Business Forecasting Jobs in Scotland

Business Forecasting
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Business Forecasting skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Forecasting over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 151 - 218
Rank change year-on-year - - +30
Permanent jobs citing Business Forecasting 12 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.39% - 0.022%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.42% - 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,084 £50,500
% change year-on-year +15.20% +3.14% -15.83%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,848 6,195 4,329
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 92.80% 92.21% 94.33%
Number of salaries quoted 1,412 2,404 2,167
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £32,392
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

Business Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Business Forecasting as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Business Forecasting in Scotland

Business Forecasting
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Forecasting in Scotland.

Salary trend for Business Forecasting in Scotland

Business Forecasting
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Forecasting within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 20 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
Edinburgh - 4 - -
Fife - 2 £60,000 -
Moray - 2 £60,000 -
East Ayrshire - 2 £60,000 -
South Ayrshire - 2 £60,000 -
Business Forecasting
UK

Business Forecasting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Business Applications
1 8 (66.67%) Infor LN
1 8 (66.67%) SAP BPC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (66.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (66.67%) Oracle Forms
General
1 12 (100.00%) Finance
2 10 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (66.67%) Police
Job Titles
1 8 (66.67%) Accountant
1 8 (66.67%) Lead
1 8 (66.67%) Project Accountant
1 8 (66.67%) Senior
1 8 (66.67%) Senior Accountant
1 8 (66.67%) Team Leader
2 2 (16.67%) Analyst
2 2 (16.67%) Business Intelligence Manager
2 2 (16.67%) Business Manager
2 2 (16.67%) Finance Manager
2 2 (16.67%) Financial Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 8 (66.67%) Cyber Intelligence
2 8 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 8 (66.67%) Internal Audit
2 8 (66.67%) Revenue Recognition
3 2 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (16.67%) Budgeting
3 2 (16.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 2 (16.67%) Business Case
3 2 (16.67%) Business Strategy
3 2 (16.67%) Cost Management
3 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
3 2 (16.67%) Data Visualisation
3 2 (16.67%) Financial Analysis
3 2 (16.67%) Financial Modelling
3 2 (16.67%) Performance Monitoring
3 2 (16.67%) Planning and Forecasting
3 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (16.67%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 10 (83.33%) ACCA
1 10 (83.33%) CIMA
2 8 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (16.67%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (66.67%) GAAP
1 8 (66.67%) IFRS
Vendors
1 8 (66.67%) Cognos
1 8 (66.67%) Infor
1 8 (66.67%) Oracle
1 8 (66.67%) SAP