Budgeting and Forecasting Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Budgeting and Forecasting
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 0.41% - 1.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.48% - 1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £141
25th Percentile £118 - £184
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £135 - £263
75th Percentile £153 - £334
90th Percentile - - £374
UK median daily rate £500 £493 £545
% change year-on-year +1.42% -9.54% +3.81%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 210 147 132
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 85.71% 79.03% 89.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 56 79
10th Percentile £195 £148 £209
25th Percentile £325 £167 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £431 £400
Median % change year-on-year +7.25% +7.81% -15.79%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £534
90th Percentile £638 £581 £605
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 21 10
10th Percentile £12.31 £22.50 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.91 - £12.49
Median hourly rate £17.30 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -28.45% +79.64% -3.44%
75th Percentile £25.15 £40.25 £15.49
90th Percentile - £62.50 £18.08
UK median hourly rate £25.13 £33.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.86% -22.35% +21.43%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Budgeting and Forecasting
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 10 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
County Antrim - 1 £135 - 9
Budgeting and Forecasting
UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Excel Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Support Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft