Planning and Forecasting Job Trends in West Lothian

Planning and Forecasting
Scotland > West Lothian

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in West Lothian requiring Planning and Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Planning and Forecasting 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in West Lothian 0.78% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary - - £70,576
% change year-on-year - - +18.56%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Lothian

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 in West Lothian.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 90 94 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Lothian 69.77% 95.92% 91.30%
Number of salaries quoted 58 27 57
10th Percentile £25,659 - £25,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -14.29%
75th Percentile £50,000 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,250 £66,750 £72,500
Scotland median annual salary £42,500 £55,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -22.73% +6.80% -10.43%

Planning and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Planning and Forecasting relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.

Planning and Forecasting job vacancy trend in West Lothian

Planning and Forecasting
Job Locations in West Lothian

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 West Lothian region over the 6 months to 22 January 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
Linlithgow - 1 - -
Planning and Forecasting
Scotland

Planning and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Forecast Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving