Cost Optimisation Job Trends in Glasgow

Cost Optimization
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Cost Optimisation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 64 125
Rank change year-on-year +8 +61 -28
Permanent jobs citing Cost Optimisation 1 9 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 0.15% 1.25% 0.082%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 1.36% 0.085%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,750 £38,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £52,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% - -
75th Percentile £66,250 £92,500 -
90th Percentile - £93,250 -
Scotland median annual salary £66,289 £80,000 -
% change year-on-year -17.14% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 518 664 1,178
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 76.06% 92.09% 96.80%
Number of salaries quoted 320 301 468
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £40,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £93,750 £76,250
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -8.67%

Cost Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cost Optimisation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Cost Optimisation job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Cost Optimisation
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Cost Optimisation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Cost Optimisation

Cost Optimisation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) IT Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Senior IT Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership