Budgeting Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Budgeting
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Budgeting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 274 208 436
Rank change year-on-year -66 +228 +28
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting 264 474 132
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.62% 1.32% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.79% 1.48% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 173 123 88
10th Percentile £39,879 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £58,804
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £82,500 £76,009 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,250 £86,625
UK median annual salary £67,500 £62,500 £65,500
% change year-on-year +8.00% -4.58% +0.77%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Budgeting 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 33,410 32,047 30,462
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 78.40% 89.07% 88.63%
Number of salaries quoted 19,288 14,407 22,672
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 £51,971
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +5.83% -5.51%
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%

Budgeting
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Budgeting job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Budgeting
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Budgeting
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Budgeting in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Budgeting in the UK excluding London

Budgeting
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 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 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 +19 75 £62,500 -14.66% 58
Midlands +31 51 £75,000 +31.58% 12
South West +28 46 £53,300 -17.36% 12
West Midlands +29 45 £75,000 +31.58% 10
North of England -89 42 £72,500 +70.59% 18
East of England -65 31 £62,500 +25.00% 12
North West -50 26 £57,500 +35.29% 7
Scotland -1 10 - - 5
Yorkshire -25 9 £80,000 +45.45% 10
North East -11 7 £52,500 - 2
East Midlands -10 6 £80,000 +54.59% 2
Northern Ireland -9 5 £52,500 -
Wales -1 4 £65,000 - 4
Budgeting
UK

Budgeting
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 7 (2.65%) SugarCRM
2 3 (1.14%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.38%) CMS
4 1 (0.38%) IIS
Applications
1 83 (31.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (7.95%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.65%) Spreadsheet
4 5 (1.89%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.89%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.52%) Oracle Smart View
6 2 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.76%) Weka
7 1 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.38%) Blender
Business Applications
1 8 (3.03%) Dynamics AX
2 7 (2.65%) SAP CO
3 5 (1.89%) SAP Business One
4 4 (1.52%) Hyperion Planning
4 4 (1.52%) NetSuite
4 4 (1.52%) Oracle Assets
4 4 (1.52%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (1.52%) Oracle Financials
4 4 (1.52%) Oracle General Ledger
4 4 (1.52%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (1.52%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (1.14%) SAP APO
5 3 (1.14%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.76%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 1 (0.38%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.38%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.38%) SAP FI-AA
7 1 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 57 (21.59%) Power Platform
2 55 (20.83%) Azure
3 14 (5.30%) AWS
3 14 (5.30%) SaaS
4 11 (4.17%) Azure Data Factory
4 11 (4.17%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 8 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (1.52%) Power Automate
8 2 (0.76%) GCP
9 1 (0.38%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.38%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.38%) OCI
9 1 (0.38%) Oracle CX
9 1 (0.38%) Oracle Service Cloud
9 1 (0.38%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.38%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.27%) LAN
1 6 (2.27%) SD-WAN
1 6 (2.27%) Unified Communications
1 6 (2.27%) VoIP
1 6 (2.27%) VPN
1 6 (2.27%) WAN
1 6 (2.27%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (1.52%) SAN
3 1 (0.38%) Broadband
3 1 (0.38%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (21.59%) Power BI
2 12 (4.55%) SQL Server
3 11 (4.17%) Azure SQL Database
3 11 (4.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 8 (3.03%) Tableau
5 7 (2.65%) Power Query
6 4 (1.52%) Essbase
7 3 (1.14%) PowerPivot
8 2 (0.76%) Looker
8 2 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 4 (1.52%) Oracle Forms
General
1 179 (67.80%) Finance
2 141 (53.41%) Social Skills
3 84 (31.82%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (10.98%) Telecoms
5 28 (10.61%) Legal
6 16 (6.06%) Manufacturing
7 14 (5.30%) Marketing
7 14 (5.30%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (4.17%) Billing
10 10 (3.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (3.41%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (3.03%) Retail
13 5 (1.89%) Law
13 5 (1.89%) Public Sector
14 4 (1.52%) Banking
15 3 (1.14%) Agriculture
15 3 (1.14%) Back Office
15 3 (1.14%) General Ledger
15 3 (1.14%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 43 (16.29%) Analyst
2 22 (8.33%) Financial Analyst
3 18 (6.82%) Head of Procurement
4 16 (6.06%) Administrator
4 16 (6.06%) Finance Manager
4 16 (6.06%) IT Administrator
5 15 (5.68%) IT Manager
6 14 (5.30%) Project Manager
6 14 (5.30%) Senior
7 13 (4.92%) Commercial Analyst
7 13 (4.92%) Data Analyst
7 13 (4.92%) Financial Controller
8 12 (4.55%) Insight Analyst
9 11 (4.17%) Lead
10 10 (3.79%) Accountant
11 9 (3.41%) Head of Operations
11 9 (3.41%) Infrastructure Manager
11 9 (3.41%) Senior Analyst
12 8 (3.03%) Business Developer
12 8 (3.03%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.65%) SAP CO-PA
2 1 (0.38%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.38%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (0.38%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 42 (15.91%) Analytical Mindset
2 21 (7.95%) Management Information System
3 15 (5.68%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (3.79%) Social Media
5 8 (3.03%) Driving Licence
5 8 (3.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 7 (2.65%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.65%) Operational Technology
7 6 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.89%) CMDB
8 5 (1.89%) Product Ownership
9 4 (1.52%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.52%) Enterprise Storage
10 3 (1.14%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (1.14%) e-Learning
10 3 (1.14%) FMCG
10 3 (1.14%) Renewable Energy
11 2 (0.76%) Cyber Security Posture
11 2 (0.76%) Marketing Technology
11 2 (0.76%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 20 (7.58%) Windows
2 6 (2.27%) Linux
3 4 (1.52%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (55.30%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 88 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 65 (24.62%) Business Intelligence
3 65 (24.62%) Process Improvement
4 62 (23.48%) Problem-Solving
5 61 (23.11%) Stakeholder Management
6 47 (17.80%) Cybersecurity
7 43 (16.29%) Analytics
8 38 (14.39%) Agile
8 38 (14.39%) ERP
9 35 (13.26%) Project Management
10 34 (12.88%) Budget Management
10 34 (12.88%) Strategic Planning
11 33 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
12 30 (11.36%) Contract Management
12 30 (11.36%) Cost Optimisation
13 28 (10.61%) Business Strategy
13 28 (10.61%) Financial Analysis
13 28 (10.61%) ITIL
14 26 (9.85%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (14.39%) SQL
2 19 (7.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 9 (3.41%) VBA
4 8 (3.03%) Python
5 4 (1.52%) Groovy
6 1 (0.38%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 82 (31.06%) Degree
2 69 (26.14%) ACCA
3 60 (22.73%) CIMA
4 14 (5.30%) Azure Certification
5 10 (3.79%) PMI Certification
5 10 (3.79%) PMP
6 8 (3.03%) AWS Certification
6 8 (3.03%) HNC
7 6 (2.27%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 6 (2.27%) CCNP
7 6 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (2.27%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (2.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 6 (2.27%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.89%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.52%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 4 (1.52%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 3 (1.14%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.06%) IFRS
2 13 (4.92%) GAAP
3 12 (4.55%) Data Quality
4 8 (3.03%) PMO
5 6 (2.27%) NIST
6 4 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.52%) SLA
7 3 (1.14%) GDPR
7 3 (1.14%) QA
8 2 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.76%) GxP
9 1 (0.38%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.38%) GRC
9 1 (0.38%) IASME
9 1 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 19770
9 1 (0.38%) P3O
System Software
1 6 (2.27%) VMware Infrastructure
1 6 (2.27%) vSphere
2 5 (1.89%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.52%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (1.52%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 2 (0.76%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 43 (16.29%) Microsoft
2 35 (13.26%) SAP
3 8 (3.03%) Oracle
4 7 (2.65%) Sage
5 6 (2.27%) Cisco
5 6 (2.27%) VMware
6 5 (1.89%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.52%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (1.52%) Dell
7 4 (1.52%) Fortinet
7 4 (1.52%) Hyperion
7 4 (1.52%) Mitel
7 4 (1.52%) Palo Alto
7 4 (1.52%) Veeam
8 3 (1.14%) Adaptive Insights
8 3 (1.14%) Google
8 3 (1.14%) Workday
8 3 (1.14%) Xero
9 2 (0.76%) Concur
9 2 (0.76%) IBM