Business Case Job Trends in Preston

Business Cases
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Business Case 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 16 26 -
Rank change year-on-year +10 - -
Permanent jobs citing Business Case 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 2.50% 0.74% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.03% 0.74% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £63,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.70% - -
Lancashire median annual salary £57,663 £50,055 £79,932
% change year-on-year +15.20% -37.38% +58.28%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

Business Case 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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 66 135 85
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 82.50% 100.00% 86.73%
Number of salaries quoted 45 85 63
10th Percentile £32,400 £35,250 £22,551
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +14.13% +9.27%
75th Percentile £57,000 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £67,560 £70,000 £67,500
Lancashire median annual salary £46,500 £50,055 £47,500
% change year-on-year -7.10% +5.38% +5.56%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Business Case job vacancy trend in Preston

Business Case
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Business Case.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Business Case

Business Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) SAP IBP
1 2 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Finance Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Line Management
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP