Cost Control Contract Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent
Cost Control
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent requiring Cost Control skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Cost Control | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stoke-on-Trent | 4.65% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.00% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Staffordshire median daily rate | - | - | £250 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | - | - |
| Staffordshire median hourly rate | £18.00 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Stoke-on-Trent
Cost Control 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 Stoke-on-Trent.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 40 | 8 | 17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent | 93.02% | 61.54% | 54.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 8 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £189 | £268 |
| 25th Percentile | £178 | £215 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £400 | £374 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +6.95% | -25.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £534 | £397 |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | £713 | £503 |
| Staffordshire median daily rate | £450 | £275 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.64% | -31.25% | -20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.00 | - | - |
| Staffordshire median hourly rate | £19.41 | £30.00 | £34.47 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.30% | -12.96% | +25.33% |
Cost Control Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cost Control relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
Cost Control Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capacity Planning | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Commercial Awareness | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | ERP | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Order Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Supplier Management | 100.0% | 2 |