Budget Responsibility Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Budgetary Responsibility
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Budget Responsibility 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 495 558 544
Rank change year-on-year +63 -14 +192
Permanent jobs citing Budget Responsibility 11 14 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.026% 0.039% 0.066%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.033% 0.044% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 7 9 16
10th Percentile £85,000 £71,240 £49,375
25th Percentile £90,000 £71,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £110,000 £64,428
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +70.73% -7.96%
75th Percentile - - £73,750
90th Percentile £102,000 £116,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £100,000 £110,000 £72,253
% change year-on-year -9.09% +52.24% -11.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Budget Responsibility 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,128 31,909 30,715
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.51% 88.95% 88.65%
Number of salaries quoted 19,079 14,313 22,914
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Budget Responsibility
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Budget Responsibility relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Budget Responsibility job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Budget Responsibility
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Budget Responsibility.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Budget Responsibility

Budget Responsibility
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Budget Responsibility within the UK excluding London 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
Midlands +27 5 £100,000 +37.93%
West Midlands +25 4 £100,000 +37.93%
South East +18 4 £90,000 -18.18% 1
Northern Ireland - 2 - -
East Midlands -8 1 £100,000 -9.09%
Budget Responsibility
UK

Budget Responsibility
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (9.09%) CMS
General
1 8 (72.73%) Finance
2 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (45.45%) Retail
2 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
3 4 (36.36%) Legal
3 4 (36.36%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (36.36%) Digital Transformation Director
1 4 (36.36%) IT Director
1 4 (36.36%) Technology Director
1 4 (36.36%) Transformation Director
2 2 (18.18%) Head of IT
3 1 (9.09%) Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Cyber Security Posture
1 4 (36.36%) Security Posture
2 2 (18.18%) Management Information System
3 1 (9.09%) Mobile App
3 1 (9.09%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) IT Strategy
2 6 (54.55%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (54.55%) Data Strategy
2 6 (54.55%) IT Governance
2 6 (54.55%) Risk Management
3 5 (45.45%) Business Strategy
3 5 (45.45%) People Management
3 5 (45.45%) Project Management
3 5 (45.45%) Roadmaps
3 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (45.45%) Technology Roadmap
3 5 (45.45%) Technology Strategy
3 5 (45.45%) Thought Leadership
4 4 (36.36%) Cloud Security
4 4 (36.36%) Conflict Resolution
4 4 (36.36%) Customer Service
4 4 (36.36%) Digital Enablement
4 4 (36.36%) GTM Strategy
4 4 (36.36%) Technology Enablement
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) Degree
1 2 (18.18%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (72.73%) PMO
2 2 (18.18%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) IFS