Budgeting and Forecasting Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Budgeting and Forecasting
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 57 -
Rank change year-on-year -12 - -
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 6 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.52% 0.19% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 0.21% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £363 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% - -
South West median daily rate £350 £363 £550
% change year-on-year -3.45% -34.09% +38.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £35.25 - -
25th Percentile £56.25 - -
Median hourly rate £92.50 - -
75th Percentile £93.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £92.50 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 925 484 864
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 80.65% 92.02% 82.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 461 292 504
10th Percentile £310 £213 £252
25th Percentile £400 £356 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £513
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -12.28% +2.60%
75th Percentile £553 £588 £625
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South West median daily rate £510 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.86% - -4.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 243 66 152
10th Percentile £17.69 £28.38 £36.25
25th Percentile £60.00 £60.00 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% +1.63%
75th Percentile - £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £80.00
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -11.54% +36.84% -22.76%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend in Bristol

Budgeting and Forecasting
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Budgeting and Forecasting
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in Bristol over the 6 months to 3 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in Bristol

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
1 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 3 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
4 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Coordinator
1 3 (50.00%) Project Coordinator
1 3 (50.00%) Project Manager
1 3 (50.00%) Project Support Coordinator
2 2 (33.33%) Senior
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Assistant Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Engineering Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Facilities Management Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Facilities Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Facilities Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Software Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Software Engineering Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Software Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (83.33%) Resource Management
2 4 (66.67%) Project Management
2 4 (66.67%) Project Planning
3 3 (50.00%) Budget Control
3 3 (50.00%) Business Case
3 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (50.00%) Financial Analysis
3 3 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
3 3 (50.00%) Information Capture
3 3 (50.00%) Project Governance
3 3 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
3 3 (50.00%) Risk Register
3 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (50.00%) Time Management
4 2 (33.33%) Budget Management
4 2 (33.33%) Contract Management
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
4 2 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
3 1 (16.67%) PMP
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft