The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Swindon requiring Cost Optimisation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cost Optimisation over the 6 months leading up to 18 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cost Optimisation 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 Swindon.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
91
104
170
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon
91.00%
78.20%
82.52%
Number of daily rates quoted
61
61
128
10th Percentile
£213
£200
£364
25th Percentile
£308
£361
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£450
£536
Median % change year-on-year
+11.11%
-16.08%
+2.14%
75th Percentile
£550
£550
£625
90th Percentile
£600
£600
£694
Wiltshire median daily rate
£563
£538
£575
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
-6.43%
+6.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
8
0
Median hourly rate
-
£16.50
-
Wiltshire median hourly rate
£23.79
£14.54
£69.00
% change year-on-year
+63.60%
-78.93%
+25.45%
Cost Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon
Job postings citing Cost Optimisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Swindon.
Cost Optimisation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Swindon
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cost Optimisation in Swindon.
Cost Optimisation Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon
For the 6 months to 18 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cost Optimisation 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 Swindon region with a requirement for Cost Optimisation.
Cost Optimisation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon 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:
