Business Forecasting
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Business Forecasting skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Business Forecasting over the 6 months to 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 557 989 1018
Rank change year-on-year +432 +29 -277
Permanent jobs citing Business Forecasting 186 87 80
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.35% 0.070% 0.062%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 0.073% 0.065%
Number of salaries quoted 59 53 58
10th Percentile - £42,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £52,084 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% - +47.37%
75th Percentile £85,000 £93,750 £77,375
90th Percentile £111,000 £133,750 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,084 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -22.84% +12.50% +84.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business 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 50,088 118,671 122,416
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.09% 95.74% 95.45%
Number of salaries quoted 36,209 72,079 81,851
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,492 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £99,025 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,219 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.35% +6.44% +4.17%

Business Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Forecasting in the UK

Business Forecasting
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Business Forecasting in the UK

Business Forecasting
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Forecasting over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Business Forecasting in the UK

Business Forecasting
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Forecasting within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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 +434 181 £62,500 -13.79% 53
London +376 139 £90,000 +20.00% 25
UK excluding London +239 43 £52,084 -22.84% 29
North of England +171 22 £52,084 -25.59% 6
North West +121 19 £52,084 -25.59% 4
Work from Home +251 18 £70,000 -12.50% 25
South East +152 9 £65,000 -18.75% 6
East of England - 6 £62,500 - 2
South West +67 4 £82,500 +23.60% 4
Yorkshire - 3 £80,000 - 2
West Midlands +132 1 £73,000 +62.22% 4
Midlands +119 1 £73,000 +24.26% 7
Wales - 1 £30,000 - 1

Business 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 2 (1.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 125 (67.20%) Microsoft Office
2 122 (65.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 119 (63.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.61%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.61%) Cognos Controller
1 3 (1.61%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 2 (1.08%) Cognos Planning
3 1 (0.54%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 8 (4.30%) Power Platform
2 6 (3.23%) Azure
3 4 (2.15%) Smartsheet
4 3 (1.61%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (1.08%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.08%) IaaS
5 2 (1.08%) OneDrive
5 2 (1.08%) PaaS
6 1 (0.54%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.23%) Firewall
2 2 (1.08%) DHCP
2 2 (1.08%) DNS
2 2 (1.08%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (15.59%) Tableau
2 8 (4.30%) Power BI
3 4 (2.15%) Qlik Sense
4 2 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (1.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 135 (72.58%) Finance
2 121 (65.05%) Banking
3 119 (63.98%) Investment Banking
4 46 (24.73%) Social Skills
5 21 (11.29%) Public Sector
6 19 (10.22%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (3.76%) Retail
7 7 (3.76%) Telecoms
8 4 (2.15%) Billing
8 4 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
9 3 (1.61%) Digital Economy
9 3 (1.61%) Wearables
10 2 (1.08%) Legal
10 2 (1.08%) Marketing
10 2 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.54%) Local Government
11 1 (0.54%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 126 (67.74%) Analyst
2 119 (63.98%) Business Strategy Analyst
2 119 (63.98%) Strategy Analyst
3 25 (13.44%) Lead
4 22 (11.83%) Developer
5 19 (10.22%) Business Developer
5 19 (10.22%) Lead Developer
5 19 (10.22%) Team Leader
6 12 (6.45%) Consultant
7 6 (3.23%) Business Manager
7 6 (3.23%) Cybersecurity Consultant
7 6 (3.23%) Lead Consultant
7 6 (3.23%) Lead Security Consultant
7 6 (3.23%) New Business Sales Manager
7 6 (3.23%) Sales Manager
7 6 (3.23%) Security Consultant
8 4 (2.15%) Head of Analytics
8 4 (2.15%) Head of Data Analytics
9 3 (1.61%) Senior
9 3 (1.61%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.08%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 120 (64.52%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (3.23%) Onboarding
2 6 (3.23%) PKI
2 6 (3.23%) Product Ownership
3 4 (2.15%) Algorithms
4 2 (1.08%) CMDB
4 2 (1.08%) Security Operations Centre
5 1 (0.54%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.54%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.08%) Windows
1 2 (1.08%) Windows 10
1 2 (1.08%) Windows Server
1 2 (1.08%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (65.05%) Business Strategy
2 119 (63.98%) Asset Management
2 119 (63.98%) Benchmarking
2 119 (63.98%) Competitor Analysis
2 119 (63.98%) Creative Thinking
2 119 (63.98%) Planning and Forecasting
3 27 (14.52%) Analytics
4 21 (11.29%) Dashboard Development
5 19 (10.22%) Innovative Thinking
6 16 (8.60%) Stakeholder Management
7 13 (6.99%) Business Case
8 11 (5.91%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 10 (5.38%) Business Intelligence
9 10 (5.38%) Decision-Making
10 9 (4.84%) ITIL
10 9 (4.84%) Problem-Solving
11 8 (4.30%) Customer Experience
11 8 (4.30%) Cybersecurity
12 7 (3.76%) Budgeting
12 7 (3.76%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.84%) SQL
2 8 (4.30%) Python
3 6 (3.23%) R
4 2 (1.08%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 38 (20.43%) Degree
2 12 (6.45%) Security Cleared
3 6 (3.23%) CESG Certified Professional
3 6 (3.23%) CISMP
3 6 (3.23%) CISSP
3 6 (3.23%) Master's Degree
4 4 (2.15%) CREST Certified
4 4 (2.15%) Numerate Degree
5 3 (1.61%) ACCA
5 3 (1.61%) CIMA
6 1 (0.54%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (3.23%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 2 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (1.08%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.08%) NIST
3 2 (1.08%) NIST 800
3 2 (1.08%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.08%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 125 (67.20%) Microsoft
2 3 (1.61%) Apple
2 3 (1.61%) Cognos
3 1 (0.54%) Oracle
3 1 (0.54%) ServiceNow