Cost-Benefit Analysis Contract Job Trends in the South West

Cost-Benefit Analysis
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Cost-Benefit Analysis skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 141 154
Rank change year-on-year +26 +13 +12
Contract jobs citing Cost-Benefit Analysis 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.10% 0.075% 0.031%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.11% 0.090% 0.035%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £411 - -
25th Percentile £427 - £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £600 £375
Median % change year-on-year -24.33% +60.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £481 - £388
90th Percentile £497 - -
England median daily rate £525 £625 £520
% change year-on-year -16.00% +20.19% +9.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South West

Cost-Benefit Analysis 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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,771 2,226 2,844
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 90.50% 83.94% 87.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,025 1,325 1,968
10th Percentile £213 £286 £311
25th Percentile £363 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £650
90th Percentile £706 £710 £725
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 245 214 257
10th Percentile £15.00 £18.20 £20.40
25th Percentile £18.51 £48.50 £45.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.74% +3.85% +12.17%
75th Percentile £63.75 £72.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £68.45 £75.00 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +53.98%

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Cost-Benefit Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Cost-Benefit Analysis in the South West

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Cost-Benefit Analysis

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Cost-Benefit Analysis

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Cost-Benefit Analysis within the South West region over the 6 months to 20 September 2025. 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
Devon - 2 £454 - 2
Cost-Benefit Analysis
England

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Power Automate
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) BPR
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Feasibility Study
1 2 (100.00%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Agile Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Competitor Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Statistics
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation