The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Macclesfield requiring Cost Reduction skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cost Reduction over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
17
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Cost Reduction
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Macclesfield
Cost Reduction 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 Macclesfield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
48
50
49
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield
100.00%
100.00%
92.45%
Number of daily rates quoted
34
31
35
10th Percentile
£404
£450
£355
25th Percentile
£489
£481
£410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-
+22.22%
+38.46%
75th Percentile
£628
£585
£494
90th Percentile
£700
-
£665
Cheshire median daily rate
£447
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.89%
-5.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£11.29
25th Percentile
£16.25
-
£12.40
Median hourly rate
£16.50
-
£14.75
75th Percentile
£16.75
-
£15.13
90th Percentile
-
-
£15.20
Cheshire median hourly rate
£32.00
£35.00
£30.54
% change year-on-year
-8.57%
+14.60%
+45.43%
Cost Reduction Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield
Job postings citing Cost Reduction as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.
Cost Reduction Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cost Reduction 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 Macclesfield region with a requirement for Cost Reduction.
Cost Reduction Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield 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:
