Cost Reduction Contracts in the Midlands

Cost Reduction
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Cost Reduction skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cost Reduction over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 117 158 183
Rank change year-on-year +41 +25 -33
Contract jobs citing Cost Reduction 22 4 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.81% 0.12% 0.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.98% 0.13% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 3 18
10th Percentile £503 - £357
25th Percentile £525 £213 £361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £225 £395
Median % change year-on-year +155.56% -43.04% -27.52%
75th Percentile £625 £238 £550
90th Percentile £785 - £588
England median daily rate £600 £563 £550
% change year-on-year +6.67% +2.27% +18.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £11.63
25th Percentile - - £12.19
Median hourly rate - - £13.25
75th Percentile - - £15.19
90th Percentile - - £16.88
England median hourly rate £31.80 - £35.50
% change year-on-year - - +39.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Cost Reduction is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,242 3,040 4,470
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.18% 88.37% 88.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,493 2,119 3,305
10th Percentile £238 £250 £246
25th Percentile £356 £370 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% +4.21% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £566
90th Percentile £700 £675 £653
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 119 154
10th Percentile £11.07 £11.96 £10.15
25th Percentile £13.81 £15.05 £13.51
Median hourly rate £19.00 £17.72 £17.49
Median % change year-on-year +7.22% +1.32% +9.31%
75th Percentile £35.00 £26.81 £22.08
90th Percentile £55.00 £55.50 £33.60
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

Cost Reduction
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Cost Reduction as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Cost Reduction in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cost Reduction in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Cost Reduction in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cost Reduction in the Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Cost Reduction in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Cost Reduction in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Cost Reduction in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cost Reduction within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +47 21 £575 +155.56% 27
East Midlands - 1 - - 9
Cost Reduction
England

Cost Reduction
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle Reports
General
1 13 (59.09%) Law
2 7 (31.82%) Finance
3 3 (13.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (9.09%) Billing
4 2 (9.09%) Social Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.55%) Retail
Job Titles
1 10 (45.45%) IT Manager
2 9 (40.91%) Vendor Manager
3 8 (36.36%) Commercial Manager
4 6 (27.27%) Buyer
4 6 (27.27%) IT Buyer
5 5 (22.73%) Consultant
5 5 (22.73%) IT Consultant
5 5 (22.73%) Procurement Consultant
6 2 (9.09%) Analyst
6 2 (9.09%) Procurement Manager
6 2 (9.09%) Senior
6 2 (9.09%) Senior Commercial Manager
6 2 (9.09%) Senior Manager
6 2 (9.09%) Senior Procurement Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Business Analyst
7 1 (4.55%) Business Manager
7 1 (4.55%) Lead
7 1 (4.55%) Risk Support Analyst
7 1 (4.55%) Security Risk Analyst
7 1 (4.55%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 14 (63.64%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.55%) FMCG
2 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (9.09%) Data Analysis
2 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
2 2 (9.09%) Process Improvement
2 2 (9.09%) Project Management
3 1 (4.55%) Change Control
3 1 (4.55%) Coaching
3 1 (4.55%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (4.55%) Economics
3 1 (4.55%) ERP
3 1 (4.55%) Line Management
3 1 (4.55%) Mentoring
3 1 (4.55%) PRINCE2
3 1 (4.55%) Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (4.55%) Programme Management
3 1 (4.55%) Risk Management
3 1 (4.55%) Security Management
3 1 (4.55%) Six Sigma
3 1 (4.55%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 3 (13.64%) Degree
2 1 (4.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (4.55%) CISSP
2 1 (4.55%) CRISC
2 1 (4.55%) DBS Check
2 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared
2 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle
1 1 (4.55%) SAP