Planning and Forecasting Contracts in the City of London

Planning and Forecasting
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of 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 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 - 166
Rank change year-on-year - - +16
Contract jobs citing Planning and Forecasting 7 0 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.40% - 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.43% - 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 3
10th Percentile £296 - £626
25th Percentile £327 - £710
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £850
Median % change year-on-year - - +57.41%
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile £558 - -
Central London median daily rate £525 - £850
% change year-on-year - - +57.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,637 1,989 3,335
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 93.17% 90.53% 91.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,034 1,408 2,250
10th Percentile £363 £363 £356
25th Percentile £463 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £565 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.77% -5.83% +4.35%
75th Percentile £684 £688 £730
90th Percentile £775 £813 £825
Central London median daily rate £575 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 11 24
10th Percentile £22.00 £19.92 £15.33
25th Percentile £24.00 £20.22 £18.03
Median hourly rate £29.58 £25.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.30% -28.57% -14.63%
75th Percentile £45.00 £40.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £62.25 £41.84 £88.30
Central London median hourly rate £29.07 £27.81 £35.00
% change year-on-year +4.53% -20.54% -14.63%

Planning and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Planning and Forecasting in the City of London

Planning and Forecasting
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

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

Daily rate trend for Planning and Forecasting in the City of London

Planning and Forecasting
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Planning and Forecasting in the City of London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Planning and Forecasting in the City of London

Planning and 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) SAP CO
1 2 (28.57%) SAP FI
1 2 (28.57%) SAP FI/CO
1 2 (28.57%) SAP SD
2 1 (14.29%) Kondor
2 1 (14.29%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (14.29%) Power BI
1 1 (14.29%) Tableau
General
1 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Finance
3 3 (42.86%) Manufacturing
3 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Banking
4 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (14.29%) Marketing
4 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Analyst
1 4 (57.14%) Business Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) SAP Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) SAP Business Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Finance Business Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Financial Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) SAP CO Business Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) SAP FI Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) SAP FI Business Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) SAP FI/CO Business Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) SAP Financial Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) SAP Financial Business Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Cloud Specialist
4 1 (14.29%) Lead
4 1 (14.29%) SAP SCM Business Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) SAP Supply Chain Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) SAP Supply Chain Business Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Senior
4 1 (14.29%) Senior SAP Financial Business Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Supply Chain Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Biopharmaceutical
1 1 (14.29%) Digital Media
1 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing Execution System
1 1 (14.29%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Business Analysis
2 3 (42.86%) BPR
2 3 (42.86%) Change Management
2 3 (42.86%) Customer Experience
2 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
2 3 (42.86%) ERP
2 3 (42.86%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (14.29%) Analytics
3 1 (14.29%) Coaching
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Innovative Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Market Research
3 1 (14.29%) Marketing Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Test Planning
3 1 (14.29%) Test Scripting
3 1 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (14.29%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) ACCA
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) SAP
2 1 (14.29%) Cegedim Rx
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Oracle
2 1 (14.29%) QAD
2 1 (14.29%) Salesforce