Budgeting and Forecasting Job Trends in South Wales

Budgeting and Forecasting
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 - 83
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 2 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.16% - 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% - 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £72,100 - £32,025
25th Percentile £73,000 - £37,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,500 - £48,750
75th Percentile £80,500 - £61,313
90th Percentile £81,700 - £67,275
Wales median annual salary £69,501 - £51,997

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 882 325 1,062
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 68.96% 84.42% 70.71%
Number of salaries quoted 621 204 843
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £35,750 £35,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +17.02% -1.05%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,875 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,809
Wales median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +15.56% -

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend in South Wales

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 16 June 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
Cardiff - 1 £80,000 - 3
Newport - 1 £73,000 - 1
Budgeting and Forecasting
Wales

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) IT Manager
1 1 (50.00%) IT Programme Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Business Forecasting
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Fintech
1 1 (50.00%) Fund Accounting
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (50.00%) Planning and Forecasting
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ACCA
1 1 (50.00%) CIMA
1 1 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner