Budgeting and Forecasting Job Trends

Budgeting and Forecasting
UK

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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 323 471 389
Rank change year-on-year +148 -82 +288
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 494 180 639
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.54% 0.41% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.74% 0.44% 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 385 83 117
10th Percentile £48,500 £40,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £51,997
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +25.01% -5.46%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £86,600
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £48,750
% change year-on-year +4.35% +17.95% -2.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 67,106 40,605 82,127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.79% 93.31% 85.17%
Number of salaries quoted 43,167 22,159 59,545
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -9.09%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend in the UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Trend

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

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

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Top 17 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 15 May 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
England +170 468 £62,500 +4.17% 187
UK excluding London +86 273 £60,000 +4.35% 124
London +113 200 £70,000 -3.45% 79
Work from Home +116 122 £65,000 -4.76% 78
South East +51 84 £60,000 -35.14% 46
North of England -54 57 £57,500 +10.58% 30
South West -14 44 £54,000 -25.52% 8
Midlands -5 42 £75,000 +42.86% 22
North West +3 31 £57,500 +10.58% 15
East of England +15 28 £45,814 -38.92% 16
West Midlands -17 26 £75,000 +42.86% 18
Yorkshire -60 21 £65,000 -18.75% 14
East Midlands - 16 £62,500 - 4
Scotland +6 13 £73,656 -20.37% 2
North East -54 5 £38,500 -45.00% 1
Wales -28 4 £67,251 +0.37% 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 6 (1.21%) SharePoint
1 6 (1.21%) WordPress
2 4 (0.81%) Confluence
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 98 (19.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.44%) Spreadsheet
3 13 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.82%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.81%) PlantUML
7 2 (0.40%) Weka
Business Applications
1 27 (5.47%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.82%) Dynamics AX
2 9 (1.82%) SAP CO
3 6 (1.21%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.61%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.40%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 2 (0.40%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.40%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.40%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.20%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.20%) Infor CloudSuite
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.20%) SAP EHS
6 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 94 (19.03%) SaaS
2 62 (12.55%) Power Platform
3 30 (6.07%) Azure
4 11 (2.23%) Dynamics 365
4 11 (2.23%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (2.02%) Google Sheets
6 7 (1.42%) Google Analytics
7 4 (0.81%) AWS
7 4 (0.81%) Google Workspace
7 4 (0.81%) IaaS
7 4 (0.81%) PaaS
8 3 (0.61%) Power Automate
8 3 (0.61%) Smartsheet
9 2 (0.40%) GCP
9 2 (0.40%) Intacct
9 2 (0.40%) Miro
10 1 (0.20%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.20%) ChatGPT
10 1 (0.20%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.20%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.01%) DNS
2 4 (0.81%) Internet
3 2 (0.40%) VoIP
4 1 (0.20%) Broadband
4 1 (0.20%) DHCP
4 1 (0.20%) Firewall
4 1 (0.20%) LAN
4 1 (0.20%) Network Security
4 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.20%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.20%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (12.35%) Power BI
2 19 (3.85%) Tableau
3 3 (0.61%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.40%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
5 1 (0.20%) Looker
5 1 (0.20%) OLAP
5 1 (0.20%) Power Query
5 1 (0.20%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.20%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 10 (2.02%) JIRA
2 1 (0.20%) GCC
2 1 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
General
1 415 (84.01%) Finance
2 165 (33.40%) Analytical Skills
3 134 (27.13%) Social Skills
4 51 (10.32%) Marketing
5 31 (6.28%) Legal
6 24 (4.86%) Law
7 23 (4.66%) Public Sector
8 22 (4.45%) Advertising
9 20 (4.05%) Influencing Skills
10 18 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (3.44%) Banking
11 17 (3.44%) Telecoms
12 15 (3.04%) Manufacturing
12 15 (3.04%) Retail
13 12 (2.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (2.23%) Billing
15 10 (2.02%) Military
16 9 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
17 7 (1.42%) Brand Awareness
17 7 (1.42%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 92 (18.62%) Analyst
2 68 (13.77%) Accountant
3 63 (12.75%) Senior
4 51 (10.32%) Finance Manager
5 46 (9.31%) Financial Controller
6 42 (8.50%) Management Accountant
7 34 (6.88%) Financial Analyst
7 34 (6.88%) Report Analyst
8 32 (6.48%) Lead
9 31 (6.28%) Senior Manager
10 24 (4.86%) IT Manager
11 23 (4.66%) Senior Analyst
12 17 (3.44%) Project Manager
13 16 (3.24%) Data Analyst
14 15 (3.04%) Supplier Manager
15 13 (2.63%) Developer
16 11 (2.23%) Delivery Manager
16 11 (2.23%) Programme Manager
17 10 (2.02%) Business Developer
17 10 (2.02%) Power BI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.82%) SAP CO-PA
2 4 (0.81%) Flash
3 3 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.20%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.67%) Management Information System
2 25 (5.06%) Product Ownership
3 15 (3.04%) Onboarding
4 13 (2.63%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (2.43%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (1.82%) PMI
7 8 (1.62%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.42%) EPoS
9 5 (1.01%) NHS
10 4 (0.81%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.81%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.81%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.81%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.81%) Solar Energy
11 2 (0.40%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 2 (0.40%) Taxonomies
12 1 (0.20%) Blog
12 1 (0.20%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.01%) Windows
2 2 (0.40%) Linux
3 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 342 (69.23%) Budgeting
2 130 (26.32%) Decision-Making
3 121 (24.49%) Continuous Improvement
4 119 (24.09%) Process Improvement
5 98 (19.84%) Business Intelligence
6 96 (19.43%) Financial Analysis
7 91 (18.42%) Financial Modelling
8 69 (13.97%) Stakeholder Management
9 62 (12.55%) Budget Management
10 60 (12.15%) Cost Control
11 55 (11.13%) Agile
12 53 (10.73%) Cost Optimisation
12 53 (10.73%) Problem-Solving
13 51 (10.32%) Business Strategy
13 51 (10.32%) ERP
14 43 (8.70%) Analytics
14 43 (8.70%) Risk Management
15 41 (8.30%) Fintech
16 36 (7.29%) Roadmaps
17 35 (7.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 30 (6.07%) SQL
2 15 (3.04%) Python
3 12 (2.43%) VBA
4 10 (2.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.40%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 232 (46.96%) ACCA
2 207 (41.90%) CIMA
3 45 (9.11%) Degree
4 24 (4.86%) AAT
5 15 (3.04%) ICAEW
6 14 (2.83%) PMI Certification
7 12 (2.43%) PMP
8 7 (1.42%) Security Cleared
9 4 (0.81%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.81%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.81%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.81%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 3 (0.61%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.40%) CCAB
11 2 (0.40%) CISM
11 2 (0.40%) CISSP
11 2 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.40%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.40%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (11.54%) IFRS
2 47 (9.51%) GAAP
3 21 (4.25%) PMO
4 12 (2.43%) Data Quality
4 12 (2.43%) GDPR
5 11 (2.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.62%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.42%) NIST
7 7 (1.42%) SLA
8 6 (1.21%) PCI DSS
8 6 (1.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 5 (1.01%) QA
10 3 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.40%) GRC
11 2 (0.40%) GxP
12 1 (0.20%) COBIT
12 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 4 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.40%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.40%) Docker
2 2 (0.40%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (0.81%) Ansible
1 4 (0.81%) Terraform
2 2 (0.40%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 38 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 37 (7.49%) SAP
3 22 (4.45%) Google
4 21 (4.25%) Xero
5 19 (3.85%) ServiceNow
6 17 (3.44%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.43%) Oracle
7 12 (2.43%) Sage
8 10 (2.02%) Workday
9 7 (1.42%) Pardot
10 5 (1.01%) Cisco
11 4 (0.81%) Toshiba
11 4 (0.81%) VMware
12 3 (0.61%) Anaplan
12 3 (0.61%) BMC
13 2 (0.40%) Atlassian
13 2 (0.40%) Cognizant
13 2 (0.40%) Conga
13 2 (0.40%) IBM
13 2 (0.40%) NEC