Cost Reduction
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 500 658 722
Rank change year-on-year +158 +64 -78
Permanent jobs citing Cost Reduction 441 328 565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.45% 0.31% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.52% 0.33% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 236 160 288
10th Percentile £32,076 £32,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £42,875 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £70,250 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £81,875 £110,500 £105,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +6.95%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Cost Reduction
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cost Reduction as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cost Reduction in the UK

Cost Reduction
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cost Reduction.

Salary trend for Cost Reduction in the UK

Cost Reduction
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cost Reduction over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Cost Reduction in the UK

Cost Reduction
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 27 April 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
England +197 408 £55,000 -4.35% 195
UK excluding London +98 311 £55,000 - 158
Work from Home +134 144 £57,650 +6.27% 71
London +140 115 £65,000 +18.18% 49
Midlands +70 94 £50,000 -16.67% 36
South East +42 76 £50,000 - 34
North of England +83 73 £71,771 +22.13% 41
North West +49 56 £70,000 +61.85% 21
West Midlands +51 49 £55,000 - 27
East Midlands +24 45 £39,000 -71.11% 9
South West +3 24 £57,500 -20.14% 18
East of England +7 22 £66,000 -12.00% 17
Scotland -74 15 £57,500 +64.29% 9
Yorkshire +87 14 £73,805 +15.27% 15
Wales +16 4 £57,500 +21.05% 7
North East -1 3 £45,000 - 5
Northern Ireland - 3 £65,000 - 1

Cost Reduction
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (4.08%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.49%) SAS
3 4 (0.91%) Office Communications Server
4 1 (0.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 54 (12.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (7.48%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.04%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.68%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.68%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.23%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.23%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 48 (10.88%) Azure
2 43 (9.75%) Power Platform
3 39 (8.84%) AWS
4 29 (6.58%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (4.08%) Entra ID
6 12 (2.72%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (2.72%) Cloud Computing
7 10 (2.27%) dbt
8 8 (1.81%) Power Automate
8 8 (1.81%) PowerApps
9 7 (1.59%) IBM Cloud
10 6 (1.36%) SaaS
10 6 (1.36%) WhatsApp
11 5 (1.13%) IaaS
11 5 (1.13%) PaaS
12 4 (0.91%) Amazon EMR
12 4 (0.91%) Azure AKS
13 3 (0.68%) GCP
14 2 (0.45%) Datadog
14 2 (0.45%) Stackdriver
Communications & Networking
1 32 (7.26%) Firewall
2 15 (3.40%) LAN
2 15 (3.40%) VPN
3 12 (2.72%) WAN
4 10 (2.27%) Wireless
5 8 (1.81%) Network Security
6 6 (1.36%) SAN
6 6 (1.36%) VLAN
7 5 (1.13%) DHCP
7 5 (1.13%) DNS
7 5 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.91%) Cisco IOS
8 4 (0.91%) Internet
8 4 (0.91%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.68%) WLAN
10 2 (0.45%) RS-485
11 1 (0.23%) IPv4
11 1 (0.23%) MPLS
11 1 (0.23%) NAS
11 1 (0.23%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (9.52%) Power BI
2 31 (7.03%) Tableau
3 14 (3.17%) Data Mining
4 12 (2.72%) Data Vault
4 12 (2.72%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (2.27%) Amazon QuickSight
6 4 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.91%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.91%) PowerPivot
6 4 (0.91%) QlikView
6 4 (0.91%) RDBMS
6 4 (0.91%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.45%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.45%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.23%) Big Data
8 1 (0.23%) MS Access
8 1 (0.23%) MySQL
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (2.95%) JIRA
2 3 (0.68%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.68%) Selenium
2 3 (0.68%) Team Foundation Server
2 3 (0.68%) TeamCity
3 2 (0.45%) Git
3 2 (0.45%) Subversion
4 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 140 (31.75%) Finance
2 121 (27.44%) Social Skills
3 97 (22.00%) Analytical Skills
4 75 (17.01%) Public Sector
5 52 (11.79%) Legal
5 52 (11.79%) Retail
6 42 (9.52%) Marketing
7 39 (8.84%) Influencing Skills
8 35 (7.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (7.03%) Manufacturing
10 22 (4.99%) Telecoms
11 21 (4.76%) Brand Awareness
12 19 (4.31%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.81%) Local Government
15 7 (1.59%) Publishing
16 5 (1.13%) Games
17 4 (0.91%) Banking
18 3 (0.68%) Electronics
18 3 (0.68%) Law
Job Titles
1 78 (17.69%) Lead
2 53 (12.02%) Senior
3 45 (10.20%) Architect
4 42 (9.52%) Project Manager
5 31 (7.03%) Analyst
6 28 (6.35%) Consultant
6 28 (6.35%) IT Manager
7 22 (4.99%) Category Manager
8 19 (4.31%) Buyer
9 17 (3.85%) Administrator
9 17 (3.85%) Procurement Manager
10 16 (3.63%) Digital Project Manager
10 16 (3.63%) Lead Project Manager
11 14 (3.17%) Customer Experience Manager
11 14 (3.17%) IT Procurement Manager
12 13 (2.95%) Principal Architect
13 12 (2.72%) Data Architect
13 12 (2.72%) Data Steward
13 12 (2.72%) Delivery Manager
13 12 (2.72%) Network Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.13%) .NET
2 4 (0.91%) Django
2 4 (0.91%) JSON
2 4 (0.91%) OAuth
2 4 (0.91%) RESTful
2 4 (0.91%) SAML
2 4 (0.91%) Web Services
2 4 (0.91%) XML
3 2 (0.45%) EDI
4 1 (0.23%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.23%) ASP.NET
4 1 (0.23%) CSS
4 1 (0.23%) HTML
4 1 (0.23%) Kafka
4 1 (0.23%) REST
4 1 (0.23%) SPFx
4 1 (0.23%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 40 (9.07%) Onboarding
2 39 (8.84%) Management Information System
3 29 (6.58%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (5.44%) Product Ownership
5 19 (4.31%) Driving Licence
6 18 (4.08%) Data Centre
7 16 (3.63%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (3.17%) NHS
9 11 (2.49%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (2.27%) Replication
11 9 (2.04%) PKI
12 8 (1.81%) Blockchain
12 8 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (1.59%) Virtual Team
14 6 (1.36%) AS400
14 6 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
14 6 (1.36%) Industrial Internet of Things
14 6 (1.36%) Industry 4.0
14 6 (1.36%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 6 (1.36%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 35 (7.94%) Windows
2 19 (4.31%) Windows Server
3 6 (1.36%) Linux
4 4 (0.91%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.23%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Linux
5 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (26.98%) Project Management
2 81 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
3 80 (18.14%) Agile
4 76 (17.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 74 (16.78%) Stakeholder Management
6 68 (15.42%) Analytics
7 54 (12.24%) Mentoring
7 54 (12.24%) Project Delivery
8 43 (9.75%) Change Management
8 43 (9.75%) Coaching
8 43 (9.75%) Customer Service
8 43 (9.75%) ITIL
8 43 (9.75%) Logistics
9 41 (9.30%) Business Development
9 41 (9.30%) Business Intelligence
10 39 (8.84%) Performance Metrics
11 37 (8.39%) Line Management
11 37 (8.39%) Roadmaps
12 35 (7.94%) DevOps
13 34 (7.71%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 25 (5.67%) SQL
2 23 (5.22%) Python
3 15 (3.40%) C
4 13 (2.95%) R
5 12 (2.72%) PowerShell
6 10 (2.27%) RPG
7 9 (2.04%) MATLAB
8 7 (1.59%) Java
9 5 (1.13%) VBA
10 3 (0.68%) Bash
11 2 (0.45%) C#
11 2 (0.45%) Go
12 1 (0.23%) C++
12 1 (0.23%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.23%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.23%) VB
Qualifications
1 82 (18.59%) Degree
2 24 (5.44%) SC Cleared
2 24 (5.44%) Security Cleared
3 10 (2.27%) DBS Check
4 7 (1.59%) PMI Certification
5 5 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (1.13%) ITIL Certification
6 4 (0.91%) Azure Certification
6 4 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.68%) CCNP
7 3 (0.68%) MCSE
7 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.45%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.45%) HNC
9 1 (0.23%) CCNA
9 1 (0.23%) MBA
9 1 (0.23%) PMP
9 1 (0.23%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.23%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 1 (0.23%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.58%) SLA
2 20 (4.54%) Data Quality
3 14 (3.17%) QA
4 13 (2.95%) ISO 9001
5 12 (2.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (2.49%) ISO 14000
7 8 (1.81%) PMO
8 6 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
8 6 (1.36%) GDPR
9 5 (1.13%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.23%) COSHH
11 1 (0.23%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 24 (5.44%) VMware Infrastructure
2 22 (4.99%) Hyper-V
3 21 (4.76%) Active Directory
4 13 (2.95%) Firmware
5 11 (2.49%) VMware ESXi
6 10 (2.27%) Docker
7 1 (0.23%) KVM
7 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 13 (2.95%) Terraform
2 10 (2.27%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.27%) SCOM
3 9 (2.04%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.59%) Ansible
5 6 (1.36%) FortiGate
6 4 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.91%) SCCM
6 4 (0.91%) SmoothWall
7 3 (0.68%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.45%) Autotask
8 2 (0.45%) Grafana
8 2 (0.45%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.45%) Rundeck
9 1 (0.23%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.23%) Puppet
Vendors
1 83 (18.82%) Microsoft
2 30 (6.80%) VMware
3 19 (4.31%) SAP
4 18 (4.08%) IBM
5 16 (3.63%) Apple
5 16 (3.63%) Veeam
6 11 (2.49%) Cisco
7 10 (2.27%) Dell
7 10 (2.27%) NetApp
8 9 (2.04%) Oracle
8 9 (2.04%) SonicWALL
9 8 (1.81%) Red Hat
10 7 (1.59%) ServiceNow
11 5 (1.13%) HubSpot
11 5 (1.13%) Meraki
12 4 (0.91%) Ariba
12 4 (0.91%) Fortinet
12 4 (0.91%) MicroStrategy
12 4 (0.91%) Salesforce
13 3 (0.68%) Google