Budget Responsibility Contract Job Trends in England

Budgetary Responsibility
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Budget Responsibility skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 556 471 534
Rank change year-on-year -85 +63 +143
Contract jobs citing Budget Responsibility 6 12 14
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.018% 0.046% 0.037%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.020% 0.051% 0.042%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 8
10th Percentile - £480 £443
25th Percentile £410 £534 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £565 £535
Median % change year-on-year -25.66% +5.61% -6.14%
75th Percentile £430 £633 £609
90th Percentile - £676 £641
UK median daily rate £420 £565 £535
% change year-on-year -25.66% +5.61% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £49.48
25th Percentile - - £54.43
Median hourly rate - - £62.68
75th Percentile - - £70.92
90th Percentile - - £75.87
UK median hourly rate - - £62.68

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Budget Responsibility 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 29,880 23,401 33,008
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.55% 89.79% 87.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,087 14,489 22,006
10th Percentile £309 £310 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,872 735 1,965
10th Percentile £15.10 £15.62 £13.35
25th Percentile £18.03 £21.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.77 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.37% - -
75th Percentile £60.61 £64.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £72.84
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £33.53
% change year-on-year -22.62% -3.06% +3.15%

Budget Responsibility
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Budget Responsibility relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Budget Responsibility job vacancy trend in England

Budget Responsibility
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Budget Responsibility.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Budget Responsibility

Budget Responsibility
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Budget Responsibility.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Budget Responsibility

Budget Responsibility
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 Responsibility within the England region over the 6 months to 13 February 2026. 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 -28 2 - - 1
North West -33 1 - -
South East -42 1 £420 -25.50% 2
West Midlands -48 1 - - 1
Midlands -55 1 - - 2
North of England -57 1 - - 1
East of England - 1 - - 2
Budget Responsibility
UK

Budget Responsibility
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) SAP IBP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle Database
1 1 (16.67%) SAP BW
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Finance
1 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Legal
1 1 (16.67%) Marketing
1 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (16.67%) Architect
1 1 (16.67%) Author
1 1 (16.67%) Data Architect
1 1 (16.67%) DBA
1 1 (16.67%) IT Manager
1 1 (16.67%) IT Programme Manager
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle DBA
1 1 (16.67%) Programme Manager
1 1 (16.67%) SAP Architect
1 1 (16.67%) SAP BW Architect
1 1 (16.67%) SAP Data Architect
1 1 (16.67%) Senior
1 1 (16.67%) Senior Manager
1 1 (16.67%) Senior Transition Manager
1 1 (16.67%) Strategy Manager
1 1 (16.67%) Technical Author
1 1 (16.67%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle GoldenGate
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) AI Agents
1 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
1 1 (16.67%) PMI
1 1 (16.67%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Unix
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Budget Management
3 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 1 (16.67%) Customer Experience
3 1 (16.67%) DAMA
3 1 (16.67%) Data Architecture
3 1 (16.67%) ERD
3 1 (16.67%) Generative AI
3 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Transfer
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Release Management
3 1 (16.67%) Revenue Management
3 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
3 1 (16.67%) SIAM
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (16.67%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) Korn
1 1 (16.67%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (16.67%) HNC
3 1 (16.67%) MBA
3 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
3 1 (16.67%) SAP Certification
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle
1 1 (16.67%) SAP