The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring Cost Optimisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 Leicester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
67
69
117
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
74.44%
86.25%
83.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
46
50
88
10th Percentile
£276
£225
£157
25th Percentile
£409
£302
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£469
£449
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+4.40%
-10.20%
+23.46%
75th Percentile
£609
£525
£578
90th Percentile
£625
£713
£707
Leicestershire median daily rate
£440
£449
£450
% change year-on-year
-2.00%
-0.22%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£20.80
25th Percentile
-
-
£34.00
Median hourly rate
£13.84
-
£56.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+4.19%
75th Percentile
-
-
£60.50
90th Percentile
-
-
£63.20
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£23.15
£24.00
£21.00
% change year-on-year
-3.54%
+14.29%
-36.36%
Cost Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cost Optimisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Cost Optimisation Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 12 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cost Optimisation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leicester region with a requirement for Cost Optimisation.
Cost Optimisation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:
