Budget Management Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Budget Management
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Budget Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 169 112 141
Rank change year-on-year -57 +29 +39
Contract jobs citing Budget Management 43 52 47
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.90% 1.48% 1.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.02% 1.70% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 23 38
10th Percentile £402 £368 £304
25th Percentile £436 £461 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £573 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +14.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £614 £622 £563
90th Percentile £618 £705 £654
England median daily rate £550 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +4.76% - -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 7 0
Median hourly rate £45.46 £24.19 -
Median % change year-on-year +87.93% - -
England median hourly rate £45.46 £28.62 £27.00
% change year-on-year +58.87% +5.98% -51.57%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of 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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,201 3,066 4,083
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 88.29% 87.05% 88.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,795 1,747 2,706
10th Percentile £220 £263 £292
25th Percentile £363 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £464 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.37% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £648 £667 £675
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 256 146 197
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.11 £15.09
25th Percentile £19.75 £17.08 £17.72
Median hourly rate £29.80 £27.26 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.34% -9.15% +33.33%
75th Percentile £55.00 £45.76 £46.18
90th Percentile £69.25 £67.84 £61.55
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +25.00%

Budget Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Budget Management job vacancy trend in the North of England

Budget Management
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Budget Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budget Management in the North of England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Budget Management in the North of England

Budget Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Budget Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Budget Management in the North of England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Budget Management in the North of England

Budget Management
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 Management within the North of England region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
North West -25 31 £436 -12.85% 61
Yorkshire -46 12 £595 +21.06% 45
Budget Management
England

Budget Management
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:

Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (4.65%) SAP ERP
1 2 (4.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (2.33%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.65%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.33%) Google Ads
2 1 (2.33%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.65%) GIS
2 1 (2.33%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) JIRA
General
1 21 (48.84%) Finance
2 17 (39.53%) Social Skills
3 5 (11.63%) Banking
4 4 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (6.98%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (4.65%) Legal
7 1 (2.33%) Brand Awareness
7 1 (2.33%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.33%) Marketing
7 1 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 21 (48.84%) Project Manager
2 14 (32.56%) Lead
3 4 (9.30%) SAP Manager
3 4 (9.30%) SAP Project Manager
3 4 (9.30%) Senior
3 4 (9.30%) Senior Manager
4 3 (6.98%) Senior Project Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Consultant
5 2 (4.65%) Delivery Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Delivery Project Manager
5 2 (4.65%) ERP Project Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Governance Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Integration Consultant
5 2 (4.65%) Integration Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Integration Project Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Programme Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Senior SAP Project Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Systems Integration Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Technical Consultant
5 2 (4.65%) Telemetry Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (32.56%) Virtual Team
2 4 (9.30%) SCADA
3 2 (4.65%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.33%) CCTV
4 1 (2.33%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (74.42%) Project Delivery
2 31 (72.09%) Project Management
3 23 (53.49%) Change Management
4 17 (39.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (37.21%) Agile
5 16 (37.21%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (34.88%) PRINCE2
7 14 (32.56%) Agile Project Management
7 14 (32.56%) Cybersecurity
7 14 (32.56%) DevOps
7 14 (32.56%) ITIL
7 14 (32.56%) Lean Six Sigma
7 14 (32.56%) Security Management
7 14 (32.56%) Service Delivery
7 14 (32.56%) Six Sigma
8 13 (30.23%) Stakeholder Management
9 9 (20.93%) Collaborative Working
10 8 (18.60%) ERP
11 6 (13.95%) Business Case
12 5 (11.63%) Commercial Awareness
Qualifications
1 16 (37.21%) Degree
2 14 (32.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 4 (9.30%) PMP
4 3 (6.98%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (4.65%) BC Cleared
5 2 (4.65%) Security Cleared
6 1 (2.33%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.33%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.63%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (11.63%) SAP
2 1 (2.33%) Google
2 1 (2.33%) Microsoft