The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Cost Optimisation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 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 Kent.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
576
800
547
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent
74.51%
77.15%
90.86%
Number of salaries quoted
361
400
374
10th Percentile
£26,733
£30,000
£29,825
25th Percentile
£30,000
£36,250
£39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£39,000
£50,750
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-23.15%
+1.50%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£57,500
£65,000
£60,800
90th Percentile
£80,000
£75,000
£68,750
South East median annual salary
£49,000
£55,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
-10.91%
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Cost Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cost Optimisation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Cost Optimisation Salary Trend in Kent
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Cost Optimisation.
Cost Optimisation Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 1 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 Kent region with a requirement for Cost Optimisation.
Cost Optimisation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:
