Budget Management Contracts in England

Budget Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Budget Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Budget Management over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 231 262 236
Rank change year-on-year +31 -26 +12
Contract jobs citing Budget Management 275 329 567
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.14% 0.89% 1.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.25% 1.03% 1.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 200 418
10th Percentile £347 £350 £363
25th Percentile £436 £440 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% -8.70% +15.00%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £675
90th Percentile £711 £789 £775
UK median daily rate £538 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +2.38% -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 29 10
10th Percentile £20.45 £18.35 £18.80
25th Percentile £21.51 £20.98 £21.75
Median hourly rate £26.12 £26.73 £28.57
Median % change year-on-year -2.30% -6.42% -13.57%
75th Percentile £30.63 £38.75 £47.81
90th Percentile - £52.50 £59.28
UK median hourly rate £26.12 £35.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -25.39% +16.67% -9.23%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Budget Management 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,072 31,929 45,052
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.18% 86.59% 90.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,449 20,948 31,615
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 928 2,243 1,590
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.92 £10.99
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.15 £36.33 £36.40
Median % change year-on-year -19.76% -0.18% +49.47%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.95 £35.80
% change year-on-year -19.33% +0.42% +43.20%

Budget Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Budget Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Budget Management in England

Budget Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Budget Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Budget Management in England

Budget Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budget Management in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Budget Management in England

Budget Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Budget Management in England.

Hourly rate trend for Budget Management in England

Budget Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Budget Management in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Budget Management in England

Budget Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Budget Management within the England region over the 6 months to 5 May 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
London +25 147 £550 -2.22% 323
North of England +48 57 £543 +10.04% 150
North West +29 40 £650 +31.85% 89
South East +6 27 £475 - 147
Midlands +12 21 £541 -1.55% 70
South West +29 16 £575 +9.52% 60
West Midlands +12 14 £546 -7.11% 36
Yorkshire +22 13 £450 -5.26% 52
East Midlands +12 6 £500 -4.76% 26
North East - 4 £421 - 16
East of England +25 1 £775 +82.35% 56
Budget Management
UK

Budget Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.55%) CMS
1 7 (2.55%) Confluence
2 4 (1.45%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.36%) Kentico
3 1 (0.36%) Sitecore CMS
3 1 (0.36%) Umbraco
3 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 21 (7.64%) Microsoft Project
2 20 (7.27%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (6.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (6.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (1.09%) Trello
5 2 (0.73%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.36%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.36%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (2.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.45%) Teamcenter
3 3 (1.09%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.73%) FLEXCUBE
4 2 (0.73%) Misys Midas
4 2 (0.73%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.73%) SAP PLM
4 2 (0.73%) SAP SRM
4 2 (0.73%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.73%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.36%) Endur
5 1 (0.36%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.36%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.36%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.36%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.36%) SAP PP
5 1 (0.36%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.36%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 26 (9.45%) Azure
2 14 (5.09%) AWS
3 9 (3.27%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (3.27%) SaaS
4 7 (2.55%) GCP
5 6 (2.18%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 3 (1.09%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.09%) Snowflake
7 3 (1.09%) SuccessFactors
7 3 (1.09%) Veeva
8 2 (0.73%) AWS CloudFormation
8 2 (0.73%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.73%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.73%) OCI
8 2 (0.73%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 1 (0.36%) Asana
9 1 (0.36%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.36%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.45%) Firewall
2 3 (1.09%) MPLS
2 3 (1.09%) Network Security
2 3 (1.09%) VPN
3 2 (0.73%) BGP
3 2 (0.73%) OSPF
3 2 (0.73%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.73%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.73%) VLAN
3 2 (0.73%) WAN
4 1 (0.36%) DHCP
4 1 (0.36%) DNS
4 1 (0.36%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.36%) SDH
4 1 (0.36%) Skype
4 1 (0.36%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.55%) Data Lake
2 6 (2.18%) Power BI
3 4 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.45%) Metadata
4 3 (1.09%) Electronic Patient Records
5 2 (0.73%) Big Data
5 2 (0.73%) BusinessObjects
5 2 (0.73%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.36%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.36%) GIS
6 1 (0.36%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 19 (6.91%) JIRA
2 1 (0.36%) Git
2 1 (0.36%) Jasmine
2 1 (0.36%) LSMW
2 1 (0.36%) Subversion
General
1 144 (52.36%) Finance
2 122 (44.36%) Social Skills
3 37 (13.45%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (13.09%) Banking
5 26 (9.45%) Marketing
6 19 (6.91%) Public Sector
7 18 (6.55%) Legal
8 15 (5.45%) Influencing Skills
8 15 (5.45%) Local Government
9 12 (4.36%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (3.64%) Financial Institution
11 9 (3.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (3.27%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (2.55%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (2.55%) Manufacturing
12 7 (2.55%) Retail
13 6 (2.18%) Investment Banking
14 5 (1.82%) Back Office
14 5 (1.82%) General Ledger
14 5 (1.82%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 92 (33.45%) Project Manager
2 27 (9.82%) Programme Manager
3 26 (9.45%) IT Manager
4 24 (8.73%) IT Project Manager
5 23 (8.36%) Lead
6 22 (8.00%) Administrator
6 22 (8.00%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
7 16 (5.82%) Senior
8 15 (5.45%) Analyst
8 15 (5.45%) Delivery Manager
9 11 (4.00%) Infrastructure Manager
9 11 (4.00%) SAP Manager
9 11 (4.00%) Senior Manager
10 10 (3.64%) Business Manager
10 10 (3.64%) Technical Manager
11 8 (2.91%) Financial Analyst
12 7 (2.55%) Infrastructure Project Manager
12 7 (2.55%) Senior Project Manager
13 6 (2.18%) Engagement Manager
13 6 (2.18%) SAP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.73%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.36%) CSS
2 1 (0.36%) FHIR
2 1 (0.36%) HTML
2 1 (0.36%) REST
2 1 (0.36%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.36%) SAP PI
2 1 (0.36%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (0.36%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.00%) Data Centre
1 11 (4.00%) Onboarding
2 7 (2.55%) PMI
2 7 (2.55%) Product Ownership
2 7 (2.55%) Security Posture
3 6 (2.18%) Hybrid Cloud
3 6 (2.18%) Management Information System
3 6 (2.18%) NHS
4 5 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (1.09%) Housing Association
6 3 (1.09%) IoT
6 3 (1.09%) Legacy Applications
6 3 (1.09%) Mainframe
6 3 (1.09%) Operational Technology
6 3 (1.09%) Public Cloud
6 3 (1.09%) Social Media
6 3 (1.09%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.73%) Derivative
7 2 (0.73%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.45%) Windows
2 2 (0.73%) Linux
2 2 (0.73%) Unix
2 2 (0.73%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.36%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (41.09%) Project Management
2 101 (36.73%) Stakeholder Management
3 80 (29.09%) Problem-Solving
4 75 (27.27%) Agile
5 69 (25.09%) Project Delivery
6 55 (20.00%) Risk Management
7 50 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 47 (17.09%) PRINCE2
9 43 (15.64%) Continuous Improvement
10 38 (13.82%) Change Management
10 38 (13.82%) Decision-Making
11 36 (13.09%) Process Improvement
12 35 (12.73%) Roadmaps
13 32 (11.64%) Programme Management
13 32 (11.64%) Waterfall
14 29 (10.55%) Project Planning
14 29 (10.55%) Resource Allocation
15 28 (10.18%) Project Governance
16 27 (9.82%) Resource Management
17 26 (9.45%) Business Case
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.09%) SQL
2 1 (0.36%) Java
2 1 (0.36%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 30 (10.91%) Degree
2 28 (10.18%) PMI Certification
3 25 (9.09%) PMP
4 21 (7.64%) Security Cleared
5 19 (6.91%) SC Cleared
6 17 (6.18%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (2.18%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 5 (1.82%) ACCA
8 5 (1.82%) CIMA
8 5 (1.82%) CISA
8 5 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.82%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.09%) AAT
9 3 (1.09%) CCNA
9 3 (1.09%) CCNP
9 3 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.73%) CCIE
10 2 (0.73%) CISM
10 2 (0.73%) CISSP
10 2 (0.73%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (11.64%) PMO
2 12 (4.36%) GDPR
3 11 (4.00%) Accessibility
4 10 (3.64%) QA
5 9 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (2.91%) NIST
7 7 (2.55%) Data Quality
8 5 (1.82%) COBIT
8 5 (1.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.82%) SLA
9 3 (1.09%) COSO
10 2 (0.73%) Basel III
10 2 (0.73%) GxP
10 2 (0.73%) IFRS
11 1 (0.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.36%) EMIR
11 1 (0.36%) GRC
11 1 (0.36%) ISO 13485
11 1 (0.36%) MiFID
System Software
1 4 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.73%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (0.73%) Terraform
2 1 (0.36%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.36%) Kubeflow
2 1 (0.36%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 50 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 30 (10.91%) SAP
3 9 (3.27%) Oracle
4 7 (2.55%) Planview
5 5 (1.82%) Cisco
5 5 (1.82%) VMware
6 4 (1.45%) Google
6 4 (1.45%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.45%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.45%) Siemens
7 3 (1.09%) Adobe
7 3 (1.09%) Databricks
7 3 (1.09%) IFS
7 3 (1.09%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.73%) Civica
8 2 (0.73%) Fortinet
8 2 (0.73%) Juniper
8 2 (0.73%) NEC
8 2 (0.73%) Northgate
8 2 (0.73%) Sitecore