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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 743 884 1110
Rank change year-on-year +141 +226 -240
Permanent jobs citing Business Forecasting 159 88 119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.16% 0.087% 0.076%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.091% 0.079%
Number of salaries quoted 70 40 33
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £41,438 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,084 £55,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.30% -18.52% +28.57%
75th Percentile £65,313 £68,750 £92,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £111,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,084 £50,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.14% +1.00% +5.26%

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 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

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 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Forecasting in the UK

Business Forecasting
Top 12 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 9 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 +178 159 £52,084 +3.14% 33
London +163 98 £90,000 +16.13% 14
UK excluding London +26 61 £52,084 +3.14% 20
North of England +88 39 £52,084 +89.40% 3
North West +48 35 £52,084 +89.40% 1
Work from Home +79 27 £53,750 -12.24% 12
South East -4 16 £37,500 -25.74% 9
East of England - 5 £77,500 - 2
Yorkshire +88 2 £80,000 - 1
North East - 2 £43,750 - 1
West Midlands +7 1 £62,500 - 1
Midlands -20 1 £62,500 -7.41% 4

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 (1.26%) SharePoint
Applications
1 67 (42.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (38.36%) Microsoft Office
3 58 (36.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 6 (3.77%) Power Platform
2 4 (2.52%) Azure
3 2 (1.26%) AWS
3 2 (1.26%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (1.26%) Azure Key Vault
3 2 (1.26%) Azure Service Bus
3 2 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.52%) Firewall
2 1 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (0.63%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (32.70%) Tableau
2 6 (3.77%) Power BI
3 5 (3.14%) Amazon QuickSight
4 2 (1.26%) Amazon Redshift
4 2 (1.26%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.63%) GIS
General
1 112 (70.44%) Finance
2 58 (36.48%) Banking
2 58 (36.48%) Investment Banking
3 50 (31.45%) Social Skills
4 38 (23.90%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (8.81%) Marketing
6 9 (5.66%) Organisational Skills
6 9 (5.66%) Public Sector
7 6 (3.77%) Retail
8 3 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.26%) Back Office
9 2 (1.26%) Billing
9 2 (1.26%) Brand Awareness
9 2 (1.26%) Law
9 2 (1.26%) Police
9 2 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (0.63%) Legal
10 1 (0.63%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 79 (49.69%) Analyst
2 58 (36.48%) Business Strategy Analyst
2 58 (36.48%) Strategy Analyst
3 42 (26.42%) Lead
4 38 (23.90%) Team Leader
5 30 (18.87%) Developer
6 28 (17.61%) Business Developer
6 28 (17.61%) Lead Developer
7 18 (11.32%) Analytics Manager
8 12 (7.55%) Customer Analytics Manager
9 10 (6.29%) Project Leader
10 9 (5.66%) Lead Project Manager
10 9 (5.66%) Project Manager
11 7 (4.40%) Consultant
11 7 (4.40%) Financial Analyst
12 6 (3.77%) Commercial Analyst
13 5 (3.14%) Procurement Manager
14 3 (1.89%) Business Intelligence Analyst
14 3 (1.89%) Network Analyst
14 3 (1.89%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.26%) .NET
1 2 (1.26%) .NET Core
1 2 (1.26%) .NET Framework
1 2 (1.26%) ARM Templates
1 2 (1.26%) ASP.NET Web API
1 2 (1.26%) CSS
1 2 (1.26%) Entity Framework
1 2 (1.26%) jQuery
1 2 (1.26%) React
1 2 (1.26%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 60 (37.74%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (3.14%) Onboarding
3 4 (2.52%) Product Ownership
4 3 (1.89%) FMCG
4 3 (1.89%) IoT
4 3 (1.89%) PKI
4 3 (1.89%) Robotics
5 2 (1.26%) N-Tier
6 1 (0.63%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (0.63%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.63%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.63%) Linux
1 1 (0.63%) Mac OS
1 1 (0.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (46.54%) Business Strategy
2 62 (38.99%) Planning and Forecasting
3 60 (37.74%) Asset Management
4 58 (36.48%) Benchmarking
4 58 (36.48%) Competitor Analysis
4 58 (36.48%) Creative Thinking
5 53 (33.33%) Analytics
6 48 (30.19%) Dashboard Development
7 29 (18.24%) Business Intelligence
8 28 (17.61%) Innovative Thinking
9 25 (15.72%) Economics
10 23 (14.47%) Roadmaps
11 21 (13.21%) Risk Management
12 20 (12.58%) Mathematics
12 20 (12.58%) Statistics
13 19 (11.95%) Data Analytics
14 18 (11.32%) Customer Analytics
14 18 (11.32%) Data Modelling
15 17 (10.69%) Customer Experience
15 17 (10.69%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (16.35%) Python
2 13 (8.18%) SQL
3 2 (1.26%) C#
3 2 (1.26%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.26%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 63 (39.62%) Degree
2 18 (11.32%) Numerate Degree
3 7 (4.40%) Security Cleared
4 6 (3.77%) ACCA
4 6 (3.77%) CIMA
4 6 (3.77%) Master's Degree
5 4 (2.52%) CREST Certified
6 3 (1.89%) CESG Certified Professional
6 3 (1.89%) CISMP
6 3 (1.89%) CISSP
6 3 (1.89%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.63%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.89%) HMG Security Policy Framework
1 3 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (1.89%) SLA
2 2 (1.26%) GAAP
2 2 (1.26%) IFRS
Systems Management
1 2 (1.26%) Terraform
Vendors
1 67 (42.14%) Microsoft
2 7 (4.40%) SAP
3 2 (1.26%) Nintex
3 2 (1.26%) Oracle
4 1 (0.63%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (0.63%) IBM
4 1 (0.63%) Qualys