Budgeting and Forecasting Contracts in the South East

Budgeting and Forecasting
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Budgeting and Forecasting skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Budgeting and Forecasting over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 171 196 250
Rank change year-on-year +25 +54 -30
Contract jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting 21 17 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.38% 0.30% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.34% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 8 9
10th Percentile £344 £359 £313
25th Percentile £413 £400 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £455 £400
Median % change year-on-year -1.10% +13.75% -33.33%
75th Percentile £489 £491 £496
90th Percentile £495 £651 £533
England median daily rate £497 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.73% +10.00% -5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.52 - -
Median hourly rate £53.03 - -
75th Percentile £54.55 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £35.96 - £30.00

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Budgeting and Forecasting is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,603 5,023 6,933
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.23% 89.08% 89.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,675 3,482 4,732
10th Percentile £250 £248 £231
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £625 £615 £598
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 440 218 278
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.25 £12.21
25th Percentile £18.20 £22.16 £14.06
Median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +132.56% -21.82%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.63 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £61.50
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.54 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +46.16% +8.70%

Budgeting and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Budgeting and Forecasting as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East

Budgeting and Forecasting
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Budgeting and Forecasting in the South East

Budgeting and Forecasting
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Budgeting and Forecasting within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
Thames Valley +12 16 £450 -1.10% 11
Berkshire -12 13 £475 +11.76% 7
Hampshire +1 3 - - 10
Oxfordshire - 3 £425 - 2
West Sussex - 2 - - 3
Budgeting and Forecasting
England

Budgeting and Forecasting
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 4 (19.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (14.29%) Power Platform
2 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (14.29%) Firewall
1 3 (14.29%) IP Telephony
2 2 (9.52%) CTI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (14.29%) Oracle Reports
1 3 (14.29%) Power BI
General
1 13 (61.90%) Finance
2 5 (23.81%) Social Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (19.05%) Telecoms
4 3 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (14.29%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.76%) General Ledger
5 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (28.57%) Analyst
1 6 (28.57%) Project Manager
2 4 (19.05%) Lead
3 3 (14.29%) Commercial Analyst
3 3 (14.29%) Financial Analyst
3 3 (14.29%) IT Manager
3 3 (14.29%) IT Project Manager
3 3 (14.29%) Operations Manager
3 3 (14.29%) Senior
3 3 (14.29%) Service Analyst
3 3 (14.29%) Service Desk Analyst
3 3 (14.29%) Site Manager
3 3 (14.29%) Telecoms Manager
4 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365 Manager
4 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365 Project Manager
4 2 (9.52%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (9.52%) Senior Commercial Analyst
4 2 (9.52%) Senior Financial Analyst
5 1 (4.76%) Accountant
5 1 (4.76%) Management Accountant
Operating Systems
1 3 (14.29%) Linux
1 3 (14.29%) Unix
1 3 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (28.57%) Budgeting
1 6 (28.57%) Logistics
2 5 (23.81%) Project Delivery
2 5 (23.81%) Roadmaps
2 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (19.05%) Agile
3 4 (19.05%) Infrastructure Management
3 4 (19.05%) PRINCE2
3 4 (19.05%) Proactive Management
4 3 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (14.29%) Financial Modelling
4 3 (14.29%) ITIL
4 3 (14.29%) Network Monitoring
4 3 (14.29%) Programme Management
4 3 (14.29%) Project Management
4 3 (14.29%) Risk Management
4 3 (14.29%) Service Desk Management
4 3 (14.29%) Service Management
4 3 (14.29%) Statistics
4 3 (14.29%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 4 (19.05%) ACCA
1 4 (19.05%) CIMA
2 3 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (4.76%) APMP
3 1 (4.76%) CIPFA
3 1 (4.76%) Degree
3 1 (4.76%) DV Cleared
3 1 (4.76%) ICAEW
3 1 (4.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (14.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (14.29%) IBM BigFix
1 3 (14.29%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 5 (23.81%) Microsoft
2 3 (14.29%) Oracle
2 3 (14.29%) Remedy
2 3 (14.29%) ServiceNow
2 3 (14.29%) Siemens