Planning and Forecasting Contract Job Trends in Luton
Planning and Forecasting
Bedfordshire > Luton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Luton citing Planning and Forecasting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | - | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Planning and Forecasting | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Luton | 2.13% | - | 2.35% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.82% | - | 2.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £575 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Luton
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 citing process or methodology skills in Luton.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 142 | 150 | 79 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Luton | 75.53% | 93.75% | 92.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 82 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £74 | £315 | £145 |
| 25th Percentile | £359 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | +7.32% | -2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £609 | £600 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £541 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.62% | +8.25% | -1.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 67 | 22 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.72 | £67.50 | £50.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £63.98 | £78.13 | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £87.75 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.53% | +40.40% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £79.00 | £91.50 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £92.40 | £67.90 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £70.00 | £84.75 | £58.45 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.40% | +45.00% | +6.27% |
Planning and Forecasting Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Planning and Forecasting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton.
Planning and Forecasting Daily Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Planning and Forecasting.
Planning and Forecasting Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Integration | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Budgeting | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Budgeting and Forecasting | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Data Architecture | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Data Engineering | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Data Governance | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Data Modelling | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Demand Forecasting | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | ERP | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Event-Driven | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Information Architecture | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Integration Patterns | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Lakehouse | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Logical Data Model | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Metadata Management | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Physical Data Model | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Supply Chain Planning | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Technical Leadership | 50.0% | 2 |
| 19 | Agile | 25.0% | 1 |
| 19 | Architecture Governance | 25.0% | 1 |