The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lancashire requiring Cost Optimisation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cost Optimisation over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 9 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
142
87
-
Rank change year-on-year
-55
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Cost Optimisation
2
1
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
2,113
1,031
658
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire
98.60%
79.31%
94.81%
Number of salaries quoted
1,267
868
348
10th Percentile
£41,250
£28,000
£28,894
25th Percentile
£47,683
£36,000
£37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,055
£50,000
£47,500
Median % change year-on-year
+0.11%
+5.26%
+5.56%
75th Percentile
£54,793
£62,250
£58,750
90th Percentile
£58,943
£75,772
£68,225
North West median annual salary
£50,055
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+0.11%
-9.09%
+4.76%
Cost Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Cost Optimisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Cost Optimisation Salary Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cost Optimisation in Lancashire.
Cost Optimisation Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, job vacancies citing Cost Optimisation also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Lancashire region with a requirement for Cost Optimisation.
Cost Optimisation Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
