Planning and Forecasting Job Trends in South Wales

Planning and Forecasting
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Planning and Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 - 86
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Permanent jobs citing Planning and Forecasting 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.090% - 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.13% - 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - £26,159
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £27,398
Median % change year-on-year - - -54.34%
75th Percentile £82,500 - £28,636
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £80,000 - £27,398
% change year-on-year - - -54.34%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

Planning 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 781 318 936
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 70.55% 87.36% 75.97%
Number of salaries quoted 493 200 740
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,290
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,019
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,546 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.85% +10.62% +4.41%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £62,200
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £72,433
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £50,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.89% +12.22% -

Planning and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Planning and Forecasting job vacancy trend in South Wales

Planning and Forecasting
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

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

Planning 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 Planning and Forecasting within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 26 April 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 -
Planning and Forecasting
Wales

Planning 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 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Institution
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Fund Accounting
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA