Cost Reduction Jobs in the UK excluding London

Cost Reduction
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Cost Reduction skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cost Reduction 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 471 554 576
Rank change year-on-year +83 +22 -1
Permanent jobs citing Cost Reduction 309 198 294
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.43% 0.33% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.52% 0.35% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 165 93 174
10th Percentile £31,750 £30,000 £36,700
25th Percentile £45,250 £32,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,650 £56,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.41% +12.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £71,000 £75,000 £60,250
90th Percentile £75,772 £83,750 £74,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.79% +1.82% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Cost Reduction is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 59,818 56,534 68,369
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 83.50% 95.59% 94.17%
Number of salaries quoted 41,261 29,197 41,375
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Cost Reduction
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Cost Reduction as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Cost Reduction in the UK excluding London

Cost Reduction
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cost Reduction in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Cost Reduction in the UK excluding London

Cost Reduction
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cost Reduction in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cost Reduction in the UK excluding London

Cost Reduction
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cost Reduction within the UK excluding London 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +60 94 £50,000 -21.57% 35
South East +29 73 £50,000 +25.00% 38
North of England +66 72 £73,543 +14.86% 39
North West +31 54 £73,543 +2.14% 24
West Midlands +36 47 £54,650 -4.96% 26
East Midlands +26 47 £39,000 -71.11% 9
South West -17 25 £57,500 -10.16% 24
East of England +2 23 £72,500 -3.33% 24
Yorkshire +79 15 £73,805 +15.27% 8
Scotland -74 15 £57,500 +64.29% 10
Wales +13 5 £57,500 +21.05% 4
North East 0 3 £45,000 - 7
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 1
Cost Reduction
UK

Cost Reduction
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (5.83%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.29%) Office Communications Server
3 2 (0.65%) SAS
Applications
1 37 (11.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (7.77%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.91%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.97%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.32%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.32%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.32%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 49 (15.86%) Power Platform
2 46 (14.89%) Azure
3 42 (13.59%) AWS
4 18 (5.83%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (4.85%) Entra ID
6 9 (2.91%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (2.91%) PowerApps
7 8 (2.59%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (2.59%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.94%) WhatsApp
9 4 (1.29%) Amazon EMR
10 2 (0.65%) Anthos
10 2 (0.65%) Apigee
10 2 (0.65%) Datadog
10 2 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
10 2 (0.65%) GCP
10 2 (0.65%) GitHub
10 2 (0.65%) GitHub Actions
10 2 (0.65%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 2 (0.65%) Stackdriver
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.21%) VPN
2 10 (3.24%) Firewall
3 6 (1.94%) VLAN
4 5 (1.62%) DHCP
4 5 (1.62%) DNS
4 5 (1.62%) Network Security
4 5 (1.62%) SAN
5 4 (1.29%) Cisco IOS
5 4 (1.29%) Wireless
6 2 (0.65%) RS-485
7 1 (0.32%) IPv4
7 1 (0.32%) LAN
7 1 (0.32%) OSPF
7 1 (0.32%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.32%) WAN
7 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (15.21%) Power BI
2 24 (7.77%) Tableau
3 20 (6.47%) Data Vault
3 20 (6.47%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.94%) Data Mining
5 4 (1.29%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (1.29%) PowerPivot
5 4 (1.29%) QlikView
6 2 (0.65%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.65%) GIS
6 2 (0.65%) MySQL
7 1 (0.32%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.32%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.32%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (0.97%) Jenkins
1 3 (0.97%) Selenium
1 3 (0.97%) Team Foundation Server
1 3 (0.97%) TeamCity
2 2 (0.65%) Git
2 2 (0.65%) JIRA
2 2 (0.65%) Subversion
General
1 89 (28.80%) Social Skills
2 79 (25.57%) Finance
3 53 (17.15%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (16.18%) Public Sector
5 31 (10.03%) Retail
6 29 (9.39%) Marketing
7 27 (8.74%) Legal
8 26 (8.41%) Manufacturing
9 23 (7.44%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (6.80%) Brand Awareness
11 20 (6.47%) Telecoms
12 15 (4.85%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (4.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (3.88%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (2.27%) Publishing
16 4 (1.29%) Local Government
17 3 (0.97%) Electronics
17 3 (0.97%) Law
18 2 (0.65%) Banking
18 2 (0.65%) Games
Job Titles
1 51 (16.50%) Lead
2 37 (11.97%) Architect
3 35 (11.33%) Project Manager
4 26 (8.41%) Senior
5 22 (7.12%) Consultant
6 20 (6.47%) Data Architect
6 20 (6.47%) Principal Architect
6 20 (6.47%) Principal Data Architect
7 19 (6.15%) Buyer
7 19 (6.15%) IT Manager
8 16 (5.18%) Digital Project Manager
8 16 (5.18%) Lead Project Manager
9 14 (4.53%) Customer Experience Manager
10 13 (4.21%) Administrator
10 13 (4.21%) Category Manager
10 13 (4.21%) Management Consultant
11 12 (3.88%) Analyst
11 12 (3.88%) Asset Management Consultant
11 12 (3.88%) IT Consultant
12 11 (3.56%) Procurement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.62%) .NET
2 4 (1.29%) Django
3 2 (0.65%) EDI
4 1 (0.32%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.32%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.32%) CSS
4 1 (0.32%) HTML
4 1 (0.32%) JSON
4 1 (0.32%) Kafka
4 1 (0.32%) OAuth
4 1 (0.32%) RESTful
4 1 (0.32%) SAML
4 1 (0.32%) SPFx
4 1 (0.32%) Web Services
4 1 (0.32%) WinForms
4 1 (0.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.74%) Management Information System
2 22 (7.12%) Product Ownership
3 16 (5.18%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (4.53%) Driving Licence
4 14 (4.53%) Onboarding
5 13 (4.21%) NHS
6 9 (2.91%) Analytical Mindset
6 9 (2.91%) PKI
7 7 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
8 6 (1.94%) Augmented Reality
8 6 (1.94%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (1.94%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 6 (1.94%) Industry 4.0
8 6 (1.94%) PMI
8 6 (1.94%) SCADA
8 6 (1.94%) Virtual Reality
8 6 (1.94%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.62%) FMCG
9 5 (1.62%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.21%) Windows
2 7 (2.27%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.62%) Linux
4 4 (1.29%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.32%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (26.86%) Project Management
2 57 (18.45%) Agile
2 57 (18.45%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (17.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 52 (16.83%) Analytics
5 46 (14.89%) Project Delivery
6 41 (13.27%) Stakeholder Management
7 39 (12.62%) DevOps
8 37 (11.97%) Coaching
8 37 (11.97%) Mentoring
9 36 (11.65%) Business Intelligence
10 35 (11.33%) Data Architecture
11 34 (11.00%) Business Development
12 31 (10.03%) Data Analysis
13 29 (9.39%) Data Science
13 29 (9.39%) Line Management
13 29 (9.39%) Time Management
14 28 (9.06%) Customer Experience
14 28 (9.06%) Data Analytics
14 28 (9.06%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 15 (4.85%) C
2 12 (3.88%) SQL
3 11 (3.56%) PowerShell
3 11 (3.56%) Python
4 7 (2.27%) Java
5 4 (1.29%) R
5 4 (1.29%) VBA
6 3 (0.97%) Bash
7 2 (0.65%) C#
7 2 (0.65%) Go
8 1 (0.32%) C++
8 1 (0.32%) Embedded C
8 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.32%) VB
Qualifications
1 52 (16.83%) Degree
2 14 (4.53%) SC Cleared
2 14 (4.53%) Security Cleared
3 7 (2.27%) DBS Check
3 7 (2.27%) PMI Certification
4 5 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.29%) Azure Certification
5 4 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (0.97%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.65%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.32%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.32%) HNC
8 1 (0.32%) MBA
8 1 (0.32%) PMP
8 1 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.32%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 1 (0.32%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.41%) SLA
2 16 (5.18%) Data Quality
3 13 (4.21%) ISO 9001
4 12 (3.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (3.88%) QA
5 7 (2.27%) ISO 14000
6 5 (1.62%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.32%) COSHH
8 1 (0.32%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.32%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (6.15%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.18%) Hyper-V
3 13 (4.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (3.24%) Docker
5 3 (0.97%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (3.88%) Terraform
2 10 (3.24%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.91%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.94%) Ansible
5 4 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.29%) SCCM
5 4 (1.29%) SmoothWall
6 2 (0.65%) Autotask
6 2 (0.65%) Grafana
6 2 (0.65%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.65%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.65%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.32%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.32%) Puppet
Vendors
1 58 (18.77%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.18%) Apple
3 13 (4.21%) VMware
4 9 (2.91%) SonicWALL
5 8 (2.59%) SAP
5 8 (2.59%) ServiceNow
6 7 (2.27%) Oracle
7 6 (1.94%) Veeam
8 5 (1.62%) Cisco
9 4 (1.29%) Fortinet
9 4 (1.29%) MicroStrategy
9 4 (1.29%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.97%) Ariba
10 3 (0.97%) Google
10 3 (0.97%) OneTrust
11 2 (0.65%) Facebook
11 2 (0.65%) HubSpot
11 2 (0.65%) IBM
11 2 (0.65%) Sage
11 2 (0.65%) Splunk