Planning and Forecasting Contracts in Central London

Planning and Forecasting
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London requiring Planning and Forecasting skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Planning and Forecasting over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 134 166
Rank change year-on-year +8 +32 +34
Contract jobs citing Planning and Forecasting 3 2 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.15% 0.084% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.16% 0.093% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £328 - -
25th Percentile £397 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £850
Median % change year-on-year - - +57.41%
75th Percentile £563 - -
90th Percentile £578 - -
London median daily rate £500 £713 £650
% change year-on-year -29.82% +9.62% +20.37%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Planning 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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,862 2,159 3,372
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 93.61% 91.17% 90.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,206 1,511 2,267
10th Percentile £350 £363 £325
25th Percentile £450 £456 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £560 £600
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% -6.67% +5.26%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £725
90th Percentile £775 £800 £825
London median daily rate £550 £550 £588
% change year-on-year - -6.38% +2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 23 27
10th Percentile £22.00 £20.22 £14.25
25th Percentile £24.66 £22.50 £17.56
Median hourly rate £31.00 £27.81 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.47% -20.54% -18.13%
75th Percentile £49.75 £36.50 £53.38
90th Percentile £63.75 £48.57 £88.30
London median hourly rate £32.00 £30.00 £40.50
% change year-on-year +6.67% -25.93% +12.50%

Planning and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Planning and Forecasting as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Planning and Forecasting in Central London

Planning and Forecasting
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Planning and Forecasting in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Planning and Forecasting in Central London

Planning and Forecasting
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Planning and Forecasting in Central London over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Planning and Forecasting in Central London

Planning and Forecasting
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Planning and Forecasting within the Central London region over the 6 months to 3 July 2025. 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
City of London +11 3 £525 - 13
Planning and Forecasting
London

Planning and Forecasting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP CO
1 1 (33.33%) SAP FI
1 1 (33.33%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (33.33%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
1 1 (33.33%) Tableau
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (33.33%) Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Finance Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SAP CO Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SAP FI Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SAP FI Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SAP FI/CO Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Financial Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) SAP Financial Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Financial Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior SAP Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior SAP Financial Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Biopharmaceutical
1 1 (33.33%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) BPR
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Competitive Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Competitor Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Creative Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Innovative Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Market Research
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) ACCA
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Cegedim Rx
1 1 (33.33%) SAP