Hybrid/Remote Budgeting Job Trends

Budgeting
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Budgeting skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 285 139
Rank change year-on-year +34 -146 +252
Permanent jobs citing Budgeting 232 133 532
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.93% 0.80% 2.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.16% 0.85% 2.79%
Number of salaries quoted 161 83 53
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £46,250 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.90% -12.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £99,500 £78,500
UK median annual salary £62,881 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.84% +12.50% -11.11%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Budgeting 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 20,009 15,647 19,099
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.51% 93.83% 88.21%
Number of salaries quoted 14,244 8,419 11,293
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,540
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,312 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

Budgeting
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Budgeting job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Budgeting
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Budgeting
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Budgeting over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Budgeting salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Budgeting
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 3 (1.29%) Confluence
2 2 (0.86%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.43%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 46 (19.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (7.76%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (5.60%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (4.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (3.02%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (1.29%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.43%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.43%) PlantUML
7 1 (0.43%) Trello
Business Applications
1 18 (7.76%) NetSuite
2 5 (2.16%) Sage 50
3 4 (1.72%) Shopify
3 4 (1.72%) Workday HCM
4 3 (1.29%) Primavera
4 3 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.86%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 2 (0.86%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.43%) HFM
6 1 (0.43%) Odoo
6 1 (0.43%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 27 (11.64%) Power Platform
2 17 (7.33%) Azure
3 12 (5.17%) SaaS
4 10 (4.31%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (2.59%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (2.59%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.16%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.72%) Asana
7 4 (1.72%) Smartsheet
8 3 (1.29%) AWS
8 3 (1.29%) GCP
8 3 (1.29%) Snowflake
9 2 (0.86%) Azure AKS
9 2 (0.86%) Bloomreach
9 2 (0.86%) GitHub
10 1 (0.43%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 1 (0.43%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.43%) IaaS
10 1 (0.43%) Microsoft 365
10 1 (0.43%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.59%) Wireless
2 5 (2.16%) Firewall
2 5 (2.16%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.43%) 5G
3 1 (0.43%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (8.19%) Power BI
2 5 (2.16%) Big Data
3 4 (1.72%) BigQuery
3 4 (1.72%) Data Lake
3 4 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.29%) Looker
4 3 (1.29%) Metabase
4 3 (1.29%) Power Query
5 2 (0.86%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.43%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.43%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.43%) Data Hub
6 1 (0.43%) HBase
6 1 (0.43%) Metadata
6 1 (0.43%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.43%) Redis
6 1 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (3.88%) JIRA
2 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.43%) TeamCity
2 1 (0.43%) Visual Studio
General
1 212 (91.38%) Finance
2 96 (41.38%) Analytical Skills
3 91 (39.22%) Social Skills
4 31 (13.36%) Organisational Skills
5 21 (9.05%) Manufacturing
6 18 (7.76%) Legal
7 17 (7.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 17 (7.33%) Retail
8 14 (6.03%) Public Sector
9 13 (5.60%) Presentation Skills
10 12 (5.17%) Marketing
11 7 (3.02%) Automotive
11 7 (3.02%) Banking
11 7 (3.02%) General Ledger
12 6 (2.59%) Back Office
13 5 (2.16%) Aerospace
13 5 (2.16%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.72%) Advertising
14 4 (1.72%) Telecoms
15 3 (1.29%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 45 (19.40%) Accountant
2 39 (16.81%) Senior
3 21 (9.05%) Financial Controller
3 21 (9.05%) Management Accountant
4 16 (6.90%) Consultant
4 16 (6.90%) Project Manager
5 15 (6.47%) Senior Manager
6 14 (6.03%) Lead
7 11 (4.74%) Analyst
7 11 (4.74%) Finance Manager
7 11 (4.74%) Systems Accountant
8 10 (4.31%) Senior Project Manager
9 9 (3.88%) Financial Analyst
9 9 (3.88%) Head of Finance
9 9 (3.88%) Senior Accountant
10 8 (3.45%) Commercial Manager
10 8 (3.45%) Operations Manager
10 8 (3.45%) Senior Consultant
11 7 (3.02%) Vendor Manager
12 6 (2.59%) Senior Management Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.86%) .NET
1 2 (0.86%) Kafka
1 2 (0.86%) Terraform
2 1 (0.43%) .NET Core
2 1 (0.43%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.43%) Flash
2 1 (0.43%) Node.js
2 1 (0.43%) React
2 1 (0.43%) REST
2 1 (0.43%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 42 (18.10%) Management Information System
2 17 (7.33%) Onboarding
3 15 (6.47%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (3.45%) Credit Risk
6 7 (3.02%) Blog
7 6 (2.59%) Driving Licence
8 5 (2.16%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (2.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (2.16%) Linux Command Line
8 5 (2.16%) Social Network
9 3 (1.29%) Cloud Native
9 3 (1.29%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.29%) Marketing Technology
9 3 (1.29%) PropTech
9 3 (1.29%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.86%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.86%) Derivative
10 2 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.86%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.16%) Linux
1 5 (2.16%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (59.05%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 97 (41.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 93 (40.09%) Decision-Making
4 70 (30.17%) Stakeholder Management
5 57 (24.57%) ERP
6 50 (21.55%) Process Improvement
7 43 (18.53%) AI
8 41 (17.67%) Project Management
9 40 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
10 36 (15.52%) Agile
10 36 (15.52%) Risk Management
11 33 (14.22%) Project Delivery
11 33 (14.22%) Roadmaps
12 29 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
13 28 (12.07%) Business Case
13 28 (12.07%) Mentoring
14 27 (11.64%) Financial Analysis
15 26 (11.21%) PRINCE2
16 24 (10.34%) Financial Modelling
17 23 (9.91%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 11 (4.74%) SQL
2 9 (3.88%) Python
3 3 (1.29%) JavaScript
4 2 (0.86%) C#
4 2 (0.86%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.43%) Google Apps Script
5 1 (0.43%) Java
5 1 (0.43%) PHP
5 1 (0.43%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.43%) Ruby
5 1 (0.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 100 (43.10%) ACCA
2 91 (39.22%) CIMA
3 19 (8.19%) Degree
4 10 (4.31%) PMP
5 9 (3.88%) AAT
5 9 (3.88%) PMI Certification
5 9 (3.88%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.88%) Security Cleared
6 7 (3.02%) CIPFA
7 5 (2.16%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 4 (1.72%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.29%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (1.29%) CAPM
9 3 (1.29%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.86%) CCAB
10 2 (0.86%) CIPD
10 2 (0.86%) MRICS
11 1 (0.43%) Oracle Certification
11 1 (0.43%) PhD
11 1 (0.43%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.19%) Data Quality
2 14 (6.03%) IFRS
3 11 (4.74%) GAAP
4 10 (4.31%) QA
5 9 (3.88%) PMO
6 6 (2.59%) GDPR
7 5 (2.16%) Accessibility
8 4 (1.72%) GRC
9 3 (1.29%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.43%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.43%) MiFID
System Software
1 6 (2.59%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.43%) Docker
2 1 (0.43%) HDFS
2 1 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (2.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.29%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.86%) Ansible
4 1 (0.43%) Control-M
Vendors
1 39 (16.81%) Microsoft
2 15 (6.47%) SAP
3 9 (3.88%) Xero
4 8 (3.45%) Sage
5 6 (2.59%) Meraki
5 6 (2.59%) Ubiquiti
5 6 (2.59%) Workday
6 5 (2.16%) Adobe
6 5 (2.16%) Oracle
7 4 (1.72%) Adaptive Insights
7 4 (1.72%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.29%) Planview
8 3 (1.29%) Progress
9 2 (0.86%) BMC
9 2 (0.86%) Cisco
9 2 (0.86%) Google
9 2 (0.86%) HubSpot
9 2 (0.86%) Jedox
9 2 (0.86%) Thales
9 2 (0.86%) VMware