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 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 317 374 353
Rank change year-on-year +57 -21 +46
Contract jobs citing Budgeting 237 132 204
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.75% 0.46% 0.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 0.52% 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 60 147
10th Percentile £269 £346 £400
25th Percentile £363 £417 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £535 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% -
75th Percentile £588 £624 £638
90th Percentile £744 £738 £712
UK median daily rate £495 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -5.71% - -
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 £89.44
Median % change year-on-year +24.20% -34.73% +183.58%
75th Percentile £76.88 £61.91 -
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.01 -
UK median hourly rate £72.50 £50.44 £89.44
% change year-on-year +43.74% -43.61% +183.58%

All Process and 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 28,126 25,301 32,618
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.47% 88.70% 88.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,892 15,616 22,141
10th Percentile £301 £311 £310
25th Percentile £406 £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 £528
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.47% -4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,807 836 1,442
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.98 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +25.64%
75th Percentile £56.69 £64.79 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £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 27 December 2025.

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 27 December 2025.

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 27 December 2025. 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 +65 130 £500 -9.09% 110
South East -9 40 £525 +21.39% 136
North of England -33 29 £355 -30.39% 95
Yorkshire -24 22 £355 -23.24% 43
Midlands -35 21 £540 +30.91% 75
West Midlands -23 12 £675 +68.75% 34
East of England -13 11 £438 -45.31% 64
East Midlands -15 10 £505 -12.17% 36
North West -22 6 £413 -24.31% 46
South West -10 2 - - 37
North East - 1 £375 - 7
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 14 (5.91%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.27%) Confluence
3 1 (0.42%) Anypoint
3 1 (0.42%) CMS
Applications
1 70 (29.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (13.50%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (11.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (7.17%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (2.95%) MS Visio
6 3 (1.27%) Oracle Smart View
6 3 (1.27%) Trello
7 2 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (5.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.53%) SAP PS
3 5 (2.11%) Cloudability
3 5 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.27%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (1.27%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.84%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.84%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.84%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.84%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.42%) Hyperion Planning
6 1 (0.42%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.42%) Primavera
6 1 (0.42%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.42%) SAP PLM
6 1 (0.42%) Shopify
6 1 (0.42%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.42%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 30 (12.66%) Power Platform
2 25 (10.55%) Azure
3 12 (5.06%) AWS
3 12 (5.06%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (2.95%) GCP
4 7 (2.95%) SaaS
5 6 (2.53%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (2.53%) PowerApps
6 5 (2.11%) OpenShift
7 4 (1.69%) OCI
7 4 (1.69%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.27%) Smartsheet
9 2 (0.84%) Asana
9 2 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.42%) Alation
10 1 (0.42%) Collibra
10 1 (0.42%) Google Sheets
10 1 (0.42%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.42%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.84%) SMS
2 1 (0.42%) Broadband
2 1 (0.42%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (12.66%) Power BI
2 9 (3.80%) Oracle Reports
3 8 (3.38%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4 7 (2.95%) Tableau
5 5 (2.11%) Power Query
6 4 (1.69%) Data Mining
6 4 (1.69%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.27%) Metadata
8 1 (0.42%) DTS
8 1 (0.42%) Essbase
8 1 (0.42%) Looker
8 1 (0.42%) QlikView
8 1 (0.42%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.42%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.42%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (4.64%) JIRA
2 1 (0.42%) LSMW
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.42%) TestDirector
General
1 194 (81.86%) Finance
2 120 (50.63%) Social Skills
3 63 (26.58%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (7.59%) Organisational Skills
4 18 (7.59%) Presentation Skills
5 17 (7.17%) Banking
6 15 (6.33%) Public Sector
7 14 (5.91%) Billing
8 13 (5.49%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (4.64%) Legal
10 9 (3.80%) Manufacturing
10 9 (3.80%) Marketing
11 8 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (2.53%) General Ledger
12 6 (2.53%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.69%) Electronics
13 4 (1.69%) Law
13 4 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (1.27%) Retail
Job Titles
1 45 (18.99%) Analyst
2 28 (11.81%) Project Manager
3 22 (9.28%) Consultant
3 22 (9.28%) Senior
4 18 (7.59%) Lead
4 18 (7.59%) Programme Manager
5 13 (5.49%) Data Analyst
6 9 (3.80%) Coordinator
6 9 (3.80%) Finance Manager
6 9 (3.80%) Financial Analyst
7 8 (3.38%) Business Analyst
7 8 (3.38%) IT Manager
7 8 (3.38%) Report Analyst
7 8 (3.38%) Technical Manager
8 7 (2.95%) PMO Analyst
8 7 (2.95%) PMO Lead
8 7 (2.95%) Senior Manager
9 6 (2.53%) Architect
9 6 (2.53%) Senior Analyst
9 6 (2.53%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.95%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (1.27%) Middleware
3 2 (0.84%) HTML
3 2 (0.84%) Web Services
4 1 (0.42%) ADO
4 1 (0.42%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.17%) Analytical Mindset
1 17 (7.17%) Data Centre
2 14 (5.91%) Management Information System
3 11 (4.64%) Onboarding
4 10 (4.22%) Mainframe
5 7 (2.95%) Public Cloud
6 6 (2.53%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.53%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.69%) PMI
7 4 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.69%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.27%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.27%) Smart Meter
9 2 (0.84%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.84%) NHS
10 1 (0.42%) CCTV
10 1 (0.42%) CMDB
10 1 (0.42%) Credit Risk
10 1 (0.42%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.22%) Windows
2 4 (1.69%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (32.91%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 54 (22.78%) Agile
3 53 (22.36%) Project Management
4 52 (21.94%) Stakeholder Management
5 48 (20.25%) Problem-Solving
6 39 (16.46%) Business Intelligence
7 38 (16.03%) Change Management
8 35 (14.77%) Budget Management
9 34 (14.35%) Continuous Improvement
9 34 (14.35%) Decision-Making
9 34 (14.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 33 (13.92%) Risk Management
11 29 (12.24%) Cost Management
11 29 (12.24%) Project Delivery
12 28 (11.81%) Business Case
13 25 (10.55%) Process Improvement
14 23 (9.70%) Migration
15 22 (9.28%) ITIL
16 21 (8.86%) ERP
16 21 (8.86%) Portfolio Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (7.59%) SQL
2 5 (2.11%) PowerShell
3 4 (1.69%) Bash
4 3 (1.27%) Python
5 1 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.42%) Groovy
5 1 (0.42%) R
Qualifications
1 38 (16.03%) Degree
2 20 (8.44%) ACCA
3 19 (8.02%) CIMA
3 19 (8.02%) Security Cleared
4 17 (7.17%) PMI Certification
4 17 (7.17%) PMP
5 14 (5.91%) SC Cleared
6 12 (5.06%) Master's Degree
7 7 (2.95%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (2.53%) SAP Certification
9 5 (2.11%) CISM
9 5 (2.11%) CISSP
10 3 (1.27%) CRISC
11 2 (0.84%) CCAB
11 2 (0.84%) CIPFA
11 2 (0.84%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.42%) GCIH
12 1 (0.42%) GIAC
12 1 (0.42%) GSEC
12 1 (0.42%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (13.50%) PMO
2 21 (8.86%) QA
3 15 (6.33%) Data Quality
4 10 (4.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (3.80%) NIST
6 7 (2.95%) GDPR
7 6 (2.53%) SLA
8 4 (1.69%) PCI DSS
9 3 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.84%) GRC
11 1 (0.42%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.42%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.42%) IFRS
11 1 (0.42%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.42%) P3O
System Software
1 5 (2.11%) Active Directory
1 5 (2.11%) Virtual Desktop
2 4 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (1.69%) SCCM
2 1 (0.42%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 66 (27.85%) Microsoft
2 46 (19.41%) SAP
3 20 (8.44%) Oracle
4 10 (4.22%) Tagetik
5 9 (3.80%) Citrix
6 5 (2.11%) Adaptive Insights
6 5 (2.11%) Planview
7 4 (1.69%) Cisco
7 4 (1.69%) VMware
7 4 (1.69%) Workday
8 3 (1.27%) Google
8 3 (1.27%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.84%) Concur
9 2 (0.84%) IBM
10 1 (0.42%) Hyperion
10 1 (0.42%) Informatica
10 1 (0.42%) Progress
10 1 (0.42%) Sage
10 1 (0.42%) Salesforce
10 1 (0.42%) Siemens