Hybrid/Remote Budgeting and Forecasting Job Trends

Budgeting and Forecasting
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Budgeting and Forecasting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 261 396 439
Rank change year-on-year +135 +43 +174
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 111 49 35
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.73% 0.28% 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 0.30% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 43 17 16
10th Percentile £36,750 £41,050 £62,500
25th Percentile £43,250 £46,250 £64,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,007 £64,108 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.44% -1.37% +12.30%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,250 £79,250 £85,500
UK median annual salary £64,250 £64,108 £70,000
% change year-on-year +0.22% -8.42% +20.94%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,578 16,190 18,834
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.06% 92.72% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 8,689 9,805 15,142
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,625 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +2.46% -2.40%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.60%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Budgeting and Forecasting job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Budgeting and Forecasting.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Budgeting and Forecasting

Budgeting and Forecasting
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Budgeting and Forecasting over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Budgeting and Forecasting salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.90%) Confluence
1 1 (0.90%) WordPress
Applications
1 54 (48.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (8.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (9.91%) NetSuite
2 5 (4.50%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.90%) Primavera
3 1 (0.90%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 22 (19.82%) Power Platform
2 16 (14.41%) Azure
3 12 (10.81%) Azure Data Factory
3 12 (10.81%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 12 (10.81%) SaaS
4 6 (5.41%) Dynamics 365
5 4 (3.60%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.80%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.90%) ADSL
1 1 (0.90%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (19.82%) Power BI
2 12 (10.81%) Azure SQL Database
2 12 (10.81%) SQL Server
2 12 (10.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 10 (9.01%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.90%) Power Query
4 1 (0.90%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.90%) JIRA
General
1 104 (93.69%) Finance
2 60 (54.05%) Analytical Skills
3 57 (51.35%) Social Skills
4 17 (15.32%) Presentation Skills
5 15 (13.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (11.71%) Billing
7 9 (8.11%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (7.21%) Telecoms
9 6 (5.41%) Banking
10 4 (3.60%) Manufacturing
11 3 (2.70%) Public Sector
12 2 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.80%) Marketing
13 1 (0.90%) Advertising
13 1 (0.90%) Brand Awareness
13 1 (0.90%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.90%) International Banking
13 1 (0.90%) Law
13 1 (0.90%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 46 (41.44%) Analyst
2 32 (28.83%) Financial Analyst
3 22 (19.82%) Commercial Analyst
4 19 (17.12%) Accountant
4 19 (17.12%) Senior
5 13 (11.71%) Report Analyst
6 12 (10.81%) Insight Analyst
7 11 (9.91%) Senior Analyst
7 11 (9.91%) Senior Financial Analyst
7 11 (9.91%) Senior Reporting Analyst
8 10 (9.01%) Financial Controller
8 10 (9.01%) Systems Accountant
9 9 (8.11%) Business Analyst
9 9 (8.11%) Finance Manager
9 9 (8.11%) Management Accountant
10 8 (7.21%) Finance Business Analyst
11 7 (6.31%) Project Officer
11 7 (6.31%) Senior Project Officer
11 7 (6.31%) Senior Project Support Officer
11 7 (6.31%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (9.91%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 14 (12.61%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (10.81%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (3.60%) Onboarding
4 3 (2.70%) Virtual Team
5 2 (1.80%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.80%) Social Media
6 1 (0.90%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.90%) IoT
6 1 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.90%) PMI
6 1 (0.90%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.90%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.80%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (64.86%) Budgeting
2 52 (46.85%) Decision-Making
3 33 (29.73%) Financial Analysis
4 31 (27.93%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (27.03%) Process Improvement
6 27 (24.32%) Data Analysis
7 23 (20.72%) Business Intelligence
7 23 (20.72%) ERP
8 22 (19.82%) Visualisation
9 19 (17.12%) Budget Management
9 19 (17.12%) Financial Modelling
9 19 (17.12%) Stakeholder Management
10 17 (15.32%) Analytics
10 17 (15.32%) Strategic Planning
11 16 (14.41%) Planning and Forecasting
11 16 (14.41%) Time Management
12 14 (12.61%) Actionable Insight
13 13 (11.71%) Data Analytics
13 13 (11.71%) Performance Monitoring
14 12 (10.81%) Visual Analytics
Programming Languages
1 22 (19.82%) SQL
2 12 (10.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 11 (9.91%) VBA
Qualifications
1 67 (60.36%) ACCA
1 67 (60.36%) CIMA
2 26 (23.42%) Degree
3 12 (10.81%) AAT
4 3 (2.70%) CIPD
4 3 (2.70%) SC Cleared
4 3 (2.70%) Security Cleared
5 2 (1.80%) DBS Check
5 2 (1.80%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.90%) APMP
6 1 (0.90%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.90%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (10.81%) Data Quality
1 12 (10.81%) PMO
2 8 (7.21%) IFRS
3 5 (4.50%) GAAP
4 2 (1.80%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.90%) APQC
5 1 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 17 (15.32%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.81%) Adaptive Insights
2 12 (10.81%) Workday
3 10 (9.01%) Oracle
3 10 (9.01%) SAP
4 3 (2.70%) Openreach
5 2 (1.80%) Google
5 2 (1.80%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.90%) Apple
6 1 (0.90%) Marketo
6 1 (0.90%) Pardot
6 1 (0.90%) TikTok
6 1 (0.90%) Xero