The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Business Forecasting skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Business Forecasting over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 20 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
125
121
-
Rank change year-on-year
-4
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Business Forecasting
1
2
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Business 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 the City of London.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,737
1,894
2,933
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
94.25%
91.99%
90.86%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,134
1,261
2,017
10th Percentile
£325
£375
£363
25th Percentile
£425
£475
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£713
90th Percentile
£775
£788
£825
Central London median daily rate
£550
£575
£600
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
+4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
24
16
15
10th Percentile
£17.89
£15.00
£14.25
25th Percentile
£24.43
£19.79
£14.75
Median hourly rate
£28.33
£26.63
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
+6.38%
-3.18%
-36.40%
75th Percentile
£47.00
£82.19
£47.41
90th Percentile
£63.75
£137.50
£62.45
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£26.78
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+8.55%
-23.49%
-17.65%
Business Forecasting Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Business Forecasting as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Business Forecasting Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Business Forecasting.
Business Forecasting Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 20 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Business Forecasting also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Business Forecasting.
Business Forecasting Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:
