Budgeting and Forecasting Contracts in the South East

Budgeting and Forecasting
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 183 207
Rank change year-on-year +37 +24 +41
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 13 22 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.43% 0.40% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.47% 0.47% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 6
10th Percentile - £317 £310
25th Percentile - £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £425 £428
Median % change year-on-year +64.71% -0.58% +6.88%
75th Percentile - £488 £497
90th Percentile - £495 £752
England median daily rate £520 £493 £550
% change year-on-year +5.48% -10.36% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £53.03 -
England median hourly rate - £35.96 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,757 4,716 5,181
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 91.59% 84.85% 89.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,756 2,743 3,594
10th Percentile £256 £243 £250
25th Percentile £400 £400 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £508
Median % change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
75th Percentile £600 £621 £619
90th Percentile £675 £700 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 434 219
10th Percentile £13.85 £13.00 £18.25
25th Percentile £15.79 £18.23 £23.83
Median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%
75th Percentile £62.50 £62.49 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £74.83
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Thames Valley +37 11 £700 +64.71% 32
Berkshire +28 11 £700 +47.37% 10
Hampshire +24 1 - - 17
Home Counties - 1 - -
Budgeting and Forecasting
England

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Azure
1 1 (7.69%) SuccessFactors
General
1 11 (84.62%) Finance
2 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Retail
5 2 (15.38%) General Ledger
5 2 (15.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (15.38%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (15.38%) Legal
5 2 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (7.69%) Billing
6 1 (7.69%) Law
6 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Senior
2 4 (30.77%) Senior Manager
3 3 (23.08%) Analyst
3 3 (23.08%) Commercial Analyst
3 3 (23.08%) Finance Manager
3 3 (23.08%) Financial Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Report Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Consultant
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Commercial Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Financial Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Budgeting
2 5 (38.46%) Budget Management
2 5 (38.46%) Financial Analysis
2 5 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (30.77%) Process Improvement
4 3 (23.08%) Contract Management
4 3 (23.08%) Financial Modelling
4 3 (23.08%) Roadmaps
4 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (15.38%) Analytics
5 2 (15.38%) Change Management
5 2 (15.38%) ERP
5 2 (15.38%) Internal Audit
5 2 (15.38%) People Management
6 1 (7.69%) Benchmarking
6 1 (7.69%) Change Control
6 1 (7.69%) Data Migration
6 1 (7.69%) Project Management
6 1 (7.69%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) ACCA
2 5 (38.46%) CIMA
3 1 (7.69%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) IFRS
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) IFS
1 3 (23.08%) Oracle
2 2 (15.38%) SAP
3 1 (7.69%) Workday