Budgeting and Forecasting Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Budgeting and Forecasting
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 0.48% - 1.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.56% - 1.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £141
25th Percentile £118 - £184
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £135 - £263
75th Percentile £153 - £334
90th Percentile - - £374
County Antrim median daily rate £135 - £263

All Process and Methodology Skills
Belfast

Budgeting and Forecasting 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 in Belfast.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 178 133 116
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast 85.17% 83.13% 89.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 52 73
10th Percentile £302 £148 £210
25th Percentile £352 £166 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £444 £400
Median % change year-on-year +7.04% +10.94% -15.79%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £536
90th Percentile £638 £586 £620
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £444 £400
% change year-on-year +7.04% +10.94% -15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 19 8
10th Percentile £12.31 £22.50 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 - £11.96
Median hourly rate £16.00 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -33.83% +79.68% -3.46%
75th Percentile £17.30 £40.06 £14.27
90th Percentile £21.92 £65.69 £16.60
County Antrim median hourly rate £17.30 £24.18 £13.46
% change year-on-year -28.45% +79.64% -3.44%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend in Belfast

Budgeting and Forecasting
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Excel Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Support Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft