The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cardiff requiring Cost Optimisation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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 permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cardiff.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
258
404
376
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff
87.46%
72.79%
95.92%
Number of salaries quoted
184
278
325
10th Percentile
£27,650
£28,388
£33,426
25th Percentile
£45,000
£35,000
£41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£54,537
£50,000
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
+9.07%
-4.76%
-
75th Percentile
£60,000
£65,000
£67,375
90th Percentile
£76,750
£77,500
£74,500
South Wales median annual salary
£50,000
£47,500
£50,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-5.00%
-2.91%
Cost Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cost Optimisation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Cost Optimisation Salary Trend in Cardiff
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Cost Optimisation.
Cost Optimisation Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, job vacancies citing Cost Optimisation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cardiff region with a requirement for Cost Optimisation.
Cost Optimisation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
