Cost Control Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Cost Control
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Cost Control skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 54 67
Rank change year-on-year -19 +13 +31
Contract jobs citing Cost Control 5 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.66% 0.21% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 0.24% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £516 - -
25th Percentile £522 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.98%
75th Percentile £547 - -
90th Percentile £549 - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £538 - £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 669 421 798
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 88.96% 89.01% 89.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 445 257 518
10th Percentile £313 £263 £281
25th Percentile £413 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -7.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £654 £688 £679
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 13 12
10th Percentile - £17.08 £11.17
25th Percentile £14.25 £26.25 £11.75
Median hourly rate £15.25 £37.50 £12.53
Median % change year-on-year -59.33% +199.28% -78.49%
75th Percentile £40.06 £41.50 £15.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £100.93 £21.30
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £18.87 £32.81 £15.00
% change year-on-year -42.49% +118.73% -57.21%

Cost Control
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Cost Control job vacancy trend in Leeds

Cost Control
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Cost Control
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) Digital Health
2 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Product Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Commercial Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Agile
1 4 (80.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 4 (80.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (80.00%) Product Backlog
1 4 (80.00%) Product Roadmap
1 4 (80.00%) Product Vision
1 4 (80.00%) Programme Governance
1 4 (80.00%) Roadmaps
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (80.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (20.00%) Change Control
2 1 (20.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) Order Management
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (20.00%) Supplier Relationship Management