The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Cost Control skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cost Control over the 6 months leading up to 29 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 29 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
117
-
163
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+25
Contract jobs citing Cost Control
2
0
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,648
1,952
3,143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
93.80%
91.09%
91.18%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,053
1,355
2,107
10th Percentile
£350
£363
£350
25th Percentile
£450
£463
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£688
£688
£725
90th Percentile
£775
£800
£825
Central London median daily rate
£550
£550
£600
% change year-on-year
-
-8.33%
+4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
15
25
10th Percentile
£16.96
£20.04
£14.25
25th Percentile
£24.21
£20.36
£16.61
Median hourly rate
£31.00
£27.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+14.81%
-22.86%
-18.60%
75th Percentile
£52.75
£40.92
£53.75
90th Percentile
£68.75
£67.35
£88.30
Central London median hourly rate
£32.50
£27.81
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+16.86%
-20.54%
-17.65%
Cost Control Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Cost Control as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Cost Control Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cost Control in the City of London.
Cost Control Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cost Control in the City of London over the 6 months to 29 June 2025.
Cost Control Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 29 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cost Control 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 City of London region with a requirement for Cost Control.
Cost Control Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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:
