Budgeting Contract Job Trends

Budgeting
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Budgeting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 350 394 369
Rank change year-on-year +44 -25 +56
Contract jobs citing Budgeting 251 147 240
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.68% 0.43% 0.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.77% 0.49% 0.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 70 175
10th Percentile £263 £350 £307
25th Percentile £359 £425 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £525 £536
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% -2.02% +2.07%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £638
90th Percentile £688 £738 £720
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 £450 £525
% change year-on-year +4.44% -14.29% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 1
10th Percentile £45.65 £28.90 -
25th Percentile £55.25 £36.84 -
Median hourly rate £72.50 £50.44 £89.44
Median % change year-on-year +43.74% -43.61% +287.52%
75th Percentile £76.88 £60.98 -
90th Percentile £78.75 £62.64 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £76.25 £40.99 £89.44
% change year-on-year +86.03% -54.17% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Budgeting 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 32,565 30,055 38,949
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.34% 88.19% 88.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,467 18,359 26,012
10th Percentile £300 £306 £307
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £723 £742 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £476 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.80% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,103 978 1,503
10th Percentile £14.55 £15.62 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.30 £18.94
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -25.29% +24.29%
75th Percentile £49.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.02 £31.52 £44.50
% change year-on-year -26.98% -29.17% +42.58%

Budgeting
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Budgeting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Budgeting job vacancy trend in the UK

Budgeting
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Budgeting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Budgeting

Budgeting
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budgeting over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Budgeting in the UK

Budgeting
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Budgeting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Budgeting

Budgeting
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Budgeting over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Budgeting in the UK

Budgeting
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Budgeting within the UK over the 6 months to 20 December 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 +48 226 £495 -9.17% 153
London +70 122 £500 -9.09% 60
UK excluding London -6 110 £470 +4.44% 138
Work from Home +25 65 £513 +9.33% 67
South East -15 38 £525 +18.98% 64
North of England -30 30 £355 -25.26% 20
Yorkshire -31 24 £355 -43.76% 6
Midlands -28 20 £505 +18.82% 27
East of England -13 11 £438 -45.31% 13
West Midlands -23 11 £418 -38.15% 17
East Midlands -13 10 £505 -12.17% 10
Wales +5 6 £406 -41.96% 4
Scotland +4 6 £481 +14.79% 5
North West -25 5 £275 -42.11% 14
South West -11 1 - - 8
North East - 1 £375 - 1

Budgeting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (5.58%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.80%) Confluence
3 1 (0.40%) Anypoint
3 1 (0.40%) CMS
Applications
1 71 (28.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (13.15%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (11.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (7.57%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (2.79%) MS Visio
6 3 (1.20%) Oracle Smart View
6 3 (1.20%) Trello
7 2 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (6.37%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (3.59%) SAP PS
3 6 (2.39%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (1.99%) Cloudability
5 4 (1.59%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (1.20%) NetSuite
6 3 (1.20%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.80%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.80%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.80%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.80%) Primavera
7 2 (0.80%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
8 1 (0.40%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.40%) Hyperion Planning
8 1 (0.40%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.40%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.40%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.40%) SAP PLM
8 1 (0.40%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 31 (12.35%) Power Platform
2 25 (9.96%) Azure
3 14 (5.58%) Dynamics 365
4 13 (5.18%) AWS
5 9 (3.59%) SaaS
6 7 (2.79%) GCP
7 6 (2.39%) Entra ID
7 6 (2.39%) PowerApps
8 5 (1.99%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.99%) OCI
8 5 (1.99%) OpenShift
8 5 (1.99%) Power Automate
9 3 (1.20%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.80%) Asana
11 1 (0.40%) Amazon EKS
11 1 (0.40%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.40%) CloudBees
11 1 (0.40%) Google Analytics
11 1 (0.40%) IaaS
11 1 (0.40%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.80%) SMS
2 1 (0.40%) Broadband
2 1 (0.40%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (12.35%) Power BI
2 13 (5.18%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (2.79%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
3 7 (2.79%) Tableau
4 6 (2.39%) Power Query
5 4 (1.59%) Data Mining
5 4 (1.59%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.20%) Metadata
7 2 (0.80%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.40%) DTS
8 1 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.40%) Essbase
8 1 (0.40%) Looker
8 1 (0.40%) QlikView
8 1 (0.40%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.40%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 10 (3.98%) JIRA
2 1 (0.40%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.40%) LSMW
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.40%) TestDirector
General
1 201 (80.08%) Finance
2 122 (48.61%) Social Skills
3 63 (25.10%) Analytical Skills
4 19 (7.57%) Presentation Skills
5 17 (6.77%) Banking
6 16 (6.37%) Organisational Skills
6 16 (6.37%) Public Sector
7 14 (5.58%) Influencing Skills
8 13 (5.18%) Billing
8 13 (5.18%) Manufacturing
9 10 (3.98%) Legal
10 8 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (3.19%) Marketing
11 6 (2.39%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.99%) General Ledger
12 5 (1.99%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.59%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.59%) Electronics
13 4 (1.59%) Law
14 3 (1.20%) Retail
Job Titles
1 44 (17.53%) Analyst
2 32 (12.75%) Project Manager
3 26 (10.36%) Consultant
4 21 (8.37%) Senior
5 18 (7.17%) Lead
6 17 (6.77%) Programme Manager
7 14 (5.58%) Data Analyst
8 10 (3.98%) Coordinator
9 9 (3.59%) Finance Manager
9 9 (3.59%) IT Manager
10 8 (3.19%) Financial Analyst
10 8 (3.19%) Senior Manager
10 8 (3.19%) Technical Manager
11 7 (2.79%) Business Analyst
11 7 (2.79%) PMO Lead
11 7 (2.79%) Report Analyst
12 6 (2.39%) Administrator
12 6 (2.39%) Architect
12 6 (2.39%) SAP Manager
12 6 (2.39%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.79%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (1.20%) HTML
3 2 (0.80%) Middleware
4 1 (0.40%) ADO
4 1 (0.40%) FHIR
4 1 (0.40%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.17%) Data Centre
2 15 (5.98%) Analytical Mindset
2 15 (5.98%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.98%) Mainframe
4 7 (2.79%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (2.79%) Onboarding
4 7 (2.79%) Public Cloud
5 6 (2.39%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.99%) PMI
7 4 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.59%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.20%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.20%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.20%) Smart Meter
9 2 (0.80%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.80%) NHS
10 1 (0.40%) Driving Licence
10 1 (0.40%) Renewable Energy
10 1 (0.40%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.98%) Windows
2 4 (1.59%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.40%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (31.08%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 60 (23.90%) Project Management
3 58 (23.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 52 (20.72%) Agile
5 49 (19.52%) Problem-Solving
6 43 (17.13%) Change Management
7 40 (15.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 38 (15.14%) Business Intelligence
9 37 (14.74%) Decision-Making
9 37 (14.74%) Risk Management
10 36 (14.34%) Continuous Improvement
11 34 (13.55%) Budget Management
12 33 (13.15%) Project Delivery
13 29 (11.55%) Business Case
14 27 (10.76%) Cost Management
15 25 (9.96%) Migration
16 24 (9.56%) ITIL
16 24 (9.56%) Process Improvement
17 23 (9.16%) Portfolio Management
17 23 (9.16%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.17%) SQL
2 5 (1.99%) Bash
2 5 (1.99%) PowerShell
3 4 (1.59%) Groovy
3 4 (1.59%) Python
4 1 (0.40%) Go
4 1 (0.40%) R
Qualifications
1 36 (14.34%) Degree
2 21 (8.37%) PMI Certification
3 20 (7.97%) PMP
4 18 (7.17%) ACCA
4 18 (7.17%) Security Cleared
5 17 (6.77%) CIMA
6 14 (5.58%) SC Cleared
7 9 (3.59%) Master's Degree
8 7 (2.79%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (2.79%) SAP Certification
9 3 (1.20%) CISM
9 3 (1.20%) CISSP
10 2 (0.80%) CCAB
10 2 (0.80%) CIPFA
10 2 (0.80%) Oracle Certification
11 1 (0.40%) CEH
11 1 (0.40%) GCIH
11 1 (0.40%) GIAC
11 1 (0.40%) GSEC
11 1 (0.40%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (13.15%) PMO
2 19 (7.57%) QA
3 15 (5.98%) Data Quality
4 9 (3.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (3.59%) NIST
5 6 (2.39%) GDPR
5 6 (2.39%) SLA
6 5 (1.99%) PCI DSS
7 3 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.80%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.80%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.80%) GRC
8 2 (0.80%) IFRS
8 2 (0.80%) P3O
9 1 (0.40%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.40%) GAAP
9 1 (0.40%) GxP
9 1 (0.40%) HL7
9 1 (0.40%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 5 (1.99%) Active Directory
1 5 (1.99%) Virtual Desktop
2 4 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.40%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.59%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (1.59%) SCCM
2 2 (0.80%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.40%) Ansible
3 1 (0.40%) Terraform
Vendors
1 70 (27.89%) Microsoft
2 51 (20.32%) SAP
3 23 (9.16%) Oracle
4 10 (3.98%) Tagetik
5 9 (3.59%) Citrix
6 6 (2.39%) Ariba
7 5 (1.99%) Adaptive Insights
8 4 (1.59%) Cisco
8 4 (1.59%) Planview
8 4 (1.59%) VMware
8 4 (1.59%) Workday
9 3 (1.20%) Google
9 3 (1.20%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.80%) Concur
10 2 (0.80%) IBM
11 1 (0.40%) Hyperion
11 1 (0.40%) Informatica
11 1 (0.40%) Progress
11 1 (0.40%) Sage
11 1 (0.40%) Siemens