The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for Cost Reduction skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cost Reduction over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Cost Reduction 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 Reading with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,075
936
1,232
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
90.18%
89.91%
90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted
581
620
824
10th Percentile
£213
£363
£252
25th Percentile
£413
£455
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£550
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-4.55%
+10.00%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£619
£660
£600
90th Percentile
£688
£721
£656
Berkshire median daily rate
£509
£525
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.05%
+5.00%
+8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
46
23
8
10th Percentile
£27.58
£45.50
£12.73
25th Percentile
£53.74
£53.00
£19.44
Median hourly rate
£62.07
£65.00
£28.00
Median % change year-on-year
-4.50%
+132.14%
-32.93%
75th Percentile
£82.55
£74.40
£33.13
90th Percentile
£87.50
£79.19
£40.25
Berkshire median hourly rate
£61.60
£57.82
£21.05
% change year-on-year
+6.54%
+174.67%
-1.06%
Cost Reduction Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing Cost Reduction as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Cost Reduction Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cost Reduction in Reading.
Cost Reduction Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cost Reduction in Reading.
Cost Reduction Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Cost Reduction 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 Reading region with a requirement for Cost Reduction.
Cost Reduction Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
