Cost Control Contract Job Trends in Bolton

Cost Control
Manchester > Bolton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Cost Control skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 7 14
Rank change year-on-year -7 +7 -1
Contract jobs citing Cost Control 1 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 2.56% 13.64% 2.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.86% 15.79% 2.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Manchester median daily rate £725 - £450
% change year-on-year - - -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £31.20 -
25th Percentile £30.75 £31.88 -
Median hourly rate £31.50 £33.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £32.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median hourly rate £31.50 £33.00 -
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bolton

Cost Control falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bolton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 35 19 35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton 89.74% 86.36% 85.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 10 16
10th Percentile £319 £155 £400
25th Percentile £506 £164 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £608 £215 £492
Median % change year-on-year +182.56% -56.26% -7.48%
75th Percentile £621 £414 £500
90th Percentile £624 £489 -
Manchester median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 7 5
10th Percentile £20.43 £32.10 -
25th Percentile £22.16 £33.00 £30.00
Median hourly rate £22.63 £37.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.84% +4.23% -45.38%
75th Percentile £35.50 £60.00 £49.00
90th Percentile £64.00 £76.00 £49.60
Manchester median hourly rate £22.82 £32.50 £24.75
% change year-on-year -29.80% +31.31% -33.65%

Cost Control
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cost Control relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Cost Control job vacancy trend in Bolton

Cost Control
Daily Rate Trend in Bolton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Cost Control.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Cost Control

Cost Control
Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Cost Control.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Cost Control

Cost Control
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft