Budgeting and Forecasting Contracts in London

Budgeting and Forecasting
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Budgeting and Forecasting over the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 291 362 418
Rank change year-on-year +71 +56 +109
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 69 27 60
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.51% 0.16% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.55% 0.18% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 15 38
10th Percentile £403 £410 £391
25th Percentile £422 £481 £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £588
Median % change year-on-year - -6.38% +6.82%
75th Percentile £713 £625 £705
90th Percentile £813 £693 £738
England median daily rate £475 £475 £550
% change year-on-year - -13.64% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £18.88 - -
25th Percentile £22.44 £14.25 -
Median hourly rate £29.25 £14.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +101.72% - -
75th Percentile £36.44 £14.75 -
90th Percentile £40.23 - -
England median hourly rate £29.25 £33.77 £89.44
% change year-on-year -13.37% -62.25% +73.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Budgeting 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,522 14,795 22,383
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.19% 88.82% 90.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,381 10,496 16,264
10th Percentile £326 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £788 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 232 251
10th Percentile £16.50 £16.25 £18.63
25th Percentile £24.66 £22.00 £24.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -18.60% +21.13%
75th Percentile £49.75 £55.00 £65.05
90th Percentile £63.45 £71.25 £82.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% -6.98% +65.38%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in London

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in London

Budgeting and Forecasting
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in London over the 6 months to 25 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in London

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in London.

Hourly rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in London

Budgeting and Forecasting
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in London over the 6 months to 25 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in London

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting within the London region over the 6 months to 25 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
Central London +14 12 £550 - 12
West London +3 2 - - 4
Budgeting and Forecasting
England

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.45%) Confluence
1 1 (1.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (18.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (13.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (4.35%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.90%) Cloudability
2 1 (1.45%) Elite 3E
2 1 (1.45%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.45%) PORTIA
2 1 (1.45%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 9 (13.04%) OCI
1 9 (13.04%) Power Platform
2 6 (8.70%) Azure
3 3 (4.35%) AWS
4 2 (2.90%) Azure Data Factory
4 2 (2.90%) Azure Logic Apps
4 2 (2.90%) Azure Machine Learning
4 2 (2.90%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.90%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.45%) Google Sheets
5 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (1.45%) SaaS
5 1 (1.45%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (11.59%) Oracle Reports
1 8 (11.59%) Power BI
2 3 (4.35%) Big Data
3 2 (2.90%) Power Query
3 2 (2.90%) SQL Server
3 2 (2.90%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (5.80%) JIRA
General
1 60 (86.96%) Finance
2 27 (39.13%) Social Skills
3 12 (17.39%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (14.49%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (10.14%) Banking
6 6 (8.70%) Legal
7 3 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.90%) Billing
8 2 (2.90%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.90%) Publishing
9 1 (1.45%) Advertising
9 1 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.45%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.45%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.45%) Investment Banking
9 1 (1.45%) Law
9 1 (1.45%) Marketing
9 1 (1.45%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.45%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (27.54%) Analyst
2 12 (17.39%) Senior
3 8 (11.59%) Financial Analyst
3 8 (11.59%) Project Manager
4 6 (8.70%) PMO Analyst
5 5 (7.25%) Business Analyst
5 5 (7.25%) Lead
6 4 (5.80%) Consultant
7 3 (4.35%) Finance Business Analyst
7 3 (4.35%) IT Analyst
7 3 (4.35%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (4.35%) Senior Financial Analyst
8 2 (2.90%) Business Intelligence Specialist
8 2 (2.90%) Delivery Manager
8 2 (2.90%) Information Manager
8 2 (2.90%) Information Security Manager
8 2 (2.90%) Operations Manager
8 2 (2.90%) Project Coordinator
8 2 (2.90%) Security Manager
8 2 (2.90%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.45%) ADO
1 1 (1.45%) Flash
1 1 (1.45%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.59%) Management Information System
2 6 (8.70%) Onboarding
3 3 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.90%) CMDB
4 2 (2.90%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.45%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (1.45%) PMI
5 1 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.45%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (50.72%) Budgeting
2 18 (26.09%) Project Management
3 17 (24.64%) Decision-Making
4 16 (23.19%) Agile
5 15 (21.74%) Collaborative Working
6 13 (18.84%) Data Integration
6 13 (18.84%) Project Delivery
7 12 (17.39%) ERP
8 11 (15.94%) Data Management
8 11 (15.94%) Migration
8 11 (15.94%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (14.49%) Budget Management
9 10 (14.49%) Validation
10 9 (13.04%) Business Case
10 9 (13.04%) Continuous Improvement
10 9 (13.04%) Data Migration
10 9 (13.04%) Financial Analysis
10 9 (13.04%) Resource Allocation
10 9 (13.04%) Visualisation
11 8 (11.59%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.80%) SQL
2 2 (2.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (2.90%) Python
Qualifications
1 17 (24.64%) Degree
2 8 (11.59%) ACCA
2 8 (11.59%) CIMA
3 7 (10.14%) PMI Certification
4 6 (8.70%) PMP
5 5 (7.25%) SC Cleared
5 5 (7.25%) Security Cleared
6 3 (4.35%) Master's Degree
7 2 (2.90%) AWS Certification
7 2 (2.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 2 (2.90%) CCAB
7 2 (2.90%) CISM
7 2 (2.90%) CRISC
7 2 (2.90%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (1.45%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (15.94%) PMO
2 4 (5.80%) Data Quality
2 4 (5.80%) QA
3 3 (4.35%) SLA
4 2 (2.90%) IFRS
5 1 (1.45%) GAAP
5 1 (1.45%) P3O
Systems Management
1 2 (2.90%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.45%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 12 (17.39%) Oracle
2 8 (11.59%) Microsoft
3 4 (5.80%) SAP
4 2 (2.90%) Adaptive Insights
4 2 (2.90%) IBM
4 2 (2.90%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.90%) Workday
5 1 (1.45%) Aderant
5 1 (1.45%) Atlassian
5 1 (1.45%) Charles River
5 1 (1.45%) Google
5 1 (1.45%) HP
5 1 (1.45%) HubSpot
5 1 (1.45%) Planview
5 1 (1.45%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.45%) SimCorp
5 1 (1.45%) Tagetik