Cost Reduction Jobs in England

Cost Reduction
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Cost Reduction skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cost Reduction over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 481 644 705
Rank change year-on-year +163 +61 -88
Permanent jobs citing Cost Reduction 397 289 486
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.46% 0.32% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.33% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 207 143 263
10th Percentile £35,277 £32,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £42,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +11.43% -2.78%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £110,000 £90,618
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Cost Reduction is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 73,372 86,501 127,461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 85.52% 95.63% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 53,935 51,101 73,310
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,324 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,186
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £73,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%

Cost Reduction
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Cost Reduction as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Cost Reduction in England

Cost Reduction
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cost Reduction in England.

Salary trend for Cost Reduction in England

Cost Reduction
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cost Reduction in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Cost Reduction in England

Cost Reduction
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cost Reduction within the England region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +131 110 £65,000 +18.18% 43
Midlands +67 92 £50,000 -16.67% 35
South East +30 74 £50,000 +11.11% 34
North of England +69 71 £73,543 +14.86% 40
North West +39 54 £73,543 +25.71% 25
West Midlands +36 47 £54,650 -0.64% 22
East Midlands +26 45 £39,000 -71.11% 13
South West -22 24 £57,500 -20.14% 20
East of England +7 22 £66,000 -12.00% 16
Yorkshire +74 14 £73,805 +15.27% 9
North East -1 3 £45,000 - 6
Cost Reduction
UK

Cost Reduction
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (4.53%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.52%) SAS
3 4 (1.01%) Office Communications Server
4 1 (0.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 55 (13.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (8.31%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.27%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 9 (2.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.01%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.76%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.76%) SAP SCM
4 1 (0.25%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.25%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.25%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.25%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.25%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.25%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 39 (9.82%) Power Platform
2 38 (9.57%) Azure
3 29 (7.30%) AWS
3 29 (7.30%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (4.28%) Entra ID
5 11 (2.77%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (2.77%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (2.02%) Power Automate
6 8 (2.02%) PowerApps
7 7 (1.76%) IBM Cloud
8 6 (1.51%) WhatsApp
9 5 (1.26%) SaaS
10 4 (1.01%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (1.01%) IaaS
10 4 (1.01%) PaaS
11 3 (0.76%) Azure AKS
11 3 (0.76%) GCP
12 2 (0.50%) Anthos
12 2 (0.50%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 2 (0.50%) Stackdriver
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.30%) Firewall
2 12 (3.02%) VPN
3 10 (2.52%) Wireless
4 9 (2.27%) WAN
5 8 (2.02%) LAN
6 6 (1.51%) SAN
6 6 (1.51%) VLAN
7 5 (1.26%) DHCP
7 5 (1.26%) DNS
7 5 (1.26%) Network Security
8 4 (1.01%) Cisco IOS
9 2 (0.50%) RS-485
10 1 (0.25%) IPv4
10 1 (0.25%) MPLS
10 1 (0.25%) NAS
10 1 (0.25%) OSPF
10 1 (0.25%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.25%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (9.57%) Power BI
2 27 (6.80%) Tableau
3 11 (2.77%) Amazon QuickSight
3 11 (2.77%) Data Mining
4 7 (1.76%) Data Vault
4 7 (1.76%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.01%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (1.01%) PowerPivot
5 4 (1.01%) QlikView
6 3 (0.76%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.76%) RDBMS
6 3 (0.76%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.50%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.50%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.25%) Big Data
8 1 (0.25%) GIS
8 1 (0.25%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.25%) MySQL
8 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 13 (3.27%) JIRA
2 3 (0.76%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.76%) Selenium
2 3 (0.76%) Team Foundation Server
2 3 (0.76%) TeamCity
3 2 (0.50%) Git
3 2 (0.50%) Subversion
4 1 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 134 (33.75%) Finance
2 115 (28.97%) Social Skills
3 95 (23.93%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (16.12%) Public Sector
5 49 (12.34%) Legal
6 40 (10.08%) Retail
7 38 (9.57%) Influencing Skills
8 37 (9.32%) Marketing
9 27 (6.80%) Manufacturing
10 24 (6.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (5.29%) Brand Awareness
12 20 (5.04%) Telecoms
13 10 (2.52%) Presentation Skills
14 8 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.76%) Publishing
16 5 (1.26%) Games
17 4 (1.01%) Banking
17 4 (1.01%) Local Government
18 3 (0.76%) Electronics
18 3 (0.76%) Law
Job Titles
1 68 (17.13%) Lead
2 42 (10.58%) Senior
3 41 (10.33%) Project Manager
4 36 (9.07%) Architect
5 29 (7.30%) Analyst
5 29 (7.30%) Consultant
6 27 (6.80%) IT Manager
7 20 (5.04%) Category Manager
8 19 (4.79%) Buyer
9 17 (4.28%) Administrator
9 17 (4.28%) Procurement Manager
10 16 (4.03%) Digital Project Manager
10 16 (4.03%) Lead Project Manager
11 14 (3.53%) Customer Experience Manager
11 14 (3.53%) IT Procurement Manager
12 12 (3.02%) Data Steward
12 12 (3.02%) Management Consultant
13 11 (2.77%) Business Analyst
13 11 (2.77%) IT Consultant
13 11 (2.77%) Network Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.26%) .NET
2 4 (1.01%) Django
3 3 (0.76%) JSON
3 3 (0.76%) OAuth
3 3 (0.76%) RESTful
3 3 (0.76%) SAML
3 3 (0.76%) Web Services
3 3 (0.76%) XML
4 2 (0.50%) EDI
5 1 (0.25%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.25%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.25%) CSS
5 1 (0.25%) HTML
5 1 (0.25%) Kafka
5 1 (0.25%) SPFx
5 1 (0.25%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 39 (9.82%) Onboarding
2 36 (9.07%) Management Information System
3 24 (6.05%) Product Ownership
3 24 (6.05%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (4.03%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (3.53%) Driving Licence
6 13 (3.27%) Data Centre
7 11 (2.77%) Hybrid Cloud
8 10 (2.52%) NHS
8 10 (2.52%) Replication
9 9 (2.27%) PKI
10 8 (2.02%) Blockchain
11 6 (1.51%) AS400
11 6 (1.51%) Augmented Reality
11 6 (1.51%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (1.51%) Industrial Internet of Things
11 6 (1.51%) Industry 4.0
11 6 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.51%) SCADA
11 6 (1.51%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 35 (8.82%) Windows
2 19 (4.79%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.26%) Linux
4 4 (1.01%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.25%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (28.46%) Project Management
2 77 (19.40%) Agile
3 73 (18.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 69 (17.38%) Problem-Solving
5 60 (15.11%) Analytics
6 58 (14.61%) Stakeholder Management
7 53 (13.35%) Project Delivery
8 44 (11.08%) Mentoring
9 43 (10.83%) Coaching
10 42 (10.58%) Logistics
11 38 (9.57%) Change Management
11 38 (9.57%) Customer Service
12 37 (9.32%) Line Management
13 36 (9.07%) Performance Metrics
14 35 (8.82%) Business Intelligence
14 35 (8.82%) Customer Experience
15 34 (8.56%) Decision-Making
15 34 (8.56%) ITIL
16 33 (8.31%) Roadmaps
17 30 (7.56%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 25 (6.30%) SQL
2 21 (5.29%) Python
3 15 (3.78%) C
4 12 (3.02%) PowerShell
4 12 (3.02%) R
5 10 (2.52%) RPG
6 8 (2.02%) MATLAB
7 5 (1.26%) Java
8 4 (1.01%) VBA
9 3 (0.76%) Bash
10 2 (0.50%) C#
10 2 (0.50%) Go
11 1 (0.25%) C++
11 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.25%) JavaScript
11 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.25%) VB
Qualifications
1 78 (19.65%) Degree
2 15 (3.78%) SC Cleared
2 15 (3.78%) Security Cleared
3 10 (2.52%) DBS Check
4 7 (1.76%) PMI Certification
5 5 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (1.26%) ITIL Certification
6 4 (1.01%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.50%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.25%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.25%) CCNA
8 1 (0.25%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.25%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.25%) HNC
8 1 (0.25%) MBA
8 1 (0.25%) PMP
8 1 (0.25%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.25%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 1 (0.25%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (7.30%) SLA
2 20 (5.04%) Data Quality
3 14 (3.53%) QA
4 13 (3.27%) ISO 9001
5 12 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (2.77%) ISO 14000
7 6 (1.51%) Cyber Essentials
7 6 (1.51%) GDPR
7 6 (1.51%) PMO
8 5 (1.26%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.25%) COSHH
10 1 (0.25%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 23 (5.79%) VMware Infrastructure
2 22 (5.54%) Hyper-V
3 20 (5.04%) Active Directory
4 13 (3.27%) Firmware
5 10 (2.52%) Docker
5 10 (2.52%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 13 (3.27%) Terraform
2 10 (2.52%) Kubernetes
2 10 (2.52%) SCOM
3 9 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.76%) Ansible
5 6 (1.51%) FortiGate
6 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (1.01%) SCCM
6 4 (1.01%) SmoothWall
7 3 (0.76%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.50%) Autotask
8 2 (0.50%) Grafana
8 2 (0.50%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.50%) Rundeck
9 1 (0.25%) Functional Safety
9 1 (0.25%) Puppet
Vendors
1 82 (20.65%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.30%) VMware
3 19 (4.79%) SAP
4 18 (4.53%) IBM
5 16 (4.03%) Apple
5 16 (4.03%) Veeam
6 10 (2.52%) Dell
6 10 (2.52%) NetApp
7 9 (2.27%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.27%) SonicWALL
8 8 (2.02%) Oracle
9 7 (1.76%) Cisco
9 7 (1.76%) Red Hat
10 4 (1.01%) Ariba
10 4 (1.01%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.01%) MicroStrategy
11 3 (0.76%) Google
11 3 (0.76%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.76%) OneTrust
12 2 (0.50%) Splunk