Budgeting and Forecasting Contract Job Trends in the South West

Budgeting and Forecasting
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 111 151
Rank change year-on-year -2 +40 +21
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 24 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.82% 0.12% 0.031%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 0.13% 0.037%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £361 £417 -
25th Percentile £378 £508 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £669 £550
Median % change year-on-year -38.32% +21.59% +38.36%
75th Percentile £453 £833 £575
90th Percentile £474 £926 -
England median daily rate £500 £463 £540
% change year-on-year +8.11% -14.35% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £91.25 - -
Median hourly rate £92.50 - -
75th Percentile £93.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £84.00 - £35.96

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,327 1,494 2,701
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 79.97% 90.22% 83.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,250 989 1,752
10th Percentile £305 £238 £263
25th Percentile £410 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £606 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £713
England median daily rate £503 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 419 106 340
10th Percentile £16.62 £19.50 £14.00
25th Percentile £23.50 £53.13 £27.13
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.72
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +33.42% -20.78%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.00 £67.53
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £30.79 £34.11 £32.50
% change year-on-year -9.73% +4.95% -12.87%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend in the South West

Budgeting and Forecasting
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 17 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
Wiltshire - 13 £475 - 2
Devon - 6 - -
Bristol -14 4 £350 -3.45% 3
Somerset -11 1 - -
Budgeting and Forecasting
England

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (8.33%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.33%) Azure
1 2 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 2 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 24 (100.00%) Finance
2 12 (50.00%) General Ledger
3 8 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (12.50%) Social Skills
5 2 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (8.33%) Telecoms
6 1 (4.17%) Aerospace
6 1 (4.17%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (25.00%) Accountant
1 6 (25.00%) Management Accountant
2 3 (12.50%) Project Manager
3 2 (8.33%) Coordinator
3 2 (8.33%) Project Coordinator
3 2 (8.33%) Project Support Coordinator
3 2 (8.33%) Senior
3 2 (8.33%) Senior Manager
3 2 (8.33%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Configuration Management Specialist
4 1 (4.17%) Configuration Specialist
4 1 (4.17%) Data Management Specialist
4 1 (4.17%) Facilities Management Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Facilities Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) IT Infrastructure Manager
4 1 (4.17%) IT Infrastructure Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Senior Software Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Software Engineering Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Software Engineering Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (58.33%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.33%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (4.17%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (75.00%) Budgeting
2 14 (58.33%) Financial Modelling
3 12 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 12 (50.00%) Performance Analysis
4 8 (33.33%) Decision-Making
5 6 (25.00%) Process Improvement
6 4 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (16.67%) Resource Management
6 4 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (12.50%) Agile
7 3 (12.50%) Budget Management
7 3 (12.50%) Change Control
7 3 (12.50%) Programme Delivery
7 3 (12.50%) Programme Management
7 3 (12.50%) Project Management
7 3 (12.50%) Resource Allocation
7 3 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
8 2 (8.33%) Information Capture
8 2 (8.33%) Risk Register
8 2 (8.33%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 18 (75.00%) ACCA
1 18 (75.00%) CIMA
2 5 (20.83%) SC Cleared
2 5 (20.83%) Security Cleared
3 2 (8.33%) Degree
4 1 (4.17%) PMI Certification
4 1 (4.17%) PMP
4 1 (4.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 2 (8.33%) Microsoft