Budget Control Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Budget Control
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Budget Control skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 157 -
Rank change year-on-year -62 - -
Contract jobs citing Budget Control 4 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.071% 0.15% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.082% 0.17% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 0
10th Percentile - £368 -
25th Percentile £375 £383 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £441 -
Median % change year-on-year -9.19% - -
75th Percentile £425 £501 -
90th Percentile - £521 -
England median daily rate £400 £489 £525
% change year-on-year -18.20% -6.86% -10.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.75 - -
Median hourly rate £23.50 £23.48 -
Median % change year-on-year +0.09% - -
75th Percentile £25.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £23.50 £23.48 £66.00
% change year-on-year +0.09% -64.42% +1.54%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Budget Control 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 North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,872 2,916 4,219
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 86.18% 90.14% 86.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,169 1,835 2,624
10th Percentile £265 £263 £275
25th Percentile £381 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £493
Median % change year-on-year - -3.65% -1.40%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £580
90th Percentile £648 £650 £672
England median daily rate £503 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 302 153 368
10th Percentile £15.51 £15.23 £11.05
25th Percentile £22.68 £21.00 £12.81
Median hourly rate £45.00 £28.75 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year +56.52% +57.53% -36.41%
75th Percentile £67.19 £50.00 £44.74
90th Percentile £74.26 £79.97 £53.07
England median hourly rate £31.00 £33.11 £32.50
% change year-on-year -6.37% +1.88% -11.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Budget Control job vacancy trend in the North of England

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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Budget Control.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Budget Control

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Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Budget Control.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Budget Control

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Budget Control within the North of England region over the 6 months to 18 March 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
North West -37 2 - - 2
Yorkshire -58 2 £400 -25.09%
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Law
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (50.00%) ERP
1 2 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (50.00%) Project Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) SAP