Budgeting and Forecasting Job Trends in the South West

Budgeting and Forecasting
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 147 181 221
Rank change year-on-year +34 +40 +47
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 34 10 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.67% 0.24% 0.021%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.94% 0.28% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 30 2 1
10th Percentile £47,500 £62,700 -
25th Percentile £52,000 £63,000 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £66,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% +5.60% +12.41%
75th Percentile £92,500 £69,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £98,000 £69,300 -
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -11.11% +12.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South 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 South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,620 3,550 4,269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 71.51% 85.42% 89.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,491 1,780 3,234
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,450 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,875 £40,236 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,439 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.15% +3.69% +2.94%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £81,100
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend in the South West

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the South West over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in the South West

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Wiltshire +17 9 £90,000 - 2
Gloucestershire - 8 £50,000 - 1
Cornwall - 7 £80,000 -
Bristol +1 5 £95,000 +43.94% 1
Somerset - 3 £85,000 - 2
Dorset - 1 £55,000 - 3
Budgeting and Forecasting
England

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 10 (29.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (20.59%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (5.88%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (2.94%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 9 (26.47%) Azure
2 7 (20.59%) Dynamics 365
3 6 (17.65%) SaaS
4 5 (14.71%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (11.76%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.94%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (2.94%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (2.94%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.88%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (11.76%) Power BI
2 1 (2.94%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (2.94%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (2.94%) Tableau
General
1 26 (76.47%) Finance
2 6 (17.65%) Legal
3 3 (8.82%) Back Office
3 3 (8.82%) Social Skills
4 2 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.94%) Billing
5 1 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.94%) Retail
5 1 (2.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (23.53%) Project Manager
2 7 (20.59%) Finance Manager
3 6 (17.65%) Financial Controller
4 3 (8.82%) Analyst
5 2 (5.88%) Financial Analyst
6 1 (2.94%) Accountant
6 1 (2.94%) Commercial Analyst
6 1 (2.94%) Engineering Manager
6 1 (2.94%) Insight Analyst
6 1 (2.94%) Senior
6 1 (2.94%) Senior Manager
6 1 (2.94%) Senior Project Manager
6 1 (2.94%) Senior Software Project Manager
6 1 (2.94%) Software Engineering Manager
6 1 (2.94%) Software Engineering Project Manager
6 1 (2.94%) Software Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.88%) e-Learning
2 1 (2.94%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (2.94%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.94%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (64.71%) Budgeting
2 17 (50.00%) Process Improvement
3 13 (38.24%) Strategic Planning
4 12 (35.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (26.47%) Project Management
6 8 (23.53%) ERP
6 8 (23.53%) Financial Analysis
7 7 (20.59%) Business Case
7 7 (20.59%) Business Strategy
7 7 (20.59%) Cost Control
7 7 (20.59%) Due Diligence
7 7 (20.59%) Portfolio Management
7 7 (20.59%) Presales
7 7 (20.59%) Project Delivery
7 7 (20.59%) Project Governance
8 6 (17.65%) Cash Management
8 6 (17.65%) Risk Management
9 5 (14.71%) Agile
9 5 (14.71%) Business Intelligence
10 4 (11.76%) Financial Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.94%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (2.94%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (55.88%) ACCA
2 12 (35.29%) CIMA
3 10 (29.41%) Degree
4 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.94%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (20.59%) GAAP
1 7 (20.59%) IFRS
2 1 (2.94%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (2.94%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (8.82%) SAP
2 2 (5.88%) IBM
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.94%) TikTok