Planning and Forecasting Jobs

Planning and Forecasting
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Planning and Forecasting skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Planning and Forecasting over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 686 725 796
Rank change year-on-year +39 +71 +175
Permanent jobs citing Planning and Forecasting 43 159 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.077% 0.16% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.082% 0.19% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 28 78 73
10th Percentile £36,250 £30,875 £41,880
25th Percentile £46,250 £33,438 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £52,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -25.00% +7.69%
75th Percentile £91,250 £66,875 £87,500
90th Percentile £102,875 £80,375 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £50,745 £60,000
% change year-on-year +37.94% -15.43% +14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Planning 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 52,544 85,078 94,862
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.81% 85.26% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 26,695 59,840 55,939
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,071 £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%

Planning and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Planning and Forecasting in the UK

Planning and Forecasting
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Planning and Forecasting in the UK

Planning and Forecasting
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Planning and Forecasting over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Planning and Forecasting in the UK

Planning and 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 Planning and Forecasting within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 +27 41 £70,000 +33.33% 104
UK excluding London +125 30 £70,000 +37.94% 58
London +56 13 £47,500 -29.63% 59
South East +89 10 £87,500 +150.00% 22
Work from Home +101 8 £47,500 -13.64% 49
East of England +30 7 £70,000 +115.38% 10
North of England +34 5 £53,000 +35.90% 13
South West +104 3 £85,253 +62.39% 1
Midlands +46 3 £37,500 -32.13% 6
West Midlands +35 3 £37,500 -51.61% 4
North West 0 3 £38,500 -17.65% 10
Scotland +108 2 - - 5
Yorkshire +63 2 £80,000 - 1

Planning 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 (6.98%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (16.28%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (16.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (11.63%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (4.65%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Oracle BPM
2 1 (2.33%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 1 (2.33%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.33%) SAP FSCM
2 1 (2.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.30%) Azure
1 4 (9.30%) Power Platform
2 3 (6.98%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (4.65%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (4.65%) OCI
3 2 (4.65%) SaaS
4 1 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.33%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.30%) WAN
2 3 (6.98%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.98%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.33%) GIS
2 1 (2.33%) Power BI
2 1 (2.33%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 2 (4.65%) JIRA
1 2 (4.65%) Oracle Forms
General
1 27 (62.79%) Finance
2 18 (41.86%) Social Skills
3 13 (30.23%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (20.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 8 (18.60%) Presentation Skills
6 6 (13.95%) Police
7 4 (9.30%) Banking
7 4 (9.30%) Marketing
8 3 (6.98%) Billing
8 3 (6.98%) Fire and Rescue
9 1 (2.33%) Back Office
9 1 (2.33%) Front Office
9 1 (2.33%) General Ledger
9 1 (2.33%) German Language
9 1 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (2.33%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 10 (23.26%) Analyst
1 10 (23.26%) Lead
2 6 (13.95%) Project Leader
2 6 (13.95%) Senior
2 6 (13.95%) Software Project Leader
3 5 (11.63%) Financial Analyst
4 4 (9.30%) Business Manager
4 4 (9.30%) IT Manager
4 4 (9.30%) Senior IT Manager
4 4 (9.30%) Senior Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Network Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Network Operations Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Operations Manager
5 3 (6.98%) PMO Analyst
5 3 (6.98%) Project Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Service Manager
6 2 (4.65%) Business Intelligence Manager
6 2 (4.65%) Relationships Manager
6 2 (4.65%) Senior Business Manager
6 2 (4.65%) Senior IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) .NET
1 1 (2.33%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.98%) AS400
1 3 (6.98%) iSeries
1 3 (6.98%) Mainframe
1 3 (6.98%) Virtual Team
2 2 (4.65%) PMI
3 1 (2.33%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.33%) Motion Graphics
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.98%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (37.21%) Project Management
2 15 (34.88%) Agile
2 15 (34.88%) Business Forecasting
3 14 (32.56%) Stakeholder Management
4 12 (27.91%) Decision-Making
5 11 (25.58%) Coaching
6 10 (23.26%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (20.93%) Mentoring
7 9 (20.93%) Risk Management
7 9 (20.93%) Scrum
8 8 (18.60%) Budgeting
8 8 (18.60%) Cost Management
8 8 (18.60%) Performance Management
8 8 (18.60%) Service Delivery
9 7 (16.28%) Software Engineering
9 7 (16.28%) Waterfall
10 6 (13.95%) Financial Analysis
10 6 (13.95%) Logistics
10 6 (13.95%) Project Planning
10 6 (13.95%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.95%) Ada
1 6 (13.95%) C
1 6 (13.95%) C++
2 3 (6.98%) RPG
3 2 (4.65%) SQL
4 1 (2.33%) ABAP
4 1 (2.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (20.93%) ACCA
2 8 (18.60%) CIMA
3 6 (13.95%) Degree
4 2 (4.65%) CFA
4 2 (4.65%) Master's Degree
4 2 (4.65%) MBA
4 2 (4.65%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.33%) CCA
5 1 (2.33%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.98%) PMO
1 3 (6.98%) SLA
2 1 (2.33%) IFRS
2 1 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (13.95%) Embedded Firmware
1 6 (13.95%) Firmware
Vendors
1 9 (20.93%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.98%) Dell
2 3 (6.98%) SAP
3 2 (4.65%) Oracle
4 1 (2.33%) Alteryx
4 1 (2.33%) IBM