The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Cost Optimisation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cost Optimisation over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Cost Optimisation 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 Edinburgh with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
720
1,240
1,828
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
88.34%
95.17%
93.70%
Number of daily rates quoted
422
884
1,254
10th Percentile
£233
£254
£257
25th Percentile
£413
£406
£401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£484
£475
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+1.79%
-
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£575
£545
£568
90th Percentile
£663
£625
£638
Scotland median daily rate
£475
£475
£465
% change year-on-year
-
+2.15%
+9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted
31
11
17
10th Percentile
£15.10
£13.16
£14.84
25th Percentile
£16.25
£17.72
£17.50
Median hourly rate
£22.87
£21.26
£40.00
Median % change year-on-year
+7.57%
-46.85%
-26.57%
75th Percentile
£60.75
£53.75
£53.75
90th Percentile
-
£54.50
£53.97
Scotland median hourly rate
£19.34
£17.72
£40.00
% change year-on-year
+9.11%
-55.69%
-0.01%
Cost Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Cost Optimisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Cost Optimisation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cost Optimisation in Edinburgh.
Cost Optimisation Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Cost Optimisation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Cost Optimisation.
Cost Optimisation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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: