Cost Reduction Job Trends in Kent

Cost Reduction
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Cost Reduction skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 75 -
Rank change year-on-year -14 - -
Permanent jobs citing Cost Reduction 1 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 0.095% 0.28% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.32% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
South East median annual salary £65,000 £50,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +30.00% +42.86% -12.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Kent

Cost Reduction 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 866 633 510
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 82.24% 88.90% 78.95%
Number of salaries quoted 456 201 404
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,500 £23,575
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £33,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £68,750 £59,063
90th Percentile £72,500 £79,500 £67,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%

Cost Reduction
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Cost Reduction job vacancy trend in Kent

Cost Reduction
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Cost Reduction.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Cost Reduction

Cost Reduction
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Business Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Business Operations Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 1 (100.00%) Facilities Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) NEBOSH