Budget Management Contracts in the Thames Valley

Budget Management
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Budget Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Budget Management over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 103 104 68
Rank change year-on-year +1 -36 +40
Contract jobs citing Budget Management 37 47 111
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.38% 1.60% 3.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.58% 1.75% 3.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 37 80
10th Percentile £315 £350 £345
25th Percentile £350 £450 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £488 £460
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% +5.98% +8.24%
75th Percentile £475 £600 £506
90th Percentile £566 £631 £589
South East median daily rate £475 £488 £466
% change year-on-year -2.56% +4.57% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £31.28 - -
25th Percentile £37.69 - -
Median hourly rate £42.50 £45.00 £12.05
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +273.44% -
75th Percentile £48.19 - -
90th Percentile £56.18 - -
South East median hourly rate £26.87 £45.00 £12.05
% change year-on-year -40.30% +273.44% -63.48%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Budget Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,337 2,689 3,110
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 87.10% 91.56% 89.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,302 1,867 2,096
10th Percentile £213 £321 £225
25th Percentile £369 £413 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £500
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 62 87
10th Percentile £15.48 £18.60 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.71 £24.86 £11.78
Median hourly rate £45.00 £51.25 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.20% +192.86% -16.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.21 £25.36
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £67.80
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £22.45
% change year-on-year -5.00% +122.72% -18.36%

Budget Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Budget Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Budget Management in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Budget Management in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Budget Management in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budget Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Budget Management in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Budget Management in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Budget Management in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Budget Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Budget Management in the Thames Valley

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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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
Berkshire -5 32 £400 -24.17% 14
Buckinghamshire +19 4 £485 +2.11% 9
Oxfordshire +2 1 £259 -58.56% 8
Budget Management
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Budget Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.41%) CMS
1 2 (5.41%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (35.14%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (5.41%) Adobe Illustrator
2 2 (5.41%) Photoshop
3 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.51%) Smartsheet
2 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (18.92%) Network Security
2 2 (5.41%) Intranet
2 2 (5.41%) WAN
2 2 (5.41%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) Data Lake
1 1 (2.70%) Power BI
General
1 20 (54.05%) Social Skills
2 13 (35.14%) Telecoms
3 11 (29.73%) Finance
4 8 (21.62%) Marketing
5 5 (13.51%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (13.51%) Legal
6 2 (5.41%) Local Government
6 2 (5.41%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (5.41%) Public Sector
7 1 (2.70%) Automotive
7 1 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (2.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 13 (35.14%) Project Manager
2 8 (21.62%) Communications Manager
2 8 (21.62%) Internal Communications Manager
3 5 (13.51%) HR Manager
3 5 (13.51%) IT Manager
4 4 (10.81%) Architect
4 4 (10.81%) Consultant
4 4 (10.81%) Cybersecurity Architect
4 4 (10.81%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 4 (10.81%) Security Architect
4 4 (10.81%) Security Consultant
5 3 (8.11%) Programme Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Analyst
6 2 (5.41%) Delivery Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Infrastructure Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Infrastructure Programme Manager
6 2 (5.41%) IT Programme Manager
6 2 (5.41%) IT Project Manager
6 2 (5.41%) Lead Security Consultant
6 2 (5.41%) PMO Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.41%) Flash
1 2 (5.41%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (24.32%) Data Centre
2 3 (8.11%) Life Science
3 2 (5.41%) Social Media
4 1 (2.70%) Cyberattack
4 1 (2.70%) FMCG
4 1 (2.70%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.70%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (2.70%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (45.95%) Stakeholder Management
2 15 (40.54%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (37.84%) Project Management
4 12 (32.43%) Project Planning
5 10 (27.03%) ITIL
5 10 (27.03%) Risk Management
6 9 (24.32%) Continuous Improvement
7 8 (21.62%) Budgeting
7 8 (21.62%) Business Transformation
7 8 (21.62%) Decision-Making
7 8 (21.62%) PRINCE2
7 8 (21.62%) Roadmaps
7 8 (21.62%) Workflow
8 7 (18.92%) Application Security
8 7 (18.92%) Capacity Management
8 7 (18.92%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (18.92%) Identity Access Management
8 7 (18.92%) Information Security Management
8 7 (18.92%) Project Delivery
8 7 (18.92%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.41%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 15 (40.54%) Degree
2 6 (16.22%) ISACA
2 6 (16.22%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.70%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.70%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (18.92%) COBIT
1 7 (18.92%) GDPR
1 7 (18.92%) NIST
2 5 (13.51%) QA
3 2 (5.41%) PMO
4 1 (2.70%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (2.70%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 10 (27.03%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.70%) Planview
2 1 (2.70%) SAP