Budget Management Contracts

Budget Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Budget Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Budget Management over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 258 236 266
Rank change year-on-year -22 +30 +42
Contract jobs citing Budget Management 346 527 902
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.90% 1.06% 1.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.05% 1.19% 1.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 398 616
10th Percentile £345 £340 £375
25th Percentile £426 £450 £439
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £536 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.82% +2.07% +10.53%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £493
% change year-on-year - +1.52% +3.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 7 9
10th Percentile £17.14 £19.60 £12.87
25th Percentile £25.89 £21.63 £26.98
Median hourly rate £33.75 £23.50 £51.50
Median % change year-on-year +43.62% -54.37% +56.06%
75th Percentile £56.38 £56.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £80.50 £60.85 £82.95
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £20.25 £20.24
% change year-on-year +72.84% +0.05% -33.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Budget Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,912 44,388 77,735
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.73% 89.02% 90.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,157 30,166 54,294
10th Percentile £309 £313 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,439 1,570 1,739
10th Percentile £14.84 £14.25 £13.16
25th Percentile £20.00 £18.79 £16.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £42.50 £28.90
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% +47.06% +34.42%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £70.39
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.00 £42.50 £23.45
% change year-on-year +1.18% +81.28% +27.91%

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 20 September 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 20 September 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 20 September 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 -14 312 £519 -5.64% 235
UK excluding London -13 176 £500 - 165
London -17 143 £550 -4.35% 75
Work from Home -3 104 £525 - 104
North of England +19 57 £497 -4.52% 51
South East +11 48 £492 +3.55% 34
North West +27 40 £500 - 38
Midlands +10 31 £550 - 37
South West +15 21 £475 +1.06% 15
West Midlands +8 21 £575 +1.10% 28
Yorkshire -4 12 £475 -9.52% 11
Scotland +6 11 £450 -6.25% 8
East Midlands +6 10 £525 +5.00% 9
East of England +20 7 £331 -42.39% 18
North East -1 7 £575 -23.33% 2
Wales +3 3 - - 7

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 13 (3.76%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.60%) Confluence
3 2 (0.58%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.58%) CMS
4 1 (0.29%) Drupal
4 1 (0.29%) Kentico
Applications
1 24 (6.94%) Microsoft Project
2 23 (6.65%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (4.91%) Microsoft Excel
4 16 (4.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.58%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.58%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.58%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.58%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.58%) Trello
6 1 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.29%) CATIA
6 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.29%) PTC Creo
6 1 (0.29%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.58%) Primavera
2 2 (0.58%) Shopify
3 1 (0.29%) Cloudability
3 1 (0.29%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.29%) JDE EnterpriseOne
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle HRMS
3 1 (0.29%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.29%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.29%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (0.29%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.29%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 23 (6.65%) Azure
2 14 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (2.89%) AWS
4 9 (2.60%) Power Platform
5 8 (2.31%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (1.73%) GCP
7 4 (1.16%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.16%) PowerApps
7 4 (1.16%) SaaS
8 3 (0.87%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (0.87%) OCI
9 2 (0.58%) AWS CloudFormation
9 2 (0.58%) BigCommerce
9 2 (0.58%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.58%) Slack
10 1 (0.29%) IaaS
10 1 (0.29%) OpenShift
10 1 (0.29%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.02%) LAN
1 7 (2.02%) WAN
2 6 (1.73%) Firewall
2 6 (1.73%) Network Security
3 4 (1.16%) DWDM
3 4 (1.16%) Extranet
3 4 (1.16%) SDH
4 3 (0.87%) Intranet
4 3 (0.87%) SD-WAN
4 3 (0.87%) VPN
4 3 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.58%) ISDN
5 2 (0.58%) PSTN
6 1 (0.29%) Broadband
6 1 (0.29%) GSM
6 1 (0.29%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.29%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.16%) Big Data
1 4 (1.16%) Power BI
2 3 (0.87%) Data Lake
2 3 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (0.58%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
3 2 (0.58%) Data Mining
3 2 (0.58%) Hadoop
3 2 (0.58%) NoSQL
3 2 (0.58%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (0.29%) GIS
4 1 (0.29%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.29%) NonStop SQL
4 1 (0.29%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.29%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (4.62%) JIRA
2 2 (0.58%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.29%) Git
3 1 (0.29%) GitLab
3 1 (0.29%) Selenium
3 1 (0.29%) TeamCity
General
1 150 (43.35%) Finance
2 121 (34.97%) Social Skills
3 55 (15.90%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (10.69%) Public Sector
5 29 (8.38%) Local Government
6 21 (6.07%) Telecoms
7 19 (5.49%) Legal
8 18 (5.20%) Presentation Skills
9 17 (4.91%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (4.62%) Marketing
11 11 (3.18%) Manufacturing
12 9 (2.60%) Banking
13 7 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (2.02%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.45%) Retail
15 4 (1.16%) Advertising
15 4 (1.16%) Aviation
15 4 (1.16%) Military
15 4 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (1.16%) Police
Job Titles
1 164 (47.40%) Project Manager
2 34 (9.83%) IT Manager
3 31 (8.96%) IT Project Manager
3 31 (8.96%) Senior
4 27 (7.80%) Lead
5 25 (7.23%) Senior Manager
6 19 (5.49%) Programme Manager
7 18 (5.20%) Consultant
8 16 (4.62%) Infrastructure Manager
9 15 (4.34%) Analyst
9 15 (4.34%) Senior Project Manager
9 15 (4.34%) Technical Manager
10 12 (3.47%) Infrastructure Project Manager
11 11 (3.18%) Delivery Manager
11 11 (3.18%) Engagement Manager
12 10 (2.89%) Technical Project Manager
13 8 (2.31%) Programme Director
14 6 (1.73%) Business Change Manager
14 6 (1.73%) IT Infrastructure Manager
14 6 (1.73%) IT Infrastructure Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.45%) ADO
2 2 (0.58%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (0.58%) VML
3 1 (0.29%) ATL
3 1 (0.29%) LDAP
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.78%) Data Centre
2 19 (5.49%) Management Information System
3 15 (4.34%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.60%) NHS
4 9 (2.60%) Onboarding
5 8 (2.31%) PMI
5 8 (2.31%) Renewable Energy
6 6 (1.73%) Operational Technology
6 6 (1.73%) Shadow IT
6 6 (1.73%) Virtual Team
7 5 (1.45%) Driving Licence
7 5 (1.45%) FMCG
7 5 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.45%) Photovoltaics
7 5 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.45%) Solar Energy
8 4 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (1.16%) Photography
9 3 (0.87%) Reinsurance
9 3 (0.87%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.87%) Windows
2 1 (0.29%) Android
2 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.29%) Linux
2 1 (0.29%) Oracle Linux
2 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (0.29%) Solaris
2 1 (0.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (43.93%) Project Management
2 91 (26.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 74 (21.39%) Project Delivery
4 70 (20.23%) PRINCE2
5 65 (18.79%) Problem-Solving
6 64 (18.50%) Risk Management
7 62 (17.92%) Agile
8 49 (14.16%) Change Management
9 43 (12.43%) Resource Allocation
10 41 (11.85%) Decision-Making
11 40 (11.56%) Continuous Improvement
12 38 (10.98%) Programme Management
13 35 (10.12%) Project Planning
14 34 (9.83%) Business Case
15 32 (9.25%) Budgeting and Forecasting
15 32 (9.25%) Roadmaps
16 30 (8.67%) Budgeting
17 29 (8.38%) Resource Management
18 26 (7.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 25 (7.23%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.45%) SQL
2 3 (0.87%) PowerShell
2 3 (0.87%) Python
3 2 (0.58%) Apex Code
3 2 (0.58%) Java
3 2 (0.58%) Scala
4 1 (0.29%) Bash
4 1 (0.29%) C#
4 1 (0.29%) sed
4 1 (0.29%) X++
Qualifications
1 61 (17.63%) Degree
2 33 (9.54%) Security Cleared
3 28 (8.09%) PMI Certification
4 24 (6.94%) SC Cleared
5 23 (6.65%) PMP
6 14 (4.05%) Master's Degree
7 10 (2.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (2.60%) DV Cleared
9 8 (2.31%) APMP
9 8 (2.31%) RIBA
10 7 (2.02%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 6 (1.73%) ISEB
11 6 (1.73%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 3 (0.87%) ACCA
12 3 (0.87%) CIMA
12 3 (0.87%) ECDL
12 3 (0.87%) HNC
12 3 (0.87%) HND
12 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Certification
13 2 (0.58%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.25%) PMO
2 30 (8.67%) QA
3 9 (2.60%) COBIT
4 7 (2.02%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.45%) GDPR
5 5 (1.45%) NEBOSH
6 4 (1.16%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.16%) NIST
7 3 (0.87%) IFRS
8 2 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.58%) Basel III
8 2 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.58%) Dodd-Frank
8 2 (0.58%) P3O
9 1 (0.29%) COREP
9 1 (0.29%) GMP
9 1 (0.29%) GRC
9 1 (0.29%) GxP
9 1 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.29%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.58%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.29%) Docker
3 1 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 4 (1.16%) Terraform
2 2 (0.58%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.29%) Ansible
3 1 (0.29%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.29%) SCCM
Vendors
1 62 (17.92%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.91%) SAP
3 10 (2.89%) NEC
4 9 (2.60%) Oracle
5 8 (2.31%) Cisco
5 8 (2.31%) Salesforce
6 7 (2.02%) VMware
7 5 (1.45%) Adobe
8 4 (1.16%) Ariba
8 4 (1.16%) BT
8 4 (1.16%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.16%) Planview
8 4 (1.16%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.16%) Workday
9 3 (0.87%) CheckPoint
9 3 (0.87%) Google
10 2 (0.58%) CA
10 2 (0.58%) Genesys
10 2 (0.58%) NetCracker
10 2 (0.58%) Progress