Hybrid/Remote Budgeting and Forecasting Contract Job Trends

Budgeting and Forecasting
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 278 293 331
Rank change year-on-year +15 +38 +143
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 36 21 43
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.35% 0.18% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.39% 0.20% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 16 30
10th Percentile £392 £344 £457
25th Percentile £500 £392 £489
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £498 £550
Median % change year-on-year +15.58% -9.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £673 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £713 £693
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £543
% change year-on-year - -7.83% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £91.25 - -
Median hourly rate £92.50 - -
75th Percentile £93.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £42.98 £62.50 £89.44
% change year-on-year -31.23% -30.12% +73.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,289 10,391 15,174
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 90.88% 89.11% 88.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,123 6,538 10,363
10th Percentile £331 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 330 211 367
10th Percentile £15.30 £18.10 £19.69
25th Percentile £20.50 £22.00 £27.50
Median hourly rate £42.50 £36.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.06% -33.33% -2.35%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.30 £70.98
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £86.90
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
% change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Budgeting and Forecasting
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Budgeting and Forecasting over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Budgeting and Forecasting daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Budgeting and Forecasting
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 3 (8.33%) Confluence
2 2 (5.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (36.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (22.22%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (2.78%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 3 (8.33%) Primavera
2 1 (2.78%) Hyperion Planning
2 1 (2.78%) SAP CO
2 1 (2.78%) SAP MDG
2 1 (2.78%) SAP PS
2 1 (2.78%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (16.67%) Azure
2 4 (11.11%) SaaS
3 3 (8.33%) AWS
3 3 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (8.33%) GCP
4 2 (5.56%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (2.78%) OCI
5 1 (2.78%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.78%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (13.89%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
2 1 (2.78%) Metadata
2 1 (2.78%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (2.78%) Power BI
2 1 (2.78%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 5 (13.89%) JIRA
2 1 (2.78%) LSMW
General
1 32 (88.89%) Finance
2 15 (41.67%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (41.67%) Social Skills
3 6 (16.67%) Publishing
4 5 (13.89%) Billing
5 4 (11.11%) General Ledger
5 4 (11.11%) Law
6 3 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (8.33%) Public Sector
7 2 (5.56%) Telecoms
8 1 (2.78%) Banking
8 1 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.78%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.78%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (22.22%) Project Manager
2 6 (16.67%) Analyst
3 5 (13.89%) Finance Manager
3 5 (13.89%) Lead
3 5 (13.89%) Senior
4 4 (11.11%) Financial Controller
4 4 (11.11%) PMO Lead
4 4 (11.11%) Senior Manager
5 3 (8.33%) SAP Manager
6 2 (5.56%) Business Analyst
6 2 (5.56%) Engagement Manager
6 2 (5.56%) IT Manager
6 2 (5.56%) PMO Analyst
6 2 (5.56%) SAP Engagement Manager
6 2 (5.56%) Senior Engagement Manager
6 2 (5.56%) Senior Project Manager
7 1 (2.78%) Azure Engineer
7 1 (2.78%) Facilities Management Project Manager
7 1 (2.78%) Facilities Project Manager
7 1 (2.78%) SAP Master Data Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 5 (13.89%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (11.11%) Management Information System
4 2 (5.56%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.78%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.78%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (47.22%) Budgeting
2 12 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 10 (27.78%) Agile
3 10 (27.78%) Decision-Making
3 10 (27.78%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (22.22%) Collaborative Culture
4 8 (22.22%) Project Management
5 7 (19.44%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (19.44%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (19.44%) Waterfall
6 6 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
6 6 (16.67%) Business Strategy
6 6 (16.67%) Performance Management
6 6 (16.67%) Programme Governance
7 5 (13.89%) Change Management
7 5 (13.89%) DevOps
7 5 (13.89%) Programme Delivery
7 5 (13.89%) Project Delivery
7 5 (13.89%) Revenue Recognition
7 5 (13.89%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.78%) PowerShell
1 1 (2.78%) Python
1 1 (2.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (33.33%) Degree
2 7 (19.44%) Security Cleared
3 6 (16.67%) SC Cleared
4 5 (13.89%) ACCA
4 5 (13.89%) CIMA
4 5 (13.89%) Master's Degree
5 2 (5.56%) PMI Certification
5 2 (5.56%) PMP
6 1 (2.78%) Azure Certification
6 1 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.78%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (22.22%) PMO
2 3 (8.33%) QA
3 2 (5.56%) Data Quality
4 1 (2.78%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (2.78%) P3O
Vendors
1 11 (30.56%) Microsoft
2 9 (25.00%) SAP
3 4 (11.11%) Xero
4 3 (8.33%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.78%) Atlassian
5 1 (2.78%) Hyperion
5 1 (2.78%) Oracle
5 1 (2.78%) Planview