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 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 111 110 120
Rank change year-on-year -1 +10 +49
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 7 16 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.42% 0.70% 0.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.83% 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 8
10th Percentile £483 £236 £373
25th Percentile £598 £313 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £688 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +71.88% -11.11% -2.70%
75th Percentile £713 £433 £479
90th Percentile £735 £435 £491
South East median daily rate £688 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +52.78% - -14.29%
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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,527 1,919 2,528
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 91.93% 84.54% 90.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 915 1,089 1,712
10th Percentile £300 £263 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% +3.00%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £518
% change year-on-year -4.76% +1.35% +3.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 108 87
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.90 £15.35
25th Percentile £15.12 £22.50 £24.50
Median hourly rate £24.00 £55.44 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.71% +10.88% +150.00%
75th Percentile £46.30 £66.25 £66.11
90th Percentile £77.75 £85.37 £75.10
South East median hourly rate £23.00 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -59.90% +14.70% +96.08%

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
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 19 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in the Thames Valley

Budgeting and Forecasting
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
DemandTrendContract 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 19 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +6 7 £688 +71.88% 10
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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) DTS
2 1 (14.29%) Power BI
2 1 (14.29%) Tableau
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Billing
4 1 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (14.29%) Law
4 1 (14.29%) Legal
4 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Analyst
1 4 (57.14%) Financial Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Business Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Commercial Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Finance Business Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Senior
3 1 (14.29%) Applications Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Portfolio Delivery Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Portfolio Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Programme Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Commercial Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Financial Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Senior Programme Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Workday Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Workday Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Budgeting
2 5 (71.43%) Financial Analysis
3 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (42.86%) Budget Management
4 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
5 2 (28.57%) Change Management
5 2 (28.57%) Contract Management
5 2 (28.57%) Financial Modelling
5 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (14.29%) Agile
6 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
6 1 (14.29%) ERP
6 1 (14.29%) Migration
6 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
6 1 (14.29%) Resource Management
6 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
6 1 (14.29%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) ACCA
1 4 (57.14%) CIMA
2 2 (28.57%) CIPFA
3 1 (14.29%) Azure Certification
3 1 (14.29%) PgMP
3 1 (14.29%) PMI Certification
3 1 (14.29%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) IFS
2 1 (14.29%) Workday