Budgeting and Forecasting Jobs in the North West

Budgeting and Forecasting
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Budgeting and Forecasting over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 254 265 280
Rank change year-on-year +11 +15 +17
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 41 30 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.51% 0.30% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 0.37% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 32 20 19
10th Percentile £25,000 - £41,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.46% +9.50% -5.66%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £65,625
90th Percentile - £62,750 £72,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £50,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +18.81% -8.18% +0.46%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Budgeting and 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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 7,710 8,199 7,396
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 95.82% 82.52% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 4,004 6,220 3,869
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £30,815
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the North West

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the North West.

Salary trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the North West

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the North West over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in the North West

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting within the North West region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +47 23 £41,250 -2.94% 16
Cumbria - 17 £55,000 - 1
Lancashire - 1 £113,000 - 8
Budgeting and Forecasting
England

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 18 (43.90%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (36.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (29.27%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (24.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 16 (39.02%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 15 (36.59%) Power Platform
2 5 (12.20%) Facebook Ads
2 5 (12.20%) Google Ads
2 5 (12.20%) Google Analytics
3 1 (2.44%) Azure
3 1 (2.44%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (36.59%) Power BI
2 5 (12.20%) Tableau
General
1 36 (87.80%) Analytical Skills
2 35 (85.37%) Finance
3 20 (48.78%) Social Skills
4 16 (39.02%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (17.07%) Marketing
6 5 (12.20%) Advertising
6 5 (12.20%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (4.88%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.44%) Legal
8 1 (2.44%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 32 (78.05%) Analyst
2 26 (63.41%) Financial Analyst
3 16 (39.02%) Finance Systems Analyst
3 16 (39.02%) Systems Analyst
4 6 (14.63%) Report Analyst
5 4 (9.76%) Lead
6 2 (4.88%) Project Manager
7 1 (2.44%) Data Analyst
7 1 (2.44%) Managing Director
Miscellaneous
1 20 (48.78%) Management Information System
2 14 (34.15%) Social Media
3 5 (12.20%) Social Network
4 4 (9.76%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (2.44%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 10 (24.39%) Windows
1 10 (24.39%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (73.17%) Decision-Making
2 29 (70.73%) Budgeting
3 28 (68.29%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (48.78%) ERP
5 17 (41.46%) Financial Analysis
6 16 (39.02%) Process Improvement
7 15 (36.59%) Business Intelligence
7 15 (36.59%) Financial Modelling
8 10 (24.39%) Customer Service
8 10 (24.39%) Scorecard
9 6 (14.63%) Mathematics
10 5 (12.20%) Agile
10 5 (12.20%) Analytics
10 5 (12.20%) Digital Marketing
10 5 (12.20%) Paid Search
10 5 (12.20%) Strategic Thinking
10 5 (12.20%) Time Management
11 4 (9.76%) Actionable Insight
11 4 (9.76%) Commercial Awareness
11 4 (9.76%) Pricing Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.44%) Python
1 1 (2.44%) SQL
Qualifications
1 31 (75.61%) ACCA
1 31 (75.61%) CIMA
2 25 (60.98%) Degree
3 16 (39.02%) BPSS Clearance
4 14 (34.15%) DBS Check
5 6 (14.63%) AAT
6 1 (2.44%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.44%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (41.46%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 16 (39.02%) SAP
2 10 (24.39%) Microsoft
3 5 (12.20%) Facebook
3 5 (12.20%) Google
3 5 (12.20%) TikTok
4 4 (9.76%) Cognos