Cost Control Job Trends in Kent

Cost Control
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Cost Control skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 74 66
Rank change year-on-year +2 -8 -42
Permanent jobs citing Cost Control 1 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 0.13% 0.58% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.75% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 - £50,000
South East median annual salary £70,000 £45,000 £73,750
% change year-on-year +55.56% -38.98% +96.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Kent

Cost Control 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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 569 799 549
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 74.28% 77.12% 90.89%
Number of salaries quoted 354 399 374
10th Percentile £26,395 £30,000 £29,825
25th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.24% +3.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £60,800
90th Percentile £78,875 £75,000 £68,750
South East median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.91% - -

Cost Control
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings citing Cost Control as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Cost Control in Kent

Cost Control
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Cost Control.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Cost Control

Cost Control
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cost Control within the Kent region over the 6 months to 30 September 2025. 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
Rochester - 1 £58,000 -
Cost Control
South East

Cost Control
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Test Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Test Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Team Leader
1 1 (100.00%) Test Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Test Leader
1 1 (100.00%) Test Team Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree