Business Forecasting Job Trends in Dorset

Business Forecasting
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Business Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Business Forecasting 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.21% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £47,500 £85,253 £82,500
% change year-on-year -44.28% +3.34% +23.60%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dorset

Business Forecasting falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 365 357 305
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 77.49% 91.07% 91.32%
Number of salaries quoted 272 192 259
10th Percentile £27,707 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £42,344 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £75,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £54,720 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.62% +4.23% +2.94%

Business Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Forecasting relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Business Forecasting job vacancy trend in Dorset

Business Forecasting
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Business Forecasting.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Business Forecasting

Business Forecasting
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Forecasting within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 5 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth - 1 £55,000 -
Business Forecasting
South West

Business Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) TikTok