The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leeds requiring Cost Optimisation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cost Optimisation over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cost Optimisation 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
428
692
1,211
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds
92.04%
86.61%
91.05%
Number of daily rates quoted
282
421
872
10th Percentile
£263
£300
£388
25th Percentile
£350
£413
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£469
£500
£540
Median % change year-on-year
-6.25%
-7.41%
+8.00%
75th Percentile
£550
£586
£620
90th Percentile
£638
£669
£700
West Yorkshire median daily rate
£475
£500
£525
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
24
12
10th Percentile
£17.08
£11.75
£12.38
25th Percentile
£31.54
£12.15
£16.87
Median hourly rate
£41.00
£12.30
£58.25
Median % change year-on-year
+233.33%
-78.88%
+158.37%
75th Percentile
£98.08
£12.53
£70.00
90th Percentile
£102.00
£14.82
-
West Yorkshire median hourly rate
£27.50
£12.53
£25.25
% change year-on-year
+119.47%
-50.38%
+40.28%
Cost Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings citing Cost Optimisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Cost Optimisation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cost Optimisation in Leeds.
Cost Optimisation Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cost Optimisation 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 Leeds region with a requirement for Cost Optimisation.
Cost Optimisation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:
