Budgeting Contract Job Trends in England

Budgeting
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Budgeting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 350 317 383
Rank change year-on-year -33 +66 +2
Contract jobs citing Budgeting 318 203 133
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.68% 0.73% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.81% 0.80% 0.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 160 122 68
10th Percentile £363 £230 £364
25th Percentile £469 £347 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £493 £525
Median % change year-on-year +11.68% -6.19% -4.55%
75th Percentile £659 £610 £625
90th Percentile £753 £762 £739
UK median daily rate £550 £482 £538
% change year-on-year +14.11% -10.33% -0.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 3
10th Percentile £19.69 £45.38 £30.22
25th Percentile £20.89 £49.69 £40.14
Median hourly rate £37.50 £58.75 £58.38
Median % change year-on-year -36.17% +0.64% -34.73%
75th Percentile £59.31 £67.19 £61.91
90th Percentile £73.00 £71.13 £63.01
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £58.75 £58.38
% change year-on-year -14.89% +0.64% -34.73%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Budgeting falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 39,415 25,251 27,687
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.67% 91.00% 86.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,982 16,042 16,911
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £511 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.71% -2.64% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,873 1,537 1,195
10th Percentile £13.88 £14.39 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.30
Median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.02% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.47 £47.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £78.75 £67.35 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £38.86 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +54.51% -40.82% -

Budgeting
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Budgeting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Budgeting job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Budgeting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Budgeting

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budgeting in England over the 6 months to 30 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Budgeting in England

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Budgeting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Budgeting

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Budgeting in England over the 6 months to 30 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Budgeting in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Budgeting within the England region over the 6 months to 30 September 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -23 178 £600 +14.29% 297
South East -39 48 £500 - 111
South West -15 26 £600 +7.05% 39
North of England -85 25 £425 +26.21% 76
Midlands -47 17 £569 +26.33% 49
North West -39 14 £507 +79.47% 35
West Midlands -50 11 £615 +47.31% 34
East of England -21 10 £420 -30.00% 38
Yorkshire -60 8 £425 +20.82% 32
East Midlands -21 6 £537 +11.30% 15
North East - 3 £375 - 10
Budgeting
UK

Budgeting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 10 (3.14%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.52%) Confluence
3 3 (0.94%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.31%) Apache
4 1 (0.31%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 55 (17.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (6.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (4.09%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.94%) Trello
5 2 (0.63%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.63%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 22 (6.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.52%) NetSuite
2 8 (2.52%) Oracle Payables
3 7 (2.20%) Oracle ERP
3 7 (2.20%) Oracle Receivables
3 7 (2.20%) SAP CO
3 7 (2.20%) SAP FI
3 7 (2.20%) SAP GRC
4 5 (1.57%) Cloudability
4 5 (1.57%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (1.57%) SAP MM
4 5 (1.57%) SAP PM
4 5 (1.57%) SAP PS
4 5 (1.57%) SAP SD
5 4 (1.26%) Magento
5 4 (1.26%) Oracle General Ledger
5 4 (1.26%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.63%) Aladdin
6 2 (0.63%) CA PPM
6 2 (0.63%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 36 (11.32%) Azure
2 32 (10.06%) Power Platform
3 18 (5.66%) AWS
4 17 (5.35%) SaaS
5 15 (4.72%) Dynamics 365
6 12 (3.77%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (3.46%) OCI
8 8 (2.52%) GCP
9 7 (2.20%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (2.20%) Tricentis Tosca
10 6 (1.89%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (1.89%) Power Automate
10 6 (1.89%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.26%) Copilot Studio
11 4 (1.26%) Google Ads
12 3 (0.94%) Entra ID
13 2 (0.63%) OpenShift
14 1 (0.31%) GitHub
14 1 (0.31%) IaaS
14 1 (0.31%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.94%) Network Security
2 2 (0.63%) Firewall
3 1 (0.31%) Intranet
3 1 (0.31%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.31%) LAN
3 1 (0.31%) Mobile Backhaul
3 1 (0.31%) Modbus
3 1 (0.31%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (0.31%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.31%) VSAN
3 1 (0.31%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (8.18%) Power BI
2 12 (3.77%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.57%) Oracle Reports
3 5 (1.57%) Tableau
4 3 (0.94%) SAP BW
5 2 (0.63%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 2 (0.63%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.31%) Ataccama
6 1 (0.31%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.31%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.31%) Essbase
6 1 (0.31%) Power Query
6 1 (0.31%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 14 (4.40%) JIRA
2 4 (1.26%) Git
2 4 (1.26%) Jenkins
2 4 (1.26%) Subversion
2 4 (1.26%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 268 (84.28%) Finance
2 132 (41.51%) Social Skills
3 95 (29.87%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (9.75%) Organisational Skills
5 27 (8.49%) Banking
5 27 (8.49%) General Ledger
5 27 (8.49%) Public Sector
6 24 (7.55%) Influencing Skills
7 19 (5.97%) Presentation Skills
8 16 (5.03%) Legal
9 13 (4.09%) Retail
10 11 (3.46%) Manufacturing
10 11 (3.46%) Marketing
11 8 (2.52%) Billing
11 8 (2.52%) Investment Banking
12 7 (2.20%) Aerospace
12 7 (2.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (2.20%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (1.89%) Local Government
14 5 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 56 (17.61%) Project Manager
2 40 (12.58%) Lead
3 39 (12.26%) Consultant
4 27 (8.49%) Analyst
5 24 (7.55%) Senior
6 17 (5.35%) Architect
7 15 (4.72%) Financial Analyst
7 15 (4.72%) Functional Consultant
8 13 (4.09%) Developer
9 11 (3.46%) Accountant
10 10 (3.14%) IT Manager
10 10 (3.14%) Programme Manager
10 10 (3.14%) Senior Manager
11 9 (2.83%) Business Analyst
11 9 (2.83%) SAP Consultant
11 9 (2.83%) Solutions Architect
12 8 (2.52%) Delivery Manager
13 7 (2.20%) IT Director
13 7 (2.20%) Senior Project Manager
13 7 (2.20%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.09%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.89%) Middleware
3 4 (1.26%) VML
4 3 (0.94%) Terraform
5 2 (0.63%) .NET
5 2 (0.63%) REST
5 2 (0.63%) RESTful
5 2 (0.63%) Web Services
6 1 (0.31%) JWT
6 1 (0.31%) OAuth
6 1 (0.31%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.09%) Product Ownership
2 12 (3.77%) Onboarding
3 11 (3.46%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.14%) Data Protection Act
5 9 (2.83%) Data Centre
6 7 (2.20%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (2.20%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (2.20%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (2.20%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.89%) CMDB
7 6 (1.89%) Operational Technology
8 5 (1.57%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (1.57%) Life Science
9 4 (1.26%) Digital Media
9 4 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.94%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.94%) Augmented Reality
10 3 (0.94%) Low-Code
10 3 (0.94%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.94%) Windows
2 1 (0.31%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.31%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (50.63%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 151 (47.48%) Stakeholder Management
3 99 (31.13%) Agile
4 85 (26.73%) Decision-Making
5 70 (22.01%) Project Delivery
6 68 (21.38%) Project Management
7 62 (19.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 62 (19.50%) Roadmaps
8 60 (18.87%) Problem-Solving
9 57 (17.92%) Risk Management
10 56 (17.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 50 (15.72%) ERP
11 50 (15.72%) Migration
12 49 (15.41%) Change Management
13 46 (14.47%) Planning and Forecasting
14 44 (13.84%) Analytics
15 42 (13.21%) PRINCE2
16 40 (12.58%) Waterfall
17 39 (12.26%) Budget Management
18 38 (11.95%) Business Case
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.92%) SQL
2 10 (3.14%) Python
3 5 (1.57%) C#
4 4 (1.26%) X++
5 2 (0.63%) Groovy
5 2 (0.63%) Korn
5 2 (0.63%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.31%) Bicep
6 1 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.31%) Java
6 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.31%) VBA
Qualifications
1 52 (16.35%) Security Cleared
2 48 (15.09%) Degree
3 44 (13.84%) ACCA
3 44 (13.84%) CIMA
4 37 (11.64%) PMP
5 32 (10.06%) SC Cleared
6 25 (7.86%) PMI Certification
7 13 (4.09%) DV Cleared
8 8 (2.52%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.89%) CISM
9 6 (1.89%) CISSP
10 4 (1.26%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.94%) CIPFA
11 3 (0.94%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.94%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.94%) PgMP
12 2 (0.63%) AAT
12 2 (0.63%) AWS Certification
12 2 (0.63%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (11.32%) PMO
2 27 (8.49%) QA
3 15 (4.72%) IFRS
4 12 (3.77%) GDPR
5 11 (3.46%) Data Quality
6 8 (2.52%) GAAP
6 8 (2.52%) GRC
7 4 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.26%) P3O
7 4 (1.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.94%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.94%) NIST
8 3 (0.94%) PSD2
9 2 (0.63%) Disclosure Scotland
9 2 (0.63%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.31%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.31%) GxP
10 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.31%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (0.94%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
2 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 2 (0.63%) Ansible
1 2 (0.63%) Kubernetes
1 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.31%) Grafana
2 1 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 61 (19.18%) Microsoft
2 40 (12.58%) Oracle
3 38 (11.95%) SAP
4 16 (5.03%) ServiceNow
5 10 (3.14%) Workday
6 9 (2.83%) Tagetik
7 6 (1.89%) Anaplan
8 5 (1.57%) Adaptive Insights
8 5 (1.57%) Hyperion
9 4 (1.26%) Adobe
9 4 (1.26%) Google
9 4 (1.26%) Xero
10 3 (0.94%) BMC
10 3 (0.94%) Databricks
11 2 (0.63%) Ariba
11 2 (0.63%) Bloomberg
11 2 (0.63%) Sage
11 2 (0.63%) Salesforce
12 1 (0.31%) Cisco
12 1 (0.31%) SGI