Budget Management Contracts

Budget Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Budget Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Budget Management over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 247 280 257
Rank change year-on-year +33 -23 +6
Contract jobs citing Budget Management 318 369 619
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.09% 0.85% 1.04%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.20% 0.98% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 195 220 459
10th Percentile £350 £350 £363
25th Percentile £438 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £650
90th Percentile £695 £789 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £532 £497 £513
% change year-on-year +7.10% -3.12% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 34 11
10th Percentile £20.45 £18.35 £20.49
25th Percentile £21.76 £21.57 £22.19
Median hourly rate £24.19 £35.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -30.89% +16.67% +8.01%
75th Percentile £30.63 £50.31 £53.75
90th Percentile - £74.02 £64.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.75 £26.87 £27.13
% change year-on-year +7.02% -0.98% +20.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Budget Management 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26,551 37,621 53,662
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.82% 86.30% 89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,137 24,254 37,244
10th Percentile £308 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £521 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.86% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £630 £638 £650
90th Percentile £744 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.80% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,071 2,437 1,746
10th Percentile £14.70 £12.75 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £37.30
Median % change year-on-year -18.31% -4.83% +49.20%
75th Percentile £62.00 £59.95 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.94 £36.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -23.45% +1.39% +80.00%

Budget Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Budget Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Budget Management in the UK

Budget Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Budget Management in the UK

Budget Management
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budget Management over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Budget Management in the UK

Budget Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Budget Management in the UK

Budget Management
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Budget Management over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Budget Management in the UK

Budget Management
Top 16 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England +21 271 £545 +3.81% 538
UK excluding London +34 145 £532 +7.10% 304
London +11 143 £550 - 258
Work from Home +17 97 £489 -11.09% 228
North of England +54 58 £543 +10.04% 100
North West +27 41 £650 +31.85% 58
South East +7 28 £500 +5.26% 58
Scotland +20 22 £489 +8.67% 15
Midlands +15 20 £541 +0.74% 44
South West +38 15 £563 +7.14% 50
Yorkshire +21 13 £450 -5.26% 37
West Midlands +8 13 £546 -0.77% 24
East Midlands +8 6 £500 -4.76% 19
North East - 4 £421 - 7
East of England +27 1 £775 +82.35% 32
Wales 0 1 £331 -55.10% 6

Budget Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 8 (2.52%) Confluence
2 7 (2.20%) CMS
3 3 (0.94%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.31%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.31%) Kentico
4 1 (0.31%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.31%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.31%) WordPress
Applications
1 24 (7.55%) Microsoft Project
2 23 (7.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (6.92%) Microsoft Office
4 19 (5.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.26%) Oracle Smart View
6 3 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.94%) Trello
7 2 (0.63%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.31%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.31%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 13 (4.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.26%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.94%) Oracle General Ledger
3 3 (0.94%) SAP WM
4 2 (0.63%) FLEXCUBE
4 2 (0.63%) Misys Midas
4 2 (0.63%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.63%) SAP EWM
4 2 (0.63%) SAP PLM
4 2 (0.63%) SAP SRM
4 2 (0.63%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.63%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.31%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.31%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 1 (0.31%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.31%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.31%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.31%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 26 (8.18%) Azure
2 16 (5.03%) AWS
3 10 (3.14%) SaaS
4 9 (2.83%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (2.20%) GCP
5 7 (2.20%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.57%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (0.94%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.94%) Snowflake
7 3 (0.94%) SuccessFactors
7 3 (0.94%) Veeva
8 2 (0.63%) Asana
8 2 (0.63%) AWS CloudFormation
8 2 (0.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.63%) Google Workspace
8 2 (0.63%) OCI
8 2 (0.63%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.31%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.31%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.26%) Firewall
2 3 (0.94%) MPLS
2 3 (0.94%) Network Security
2 3 (0.94%) SD-WAN
2 3 (0.94%) VPN
2 3 (0.94%) WAN
3 2 (0.63%) BGP
3 2 (0.63%) OSPF
3 2 (0.63%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.63%) VLAN
4 1 (0.31%) 4G
4 1 (0.31%) DHCP
4 1 (0.31%) DNS
4 1 (0.31%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.31%) SDH
4 1 (0.31%) Skype
4 1 (0.31%) WebEx
4 1 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.89%) Data Lake
1 6 (1.89%) Power BI
2 4 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (1.26%) Power Query
3 3 (0.94%) Electronic Patient Records
3 3 (0.94%) Metadata
4 2 (0.63%) Big Data
4 2 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.31%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.31%) GIS
5 1 (0.31%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 20 (6.29%) JIRA
2 1 (0.31%) Git
2 1 (0.31%) Jasmine
2 1 (0.31%) LSMW
2 1 (0.31%) Subversion
General
1 171 (53.77%) Finance
2 144 (45.28%) Social Skills
3 47 (14.78%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (13.52%) Banking
5 29 (9.12%) Public Sector
6 27 (8.49%) Marketing
7 19 (5.97%) Legal
8 16 (5.03%) Influencing Skills
8 16 (5.03%) Local Government
8 16 (5.03%) Organisational Skills
9 15 (4.72%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (3.46%) Manufacturing
11 10 (3.14%) Financial Institution
12 9 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (2.52%) Retail
14 7 (2.20%) Back Office
14 7 (2.20%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.89%) Automotive
15 6 (1.89%) Investment Banking
15 6 (1.89%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 109 (34.28%) Project Manager
2 32 (10.06%) Programme Manager
3 29 (9.12%) IT Manager
4 25 (7.86%) Lead
5 24 (7.55%) Administrator
5 24 (7.55%) IT Project Manager
6 22 (6.92%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
7 20 (6.29%) Senior
8 19 (5.97%) Delivery Manager
9 17 (5.35%) SAP Manager
10 15 (4.72%) Analyst
10 15 (4.72%) Senior Manager
11 14 (4.40%) Infrastructure Manager
11 14 (4.40%) Technical Manager
12 10 (3.14%) Business Manager
12 10 (3.14%) Infrastructure Project Manager
12 10 (3.14%) Senior Project Manager
13 8 (2.52%) Financial Analyst
14 7 (2.20%) PMO Manager
14 7 (2.20%) SAP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.89%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.31%) CSS
2 1 (0.31%) FHIR
2 1 (0.31%) HTML
2 1 (0.31%) REST
2 1 (0.31%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.31%) SAP PI
2 1 (0.31%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (0.31%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (4.40%) Management Information System
2 12 (3.77%) Data Centre
2 12 (3.77%) PMI
3 11 (3.46%) Onboarding
4 8 (2.52%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.20%) Security Posture
6 5 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.57%) NHS
6 5 (1.57%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (1.26%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.26%) Virtual Team
8 3 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.94%) IoT
8 3 (0.94%) Legacy Applications
8 3 (0.94%) Mainframe
8 3 (0.94%) Operational Technology
8 3 (0.94%) Social Media
9 2 (0.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (0.63%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.26%) Windows
2 2 (0.63%) Linux
2 2 (0.63%) Unix
2 2 (0.63%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.31%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (42.14%) Project Management
2 120 (37.74%) Stakeholder Management
3 94 (29.56%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (29.25%) Agile
5 79 (24.84%) Project Delivery
6 67 (21.07%) Risk Management
7 52 (16.35%) PRINCE2
8 51 (16.04%) Decision-Making
9 50 (15.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 49 (15.41%) Change Management
11 45 (14.15%) Continuous Improvement
11 45 (14.15%) Waterfall
12 41 (12.89%) Roadmaps
13 38 (11.95%) Resource Allocation
14 37 (11.64%) Process Improvement
15 36 (11.32%) Programme Management
16 33 (10.38%) Project Planning
17 32 (10.06%) Resource Management
18 31 (9.75%) Budgeting
19 29 (9.12%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.26%) SQL
1 4 (1.26%) VBA
2 1 (0.31%) Java
2 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 39 (12.26%) Degree
2 34 (10.69%) PMI Certification
3 26 (8.18%) PMP
4 21 (6.60%) Security Cleared
5 18 (5.66%) SC Cleared
6 17 (5.35%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (2.83%) CIMA
8 8 (2.52%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.89%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 5 (1.57%) ACCA
10 5 (1.57%) CISA
10 5 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.94%) AAT
11 3 (0.94%) CCNA
11 3 (0.94%) CCNP
11 3 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.63%) APMP
12 2 (0.63%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.63%) CCIE
12 2 (0.63%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (10.69%) PMO
2 17 (5.35%) QA
3 12 (3.77%) GDPR
4 11 (3.46%) Accessibility
5 9 (2.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (2.52%) NIST
7 6 (1.89%) Data Quality
8 5 (1.57%) COBIT
8 5 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (1.57%) SLA
9 3 (0.94%) COSO
10 2 (0.63%) Basel III
10 2 (0.63%) GxP
10 2 (0.63%) IFRS
11 1 (0.31%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.31%) GRC
11 1 (0.31%) ISO 13485
11 1 (0.31%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.63%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.31%) Firmware
3 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.31%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 2 (0.63%) Terraform
2 1 (0.31%) EMC NetWorker
2 1 (0.31%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.31%) Kubeflow
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.31%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 55 (17.30%) Microsoft
2 38 (11.95%) SAP
3 13 (4.09%) Oracle
4 7 (2.20%) Planview
4 7 (2.20%) ServiceNow
5 5 (1.57%) Cisco
5 5 (1.57%) VMware
6 4 (1.26%) Google
6 4 (1.26%) Pega
6 4 (1.26%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.26%) Siemens
7 3 (0.94%) Adobe
7 3 (0.94%) Databricks
7 3 (0.94%) IFS
7 3 (0.94%) Palo Alto
8 2 (0.63%) Ariba
8 2 (0.63%) Concur
8 2 (0.63%) Cvent
8 2 (0.63%) Juniper
8 2 (0.63%) Workday