Budgeting and Forecasting Jobs

Budgeting and Forecasting
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Budgeting and Forecasting skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Budgeting and Forecasting over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 399 685 858
Rank change year-on-year +286 +173 -79
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 634 312 381
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.64% 0.30% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 0.31% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 118 158 203
10th Percentile £32,500 £33,886 £37,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,666 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,997 £55,000 £56,620
Median % change year-on-year -5.46% -2.86% -5.63%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £86,200 £87,500 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,112
% change year-on-year - -5.86% -3.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Budgeting and Forecasting is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,746 99,225 149,638
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.94% 95.61% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 59,834 58,281 83,297
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Salary trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Top 16 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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
England +296 614 £51,000 -7.27% 155
Work from Home +364 525 £52,249 -6.03% 54
UK excluding London +170 326 £50,000 - 96
London +218 279 £69,541 +6.99% 59
South East +159 225 £52,500 +16.67% 28
East of England +27 28 £47,500 +58.33% 15
North of England +43 26 £54,500 +9.00% 25
Midlands +22 26 £55,500 -9.39% 15
North West +9 21 £54,750 +9.50% 13
West Midlands +16 16 £55,500 -11.20% 3
Wales - 13 £51,997 - 1
East Midlands +4 10 £48,750 -18.75% 12
South West -23 7 £47,500 -14.57% 12
North East - 3 £45,122 - 2
Yorkshire +66 2 £80,000 +128.57% 10
Scotland -69 1 - - 3

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.47%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.16%) Confluence
2 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.16%) SAS
Applications
1 483 (76.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (2.84%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.63%) Oracle Smart View
5 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.95%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.63%) HFM
3 4 (0.63%) Hyperion Planning
4 2 (0.32%) SAP R/3
4 2 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.16%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 35 (5.52%) Power Platform
2 10 (1.58%) SaaS
3 9 (1.42%) Azure
4 8 (1.26%) OCI
5 6 (0.95%) Google Workspace
6 5 (0.79%) Google Analytics
7 4 (0.63%) AWS
7 4 (0.63%) Microsoft 365
8 2 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 2 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.32%) Figma
8 2 (0.32%) Google Drive
8 2 (0.32%) Lucidchart
9 1 (0.16%) Amazon S3
9 1 (0.16%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.16%) Google Sheets
9 1 (0.16%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 447 (70.50%) Broadband
2 6 (0.95%) Firewall
3 5 (0.79%) WAN
4 4 (0.63%) LAN
4 4 (0.63%) VPN
5 3 (0.47%) Network Security
5 3 (0.47%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.47%) WLAN
6 2 (0.32%) Intranet
7 1 (0.16%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.16%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (5.52%) Power BI
2 9 (1.42%) Oracle Reports
3 7 (1.10%) Big Data
4 6 (0.95%) Tableau
5 4 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (0.47%) Hadoop
6 3 (0.47%) MySQL
7 2 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.32%) Power Query
8 1 (0.16%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.16%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.16%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.16%) EDMS
8 1 (0.16%) Looker
8 1 (0.16%) Mixpanel
8 1 (0.16%) MS Access
8 1 (0.16%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.16%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.16%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 2 (0.32%) JIRA
General
1 588 (92.74%) Finance
2 519 (81.86%) Social Skills
3 495 (78.08%) Analytical Skills
4 453 (71.45%) Influencing Skills
5 32 (5.05%) Legal
6 23 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (2.84%) Marketing
7 18 (2.84%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (1.58%) Manufacturing
8 10 (1.58%) Retail
9 8 (1.26%) Public Sector
10 7 (1.10%) Banking
11 6 (0.95%) Billing
11 6 (0.95%) Law
12 4 (0.63%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.32%) Advertising
13 2 (0.32%) Games
14 1 (0.16%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.16%) Automotive
14 1 (0.16%) Fire and Rescue
Job Titles
1 531 (83.75%) Analyst
2 258 (40.69%) Senior
3 248 (39.12%) Senior Analyst
4 158 (24.92%) Financial Analyst
5 145 (22.87%) Commercial Analyst
6 17 (2.68%) Consultant
7 15 (2.37%) Senior Financial Analyst
8 14 (2.21%) Project Manager
9 10 (1.58%) Data Analyst
10 9 (1.42%) Senior Manager
11 8 (1.26%) Cloud Consultant
11 8 (1.26%) Head of Operations
11 8 (1.26%) Oracle Consultant
11 8 (1.26%) Senior Commercial Analyst
12 7 (1.10%) Associate Consultant
12 7 (1.10%) ERP Consultant
12 7 (1.10%) IT Consultant
12 7 (1.10%) Systems Analyst
13 6 (0.95%) Finance Systems Analyst
13 6 (0.95%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.10%) REST
1 7 (1.10%) SOAP
2 2 (0.32%) Flash
3 1 (0.16%) CSS
3 1 (0.16%) EDI
3 1 (0.16%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (3.47%) Management Information System
2 7 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
2 7 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (0.95%) e-Learning
3 6 (0.95%) FMCG
3 6 (0.95%) Graphic Design
4 5 (0.79%) Social Media
5 4 (0.63%) Data Centre
5 4 (0.63%) Virtual Team
6 3 (0.47%) Security Posture
7 2 (0.32%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.32%) Digital Media
7 2 (0.32%) Freedom of Information
7 2 (0.32%) Learning Management System
8 1 (0.16%) Animation
8 1 (0.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.16%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.32%) Windows
2 1 (0.16%) Linux
2 1 (0.16%) Unix
2 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 557 (87.85%) Budgeting
2 502 (79.18%) Decision-Making
3 469 (73.97%) Actionable Insight
4 466 (73.50%) Agile
5 462 (72.87%) Mentoring
6 452 (71.29%) Business Case
7 53 (8.36%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (8.20%) Project Management
9 40 (6.31%) Business Intelligence
10 35 (5.52%) Analytics
11 32 (5.05%) Continuous Improvement
11 32 (5.05%) Financial Analysis
12 31 (4.89%) Financial Modelling
13 25 (3.94%) Process Improvement
13 25 (3.94%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (3.79%) Project Delivery
15 20 (3.15%) ERP
15 20 (3.15%) Migration
16 15 (2.37%) CRM
16 15 (2.37%) Data Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 25 (3.94%) SQL
2 6 (0.95%) T-SQL
3 5 (0.79%) Python
3 5 (0.79%) VBA
4 2 (0.32%) Google Apps Script
4 2 (0.32%) R
4 2 (0.32%) X++
5 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 476 (75.08%) ACCA
1 476 (75.08%) CIMA
2 43 (6.78%) Degree
3 9 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
4 8 (1.26%) Security Cleared
5 6 (0.95%) DBS Check
5 6 (0.95%) Master's Degree
5 6 (0.95%) SC Cleared
6 3 (0.47%) APMP
6 3 (0.47%) CCNP
6 3 (0.47%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (0.47%) MCSE
6 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (0.47%) PMI Certification
6 3 (0.47%) PMP
6 3 (0.47%) RIBA
7 2 (0.32%) HNC
7 2 (0.32%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.16%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.10%) IFRS
2 6 (0.95%) QA
3 5 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (0.32%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.32%) GDPR
4 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.32%) PMO
4 2 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
1 3 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.16%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (0.16%) IBM BigFix
1 1 (0.16%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 487 (76.81%) Microsoft
2 15 (2.37%) Hyperion
3 13 (2.05%) SAP
4 10 (1.58%) Google
5 9 (1.42%) Oracle
6 7 (1.10%) PeopleSoft
7 4 (0.63%) Alteryx
7 4 (0.63%) Salesforce
7 4 (0.63%) VMware
8 3 (0.47%) Adobe
8 3 (0.47%) BT
8 3 (0.47%) Cisco
8 3 (0.47%) Citrix
8 3 (0.47%) Meraki
9 2 (0.32%) Anaplan
9 2 (0.32%) Siebel
10 1 (0.16%) Databricks
10 1 (0.16%) Pardot
10 1 (0.16%) Veeam
10 1 (0.16%) Workday