Budgeting and Forecasting Jobs

Budgeting and Forecasting
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Budgeting and Forecasting over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 529 404 694
Rank change year-on-year -125 +290 +178
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 187 652 275
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.34% 0.65% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.77% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 84 115 156
10th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £33,876
25th Percentile £51,250 £40,000 £41,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,500 £51,000 £55,301
Median % change year-on-year +18.63% -7.78% +1.47%
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £70,313
90th Percentile £99,625 £86,400 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -5.86%

All Process and 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 51,521 85,132 94,507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.87% 85.14% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 25,367 59,760 55,710
10th Percentile £29,625 £29,078 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -9.09% +4.76%

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 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in the UK

Budgeting and Forecasting
Top 15 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 22 May 2025. 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 -144 170 £60,000 +20.00% 334
UK excluding London -8 125 £55,000 +15.79% 177
North of England +108 90 £55,000 +21.89% 44
London -80 49 £77,500 +12.19% 196
North West +9 40 £55,000 +0.46% 30
Work from Home -208 38 £65,000 +24.41% 159
Yorkshire - 28 £80,000 - 9
North East +63 22 - - 6
West Midlands +64 13 £52,500 -5.41% 16
Midlands +43 13 £52,500 -5.41% 25
South East -107 10 £82,500 +57.14% 66
South West +101 6 £72,500 +52.63% 16
Scotland +129 4 £92,500 - 8
Wales +30 1 £65,000 +25.01%
East of England +13 1 £75,000 +57.89% 16

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 20 (10.70%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.07%) Confluence
2 2 (1.07%) Oracle Workflow
3 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 41 (21.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (8.56%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.60%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (1.07%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (8.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (2.67%) Dynamics GP
3 4 (2.14%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 3 (1.60%) NetSuite
5 2 (1.07%) Cloudability
5 2 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (1.07%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.53%) Maximo
6 1 (0.53%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 35 (18.72%) Power Platform
2 9 (4.81%) SaaS
3 8 (4.28%) Google Analytics
4 7 (3.74%) Azure
5 5 (2.67%) Facebook Ads
5 5 (2.67%) Google Ads
6 3 (1.60%) AWS
6 3 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.60%) GCP
7 2 (1.07%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.07%) MailChimp
8 1 (0.53%) BlazeMeter
8 1 (0.53%) Contentsquare
8 1 (0.53%) Intacct
8 1 (0.53%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.53%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.07%) Network Security
1 2 (1.07%) WAN
2 1 (0.53%) LAN
2 1 (0.53%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (18.72%) Power BI
2 14 (7.49%) Tableau
3 7 (3.74%) Power Query
4 4 (2.14%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (2.14%) OLAP
4 4 (2.14%) SAP HANA
5 2 (1.07%) Amazon QuickSight
5 2 (1.07%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (1.60%) JIRA
2 2 (1.07%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.53%) Postman
General
1 149 (79.68%) Finance
2 66 (35.29%) Social Skills
3 61 (32.62%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (24.60%) Manufacturing
5 25 (13.37%) Presentation Skills
6 16 (8.56%) Marketing
7 10 (5.35%) Retail
8 9 (4.81%) Influencing Skills
9 8 (4.28%) Legal
10 7 (3.74%) Advertising
10 7 (3.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (3.74%) Publishing
11 6 (3.21%) Public Sector
12 5 (2.67%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (1.07%) Billing
13 2 (1.07%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.07%) German Language
13 2 (1.07%) Italian Language
13 2 (1.07%) Law
14 1 (0.53%) Banking
Job Titles
1 58 (31.02%) Analyst
2 43 (22.99%) Financial Analyst
3 35 (18.72%) Project Manager
4 17 (9.09%) Automation Engineer
5 16 (8.56%) Finance Systems Analyst
5 16 (8.56%) Systems Analyst
6 15 (8.02%) Commercial Analyst
7 13 (6.95%) IT Manager
8 11 (5.88%) Senior
9 8 (4.28%) Portfolio Manager
10 7 (3.74%) Finance Manager
10 7 (3.74%) Operations Manager
10 7 (3.74%) Senior Analyst
11 5 (2.67%) Business Manager
11 5 (2.67%) Lead
11 5 (2.67%) PMO Analyst
11 5 (2.67%) Project Analyst
11 5 (2.67%) Senior PMO
11 5 (2.67%) Senior PMO Analyst
12 4 (2.14%) Head of Operations
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.60%) EDI
2 2 (1.07%) .NET
3 1 (0.53%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 54 (28.88%) Management Information System
2 45 (24.06%) FMCG
3 17 (9.09%) Social Media
4 8 (4.28%) Onboarding
5 7 (3.74%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (2.67%) Social Network
7 4 (2.14%) Data Centre
7 4 (2.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 3 (1.60%) Driving Licence
8 3 (1.60%) IoT
9 2 (1.07%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.07%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.53%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.53%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.53%) NHS
10 1 (0.53%) PMI
10 1 (0.53%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.28%) Windows
1 8 (4.28%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (71.66%) Budgeting
2 72 (38.50%) Project Management
3 65 (34.76%) Budget Management
4 63 (33.69%) Problem-Solving
5 60 (32.09%) Decision-Making
6 45 (24.06%) Quality Management
7 42 (22.46%) Financial Modelling
8 39 (20.86%) Business Intelligence
9 36 (19.25%) Continuous Improvement
10 35 (18.72%) Process Improvement
11 34 (18.18%) Coaching
12 33 (17.65%) Actionable Insight
12 33 (17.65%) ERP
13 30 (16.04%) Financial Analysis
14 28 (14.97%) Lean Manufacturing
14 28 (14.97%) PDCA
15 24 (12.83%) Change Management
16 23 (12.30%) Agile
17 22 (11.76%) Analytics
18 18 (9.63%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.60%) SQL
2 1 (0.53%) Python
Qualifications
1 54 (28.88%) ACCA
1 54 (28.88%) Degree
2 47 (25.13%) CIMA
3 16 (8.56%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (6.42%) DBS Check
5 7 (3.74%) PMI Certification
6 4 (2.14%) AAT
6 4 (2.14%) Azure Certification
6 4 (2.14%) PMP
7 2 (1.07%) CFA
7 2 (1.07%) PgMP
8 1 (0.53%) CCNP
8 1 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.53%) ICAEW
8 1 (0.53%) ISEB
8 1 (0.53%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.53%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 1 (0.53%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 1 (0.53%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (9.09%) Data Quality
2 12 (6.42%) GDPR
3 11 (5.88%) PMO
4 5 (2.67%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (2.14%) QA
6 2 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.07%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.07%) PERC
7 1 (0.53%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 23 (12.30%) Microsoft
1 23 (12.30%) SAP
2 11 (5.88%) Google
3 8 (4.28%) Cognos
4 5 (2.67%) Facebook
4 5 (2.67%) TikTok
5 4 (2.14%) IBM
6 3 (1.60%) Sage
7 2 (1.07%) Adaptive Insights
7 2 (1.07%) Cisco
7 2 (1.07%) Oracle
7 2 (1.07%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.53%) Anaplan
8 1 (0.53%) HubSpot
8 1 (0.53%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.53%) Sitecore
8 1 (0.53%) Workday
8 1 (0.53%) Xero