Budgeting and Forecasting Contracts in the Thames Valley

Budgeting and Forecasting
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 91 128 139
Rank change year-on-year +37 +11 +16
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 11 17 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.73% 0.63% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 0.73% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 3
10th Percentile - £317 £397
25th Percentile - £413 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +64.71% -10.53% +22.94%
75th Percentile - £488 £494
90th Percentile - £495 £498
South East median daily rate £700 £425 £428
% change year-on-year +64.71% -0.58% +6.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £53.03 -
South East median hourly rate - £53.03 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,403 2,340 2,682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.85% 87.12% 91.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 851 1,306 1,860
10th Percentile £300 £213 £320
25th Percentile £413 £369 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 170 62
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.30 £18.60
25th Percentile £14.54 £19.48 £24.86
Median hourly rate £32.05 £45.00 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -28.78% -12.20% +192.86%
75th Percentile £62.44 £64.57 £66.21
90th Percentile £78.03 £85.65 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the Thames Valley

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Daily rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the Thames Valley

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Hourly rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the Thames Valley

Budgeting and Forecasting
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 Budgeting and Forecasting within the Thames Valley 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
Berkshire +28 11 £700 +47.37% 11
Budgeting and Forecasting
South East

Budgeting and Forecasting
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:

Business Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Azure
General
1 10 (90.91%) Finance
2 6 (54.55%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
4 2 (18.18%) General Ledger
4 2 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (18.18%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (18.18%) Legal
4 2 (18.18%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (18.18%) Retail
5 1 (9.09%) Billing
5 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Senior
2 4 (36.36%) Senior Manager
3 3 (27.27%) Analyst
3 3 (27.27%) Commercial Analyst
3 3 (27.27%) Finance Manager
3 3 (27.27%) Financial Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Report Manager
5 1 (9.09%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Senior Commercial Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Senior Financial Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Budgeting
2 5 (45.45%) Budget Management
3 4 (36.36%) Financial Analysis
3 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (27.27%) Contract Management
4 3 (27.27%) Financial Modelling
4 3 (27.27%) Roadmaps
5 2 (18.18%) Internal Audit
5 2 (18.18%) People Management
5 2 (18.18%) Process Improvement
5 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (9.09%) Benchmarking
6 1 (9.09%) Change Control
6 1 (9.09%) Cost Optimisation
6 1 (9.09%) DevOps
6 1 (9.09%) FinOps
6 1 (9.09%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (9.09%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) ACCA
2 5 (45.45%) CIMA
3 1 (9.09%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) IFRS
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) IFS
2 2 (18.18%) Oracle