Cost Reduction
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring Cost Reduction skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +23 |
| Contract jobs citing Cost Reduction | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Wales | - | - | 1.98% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 2.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £523 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £644 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +278.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £756 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £775 |
| Wales median daily rate | - | - | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +278.38% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 272 | 294 | 314 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales | 79.07% | 86.22% | 88.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 190 | 170 | 236 |
| 10th Percentile | £206 | £168 | £166 |
| 25th Percentile | £286 | £213 | £250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.53% | - | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £502 | £550 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £688 | £650 |
| Wales median daily rate | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.94% | - | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 38 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £18.64 | £17.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.16 | £20.12 | £21.34 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.69 | £25.27 | £27.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.06% | -6.98% | +36.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.63 | £37.19 | £53.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £43.50 | £55.25 |
| Wales median hourly rate | £18.18 | £25.27 | £27.17 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.06% | -6.98% | +36.44% |
Cost Reduction
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cost Reduction relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
Cost Reduction
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Cost Reduction.
