Management within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
England 0 332 £525 -6.67% 359
London +21 174 £550 -8.33% 118
UK excluding London -19 171 £497 -2.41% 260
Work from Home +20 132 £550 -2.31% 137
South East +29 64 £475 -1.30% 69
North of England -4 32 £493 -5.65% 67
Midlands -19 29 £538 -2.27% 47
North West +2 25 £493 +1.13% 41
South West +16 22 £525 -5.62% 37
West Midlands -1 21 £550 +11.11% 33
Scotland +16 11 £450 -5.26% 19
East Midlands +4 8 £525 -10.64% 14
Yorkshire +2 7 £475 -11.21% 17
East of England -2 7 £425 -13.27% 27
Wales +14 6 £738 +73.53% 4
Northern Ireland - 1 £125 - 5

Budget Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 30 (8.15%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.09%) Confluence
3 3 (0.82%) CMS
4 1 (0.27%) ColdFusion
4 1 (0.27%) Drupal
4 1 (0.27%) Kentico
4 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.27%) WebSphere
Applications
1 45 (12.23%) Microsoft Office
2 37 (10.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 31 (8.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (5.16%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.63%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.63%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.82%) Acrobat
6 3 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.82%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.54%) Sketch
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 6 (1.63%) Loan IQ
2 5 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.54%) SAP CRM
4 2 (0.54%) SAP IS-U
4 2 (0.54%) Workfront
5 1 (0.27%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle HRMS
5 1 (0.27%) Primavera
5 1 (0.27%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 32 (8.70%) Azure
2 13 (3.53%) SaaS
3 10 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
4 9 (2.45%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (1.90%) Smartsheet
6 6 (1.63%) AWS
7 5 (1.36%) IaaS
7 5 (1.36%) PaaS
7 5 (1.36%) Power Platform
8 4 (1.09%) Asana
9 3 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (0.82%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.54%) Figma
10 2 (0.54%) Google Docs
10 2 (0.54%) Google Sheets
10 2 (0.54%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.54%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.54%) Slack
10 2 (0.54%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.27%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.45%) Network Security
2 5 (1.36%) SD-WAN
2 5 (1.36%) WAN
3 4 (1.09%) Internet
3 4 (1.09%) Intranet
3 4 (1.09%) Wireless
4 3 (0.82%) 5G
5 2 (0.54%) GSM
5 2 (0.54%) LAN
6 1 (0.27%) 4G
6 1 (0.27%) ISDN
6 1 (0.27%) PSTN
6 1 (0.27%) SAN
6 1 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.45%) GIS
2 4 (1.09%) Power BI
3 3 (0.82%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.54%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.27%) Big Data
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (2.45%) JIRA
2 4 (1.09%) Visual Studio Team System
3 1 (0.27%) GitLab
3 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.27%) Selenium
General
1 180 (48.91%) Finance
2 148 (40.22%) Social Skills
3 46 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (10.05%) Public Sector
5 34 (9.24%) Marketing
5 34 (9.24%) Telecoms
6 32 (8.70%) Legal
7 30 (8.15%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (7.88%) Local Government
9 22 (5.98%) Influencing Skills
10 18 (4.89%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (3.80%) Banking
12 12 (3.26%) Manufacturing
13 11 (2.99%) Retail
14 9 (2.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.90%) Advertising
15 7 (1.90%) Investment Banking
16 6 (1.63%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (1.63%) Financial Institution
17 5 (1.36%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 165 (44.84%) Project Manager
2 32 (8.70%) Senior
3 27 (7.34%) Lead
4 26 (7.07%) IT Manager
5 20 (5.43%) IT Project Manager
6 18 (4.89%) Analyst
6 18 (4.89%) Programme Manager
7 17 (4.62%) Senior Manager
8 15 (4.08%) Senior Project Manager
8 15 (4.08%) Technical Manager
9 14 (3.80%) Technical Project Manager
10 11 (2.99%) Delivery Manager
11 10 (2.72%) Communications Manager
11 10 (2.72%) Head of IT
12 9 (2.45%) Consultant
13 8 (2.17%) Financial Analyst
13 8 (2.17%) Infrastructure Manager
13 8 (2.17%) Internal Communications Manager
14 7 (1.90%) PMO Analyst
14 7 (1.90%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.09%) .NET
2 3 (0.82%) HTML
3 2 (0.54%) ADO
3 2 (0.54%) ATL
3 2 (0.54%) Flash
4 1 (0.27%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.27%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.27%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.62%) Management Information System
1 17 (4.62%) Product Ownership
2 16 (4.35%) Data Centre
3 7 (1.90%) Photography
4 6 (1.63%) Derivative
4 6 (1.63%) Fixed Income
5 5 (1.36%) Life Science
5 5 (1.36%) NHS
5 5 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
5 5 (1.36%) Social Media
6 4 (1.09%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 3 (0.82%) Graphic Design
7 3 (0.82%) Mobile App
7 3 (0.82%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.54%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.54%) Digital Media
8 2 (0.54%) IoT
8 2 (0.54%) IVR
8 2 (0.54%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.82%) Linux
1 3 (0.82%) Windows
1 3 (0.82%) Windows Server
2 2 (0.54%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.27%) AIX
3 1 (0.27%) Android
3 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
3 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (46.47%) Project Management
2 116 (31.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 93 (25.27%) Project Delivery
4 85 (23.10%) Agile
5 62 (16.85%) PRINCE2
6 60 (16.30%) Change Management
7 57 (15.49%) Problem-Solving
7 57 (15.49%) Risk Management
8 44 (11.96%) Continuous Improvement
9 41 (11.14%) Business Case
10 36 (9.78%) Decision-Making
11 35 (9.51%) Project Planning
12 32 (8.70%) Budgeting
12 32 (8.70%) Project Governance
13 31 (8.42%) Resource Management
14 30 (8.15%) Waterfall
15 29 (7.88%) Resource Allocation
16 27 (7.34%) Migration
16 27 (7.34%) Roadmaps
17 25 (6.79%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.82%) Python
2 2 (0.54%) Bash
2 2 (0.54%) JavaScript
2 2 (0.54%) Julia
2 2 (0.54%) Perl
2 2 (0.54%) PowerShell
2 2 (0.54%) Shell Script
2 2 (0.54%) SQL
3 1 (0.27%) R
3 1 (0.27%) X++
Qualifications
1 65 (17.66%) Degree
2 34 (9.24%) PMI Certification
2 34 (9.24%) PMP
3 27 (7.34%) Security Cleared
4 22 (5.98%) SC Cleared
5 13 (3.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 6 (1.63%) DV Cleared
6 6 (1.63%) ISACA
6 6 (1.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 4 (1.09%) APMP
7 4 (1.09%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.82%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.82%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.82%) NVQ Level 4
9 2 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.54%) CISSP
10 1 (0.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.27%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (14.95%) PMO
2 24 (6.52%) QA
3 8 (2.17%) GDPR
3 8 (2.17%) NIST
4 7 (1.90%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.90%) COBIT
4 7 (1.90%) SLA
5 5 (1.36%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.82%) P3O
7 1 (0.27%) COREP
7 1 (0.27%) EMIR
7 1 (0.27%) GMP
7 1 (0.27%) GxP
7 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 1 (0.27%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 6 (1.63%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (0.82%) Terraform
2 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.27%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 70 (19.02%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.08%) SAP
3 6 (1.63%) Adobe
3 6 (1.63%) Oracle
4 5 (1.36%) ServiceNow
5 4 (1.09%) Ariba
5 4 (1.09%) Cadence
5 4 (1.09%) Cisco
6 3 (0.82%) BT
6 3 (0.82%) VMware
7 2 (0.54%) Databricks
7 2 (0.54%) Facebook
7 2 (0.54%) Google
7 2 (0.54%) Instagram
7 2 (0.54%) Remedy
7 2 (0.54%) Workday
7 2 (0.54%) YouTube
8 1 (0.27%) Blue Prism
8 1 (0.27%) Checkmarx
8 1 (0.27%) Zscaler