Budgeting and Forecasting Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Budgeting and Forecasting
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 293 413 512
Rank change year-on-year +120 +99 +41
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 243 163 49
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.57% 0.45% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.73% 0.51% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 148 44 34
10th Percentile £42,125 - £39,193
25th Percentile £51,250 £40,000 £59,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,479 £68,750
Median % change year-on-year -3.97% -9.12% +19.57%
75th Percentile £75,000 £69,875 £85,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,250 £134,356
UK median annual salary £65,000 £64,108 £70,000
% change year-on-year +1.39% -8.42% +16.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,312 32,109 29,712
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.70% 88.77% 88.63%
Number of salaries quoted 19,114 14,485 22,061
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,750
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%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK excluding London

Budgeting and Forecasting
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 Budgeting and Forecasting within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
South East +85 73 £55,000 -38.89% 54
Midlands +48 46 £60,000 +17.07% 15
North of England -24 42 £53,500 +33.75% 31
West Midlands +39 35 £60,000 +9.09% 9
South West +29 34 £80,000 +21.21% 14
North West +16 29 £53,500 +33.75% 13
East of England +36 23 £62,500 -3.85% 12
Scotland +5 16 £55,000 - 4
East Midlands +1 10 - - 6
Yorkshire -7 9 £64,907 - 15
Northern Ireland - 6 £52,500 - 1
North East -22 4 £66,750 -4.64% 4
Wales -2 3 £65,000 - 4
Budgeting and Forecasting
UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
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 11 (4.53%) SharePoint
2 9 (3.70%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 86 (35.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (4.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (2.47%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.82%) Weka
6 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.88%) Dynamics AX
2 6 (2.47%) SAP CO
3 5 (2.06%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.82%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.41%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 68 (27.98%) Power Platform
2 47 (19.34%) Azure
3 14 (5.76%) SaaS
4 11 (4.53%) Azure Data Factory
4 11 (4.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 9 (3.70%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (1.65%) AWS
7 2 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (0.82%) GCP
8 1 (0.41%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.41%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.41%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.65%) Internet
2 2 (0.82%) Network Security
2 2 (0.82%) VoIP
3 1 (0.41%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (27.98%) Power BI
2 11 (4.53%) Azure SQL Database
2 11 (4.53%) SQL Server
2 11 (4.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 8 (3.29%) Tableau
4 4 (1.65%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.82%) Looker
5 2 (0.82%) Power Query
6 1 (0.41%) Crystal Reports
General
1 183 (75.31%) Finance
2 119 (48.97%) Social Skills
3 101 (41.56%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (6.58%) Presentation Skills
5 15 (6.17%) Legal
5 15 (6.17%) Manufacturing
6 14 (5.76%) Telecoms
7 11 (4.53%) Billing
8 10 (4.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (4.12%) Marketing
9 9 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (3.70%) Public Sector
10 5 (2.06%) Banking
10 5 (2.06%) Retail
11 4 (1.65%) Law
12 3 (1.23%) Back Office
13 2 (0.82%) Local Government
13 2 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.82%) Police
Job Titles
1 65 (26.75%) Analyst
2 39 (16.05%) Financial Analyst
3 31 (12.76%) Senior
4 22 (9.05%) Project Manager
4 22 (9.05%) Report Analyst
5 21 (8.64%) Commercial Analyst
6 18 (7.41%) Finance Manager
7 16 (6.58%) Lead
8 14 (5.76%) Accountant
8 14 (5.76%) Insight Analyst
8 14 (5.76%) Senior Analyst
9 12 (4.94%) Administrator
9 12 (4.94%) IT Administrator
9 12 (4.94%) Senior Financial Analyst
10 11 (4.53%) Financial Controller
10 11 (4.53%) Senior Reporting Analyst
11 9 (3.70%) Data Analyst
11 9 (3.70%) Senior Manager
11 9 (3.70%) Senior Project Manager
12 7 (2.88%) Project Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.53%) Flash
2 6 (2.47%) SAP CO-PA
3 2 (0.82%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 39 (16.05%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (7.00%) Management Information System
3 15 (6.17%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.70%) Social Media
5 8 (3.29%) Onboarding
6 5 (2.06%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.82%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.82%) NHS
8 1 (0.41%) Data Centre
8 1 (0.41%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.41%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.41%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 9 (3.70%) Windows
2 2 (0.82%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (62.14%) Budgeting
2 94 (38.68%) Decision-Making
3 78 (32.10%) Business Intelligence
4 60 (24.69%) Process Improvement
5 44 (18.11%) Analytics
5 44 (18.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 43 (17.70%) Problem-Solving
7 38 (15.64%) Budget Management
8 37 (15.23%) Financial Analysis
9 35 (14.40%) Agile
10 32 (13.17%) Cost Optimisation
10 32 (13.17%) ERP
11 30 (12.35%) Data Analysis
11 30 (12.35%) Project Management
12 26 (10.70%) Visualisation
13 25 (10.29%) Cost Control
14 24 (9.88%) Financial Modelling
14 24 (9.88%) FinOps
14 24 (9.88%) Stakeholder Management
15 23 (9.47%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 31 (12.76%) SQL
2 18 (7.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 11 (4.53%) VBA
4 7 (2.88%) Python
Qualifications
1 95 (39.09%) ACCA
2 87 (35.80%) CIMA
3 61 (25.10%) Degree
4 17 (7.00%) AAT
5 9 (3.70%) DBS Check
5 9 (3.70%) HNC
6 5 (2.06%) Azure Certification
6 5 (2.06%) PMI Certification
6 5 (2.06%) PMP
7 2 (0.82%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.82%) CISM
7 2 (0.82%) CISSP
7 2 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.82%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.82%) Security Cleared
8 1 (0.41%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (7.41%) PMO
2 15 (6.17%) IFRS
3 12 (4.94%) Data Quality
3 12 (4.94%) GAAP
4 4 (1.65%) SLA
5 3 (1.23%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (1.23%) QA
6 2 (0.82%) GxP
7 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.41%) GRC
7 1 (0.41%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.41%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (0.82%) Docker
1 2 (0.82%) vSphere
2 1 (0.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.82%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 22 (9.05%) SAP
2 21 (8.64%) Microsoft
3 5 (2.06%) Adaptive Insights
3 5 (2.06%) Oracle
3 5 (2.06%) Workday
4 4 (1.65%) Xero
5 3 (1.23%) Openreach
6 2 (0.82%) Anaplan
6 2 (0.82%) Google
6 2 (0.82%) IBM
6 2 (0.82%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.41%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.41%) TikTok