Business Forecasting Job Trends in the North of England

Business Forecasting
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Business Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 282 266
Rank change year-on-year +29 -16 +158
Permanent jobs citing Business Forecasting 8 4 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.076% 0.042% 0.067%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.093% 0.047% 0.074%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £52,084
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £66,042
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -28.08% -5.65%
75th Percentile £97,500 £48,750 £85,000
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% -14.29% -6.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,617 8,495 6,771
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 82.05% 89.86% 90.58%
Number of salaries quoted 4,549 3,856 5,290
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £29,726
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -1.04%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Business Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Business Forecasting job vacancy trend in the North of England

Business Forecasting
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Business Forecasting.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Business Forecasting

Business Forecasting
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Forecasting in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Forecasting in the North of England

Business Forecasting
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Forecasting within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 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
North West +28 5 £40,000 -
North East - 3 £95,000 - 1
Business Forecasting
England

Business Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (75.00%) SaaS
2 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 5 (62.50%) Finance
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Head of Finance
1 3 (37.50%) Sales Representative
2 2 (25.00%) Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Financial Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Onboarding
1 3 (37.50%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (25.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Budgeting
1 5 (62.50%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 5 (62.50%) Business Case
1 5 (62.50%) Financial Modelling
2 3 (37.50%) Business Development
2 3 (37.50%) Client Onboarding
2 3 (37.50%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (37.50%) CRM
2 3 (37.50%) Digital Identity
2 3 (37.50%) Due Diligence
2 3 (37.50%) Lead Generation
2 3 (37.50%) Telesales
2 3 (37.50%) Time Management
3 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (25.00%) ERP
3 2 (25.00%) Financial Analysis
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) ACCA
1 2 (25.00%) CIMA
1 2 (25.00%) DBS Check