Demand Forecasting Job Trends in the South West

Demand Forecasting
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Demand Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 201 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Demand Forecasting 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.082% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £63,750 £52,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +21.43% -19.23% +52.94%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

Demand 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 5,077 2,387 7,331
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 69.16% 89.84% 84.10%
Number of salaries quoted 3,376 1,526 5,556
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,813 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,600 £50,969
Median % change year-on-year -0.19% +3.20% -2.92%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,568 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

Demand Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Demand Forecasting job vacancy trend in the South West

Demand Forecasting
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Demand Forecasting

Demand 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 Demand Forecasting within the South West region over the 6 months to 19 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
Devon - 4 - - 1
Gloucestershire - 1 £57,500 -
Wiltshire - 1 - -
Demand Forecasting
England

Demand 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:

General
1 4 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Marketing
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (16.67%) IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) ERP
2 4 (66.67%) Capacity Planning
2 4 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 4 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 4 (66.67%) Production Planning
2 4 (66.67%) Root Cause Analysis
2 4 (66.67%) Workflow
3 1 (16.67%) AI
3 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
3 1 (16.67%) Channel Management
3 1 (16.67%) Client Onboarding
3 1 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Inventory Management
3 1 (16.67%) Market Research
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Sales Enablement
3 1 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) CPIM
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) PMO