The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wiltshire 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 1 May 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 Wiltshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
404
778
1,017
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire
89.98%
82.42%
92.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
268
569
855
10th Percentile
£311
£315
£400
25th Percentile
£478
£463
£467
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£563
£545
£575
Median % change year-on-year
+3.21%
-5.22%
+9.52%
75th Percentile
£626
£663
£675
90th Percentile
£688
£725
£725
South West median daily rate
£520
£525
£549
% change year-on-year
-0.95%
-4.37%
+9.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
17
14
10th Percentile
£18.58
£12.00
£60.45
25th Percentile
£18.69
-
£62.75
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£14.54
£68.15
Median % change year-on-year
+29.78%
-78.66%
+15.02%
75th Percentile
£39.44
£30.25
£77.50
90th Percentile
£51.77
£47.75
£85.25
South West median hourly rate
£63.00
£50.00
£61.50
% change year-on-year
+26.00%
-18.70%
+26.16%
Cost Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire
Job postings citing Cost Optimisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.
Cost Optimisation Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cost Optimisation in Wiltshire.
Cost Optimisation Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Wiltshire region with a requirement for Cost Optimisation.
Cost Optimisation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:
