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 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 310 366 364
Rank change year-on-year +56 -2 +26
Contract jobs citing Budgeting 242 128 188
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.76% 0.47% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.87% 0.53% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 56 133
10th Percentile £276 £331 £400
25th Percentile £363 £423 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £535 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% -1.87%
75th Percentile £589 £625 £638
90th Percentile £750 £738 £712
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 1
10th Percentile £45.65 £30.22 -
25th Percentile £55.25 £40.14 -
Median hourly rate £72.50 £58.38 £17.22
Median % change year-on-year +24.20% +239.00% -45.40%
75th Percentile £76.88 £61.91 -
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.01 -
UK median hourly rate £72.50 £50.44 £17.22
% change year-on-year +43.74% +192.90% -45.40%

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 27,971 24,304 31,711
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.38% 88.87% 87.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,863 14,942 21,444
10th Percentile £304 £310 £306
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £645 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,750 794 1,430
10th Percentile £15.21 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +27.14%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -23.53% +21.43%

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

Budgeting
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

Budgeting
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budgeting in England over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Budgeting in England

Budgeting
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

Budgeting
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Budgeting in England over the 6 months to 7 January 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 7 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +65 135 £500 -11.89% 66
South East -13 41 £525 +21.39% 48
North of England -35 28 £365 -28.43% 27
Midlands -33 23 £560 +35.64% 12
Yorkshire -33 20 £355 -23.24% 12
West Midlands -31 14 £788 +96.88% 8
East of England -12 11 £438 -45.31% 12
East Midlands -19 10 £505 -12.17% 4
North West -28 7 £550 +0.92% 14
South West -8 2 - - 10
North East - 1 £375 - 3
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 13 (5.37%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.65%) Confluence
3 1 (0.41%) Anypoint
3 1 (0.41%) CMS
Applications
1 66 (27.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (12.40%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (11.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (7.85%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (2.89%) MS Visio
6 4 (1.65%) Trello
7 3 (1.24%) Oracle Smart View
8 2 (0.83%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (5.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (2.07%) Cloudability
2 5 (2.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (2.07%) SAP PS
3 3 (1.24%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (1.24%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (1.24%) Shopify
4 2 (0.83%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.83%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.83%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.83%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.41%) Hyperion Planning
5 1 (0.41%) IBM Planning Analytics
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.41%) Primavera
5 1 (0.41%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.41%) SAP PLM
5 1 (0.41%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.41%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 30 (12.40%) Power Platform
2 24 (9.92%) Azure
3 12 (4.96%) AWS
3 12 (4.96%) Dynamics 365
4 8 (3.31%) SaaS
5 7 (2.89%) GCP
5 7 (2.89%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (2.48%) PowerApps
7 5 (2.07%) OpenShift
8 4 (1.65%) Entra ID
8 4 (1.65%) OCI
8 4 (1.65%) Power Automate
9 3 (1.24%) Asana
9 3 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.24%) BigCommerce
9 3 (1.24%) Smartsheet
10 1 (0.41%) Google Analytics
10 1 (0.41%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.41%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.41%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.83%) SMS
2 1 (0.41%) Broadband
2 1 (0.41%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (12.40%) Power BI
2 9 (3.72%) Oracle Reports
3 8 (3.31%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4 5 (2.07%) Tableau
5 4 (1.65%) Data Mining
5 4 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.65%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.24%) Metadata
6 3 (1.24%) Power Query
7 1 (0.41%) DTS
7 1 (0.41%) Essbase
7 1 (0.41%) Looker
7 1 (0.41%) QlikView
7 1 (0.41%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.41%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.41%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 14 (5.79%) JIRA
2 1 (0.41%) LSMW
2 1 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.41%) TestDirector
General
1 198 (81.82%) Finance
2 121 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 61 (25.21%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (8.68%) Organisational Skills
5 18 (7.44%) Banking
5 18 (7.44%) Presentation Skills
6 17 (7.02%) Public Sector
7 15 (6.20%) Billing
8 14 (5.79%) Influencing Skills
9 10 (4.13%) Legal
9 10 (4.13%) Marketing
10 9 (3.72%) Manufacturing
11 8 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (2.89%) Telecoms
13 5 (2.07%) General Ledger
13 5 (2.07%) Retail
14 4 (1.65%) Electronics
14 4 (1.65%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (1.24%) Advertising
15 3 (1.24%) Law
Job Titles
1 40 (16.53%) Analyst
2 32 (13.22%) Project Manager
3 26 (10.74%) Senior
4 21 (8.68%) Consultant
5 19 (7.85%) Lead
6 17 (7.02%) Programme Manager
7 11 (4.55%) Data Analyst
8 10 (4.13%) Senior Manager
9 9 (3.72%) Coordinator
9 9 (3.72%) Finance Manager
9 9 (3.72%) Financial Analyst
9 9 (3.72%) Report Analyst
10 8 (3.31%) IT Manager
10 8 (3.31%) PMO Analyst
10 8 (3.31%) PMO Lead
10 8 (3.31%) Technical Manager
11 6 (2.48%) Architect
11 6 (2.48%) Senior Analyst
11 6 (2.48%) Senior Project Manager
11 6 (2.48%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (3.31%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (1.24%) Middleware
2 3 (1.24%) VML
3 2 (0.83%) HTML
3 2 (0.83%) Web Services
4 1 (0.41%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.02%) Data Centre
2 16 (6.61%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (6.20%) Management Information System
3 15 (6.20%) Onboarding
4 10 (4.13%) Mainframe
5 7 (2.89%) Public Cloud
6 5 (2.07%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.65%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.65%) PMI
7 4 (1.65%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.24%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.24%) Smart Meter
9 2 (0.83%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.83%) NHS
9 2 (0.83%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.41%) CMDB
10 1 (0.41%) Credit Risk
10 1 (0.41%) Market Risk
10 1 (0.41%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.13%) Windows
2 4 (1.65%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (32.23%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 59 (24.38%) Agile
3 56 (23.14%) Project Management
4 53 (21.90%) Stakeholder Management
5 48 (19.83%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (15.70%) Budget Management
6 38 (15.70%) Business Intelligence
6 38 (15.70%) Change Management
7 35 (14.46%) Risk Management
8 33 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
8 33 (13.64%) Decision-Making
9 32 (13.22%) Cost Management
9 32 (13.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 31 (12.81%) Project Delivery
11 26 (10.74%) Process Improvement
12 25 (10.33%) Business Case
13 23 (9.50%) Roadmaps
14 22 (9.09%) ITIL
15 21 (8.68%) Portfolio Management
15 21 (8.68%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 19 (7.85%) SQL
2 5 (2.07%) PowerShell
3 4 (1.65%) Bash
4 3 (1.24%) Python
5 2 (0.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.41%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 39 (16.12%) Degree
2 20 (8.26%) ACCA
2 20 (8.26%) Security Cleared
3 19 (7.85%) CIMA
4 17 (7.02%) PMI Certification
4 17 (7.02%) PMP
5 15 (6.20%) SC Cleared
6 13 (5.37%) Master's Degree
7 6 (2.48%) CISM
7 6 (2.48%) CISSP
7 6 (2.48%) SAP Certification
8 5 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.65%) CRISC
10 2 (0.83%) CCAB
10 2 (0.83%) CIPFA
10 2 (0.83%) Oracle Certification
11 1 (0.41%) CISA
11 1 (0.41%) GIAC
11 1 (0.41%) MBA
11 1 (0.41%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (14.05%) PMO
2 19 (7.85%) QA
3 15 (6.20%) Data Quality
4 11 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (4.13%) NIST
6 8 (3.31%) GDPR
7 6 (2.48%) SLA
8 4 (1.65%) PCI DSS
9 3 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.83%) GRC
11 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.41%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.41%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.41%) P3O
System Software
1 5 (2.07%) Active Directory
1 5 (2.07%) Virtual Desktop
2 4 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (1.65%) SCCM
2 1 (0.41%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 64 (26.45%) Microsoft
2 46 (19.01%) SAP
3 21 (8.68%) Oracle
4 9 (3.72%) Citrix
4 9 (3.72%) Tagetik
5 6 (2.48%) Planview
6 4 (1.65%) Adaptive Insights
6 4 (1.65%) Cisco
6 4 (1.65%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.65%) VMware
7 3 (1.24%) Adobe
7 3 (1.24%) Google
7 3 (1.24%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.24%) Sitecore
7 3 (1.24%) Workday
8 2 (0.83%) Concur
8 2 (0.83%) IBM
8 2 (0.83%) Instagram
9 1 (0.41%) Databricks
9 1 (0.41%) Virgin Media