Cost Reduction Job Trends in London

Cost Reduction
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Cost Reduction skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 320 348 333
Rank change year-on-year +28 -15 +176
Permanent jobs citing Cost Reduction 54 80 110
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.38% 0.52% 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.44% 0.54% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 14 24 43
10th Percentile £56,125 £36,500 £43,900
25th Percentile £63,592 £54,375 £61,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.00% -10.71% -
75th Percentile £99,688 £89,148 £91,625
90th Percentile £140,250 £98,750 £112,500
England median annual salary £72,750 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +21.25% +4.35% +4.55%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,365 14,682 16,817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 87.68% 94.64% 92.38%
Number of salaries quoted 7,912 8,070 13,469
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,125 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Cost Reduction
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Cost Reduction job vacancy trend in London

Cost Reduction
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cost Reduction.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Cost Reduction

Cost Reduction
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cost Reduction in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cost Reduction in London

Cost Reduction
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cost Reduction within the London region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Central London +55 24 £68,736 -27.65% 8
East London - 2 - -
Cost Reduction
England

Cost Reduction
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (12.96%) Maya
Business Applications
1 7 (12.96%) SAP IBP
1 7 (12.96%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 9 (16.67%) AWS
1 9 (16.67%) Azure
2 8 (14.81%) GCP
3 4 (7.41%) SaaS
4 2 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (12.96%) Data Warehouse
1 7 (12.96%) SAP BW
2 2 (3.70%) Tableau
General
1 23 (42.59%) Finance
2 17 (31.48%) Social Skills
3 13 (24.07%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (20.37%) Automotive
5 10 (18.52%) Law
6 9 (16.67%) Manufacturing
6 9 (16.67%) Telecoms
7 8 (14.81%) Banking
8 7 (12.96%) Games
9 5 (9.26%) Marketing
10 3 (5.56%) Back Office
11 2 (3.70%) Electronics
11 2 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (3.70%) Italian Language
11 2 (3.70%) Local Government
11 2 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (3.70%) Public Sector
12 1 (1.85%) Legal
Job Titles
1 25 (46.30%) Architect
2 20 (37.04%) Lead
3 16 (29.63%) Lead Architect
4 11 (20.37%) Lead Solutions Architect
4 11 (20.37%) Solutions Architect
5 10 (18.52%) Senior
6 7 (12.96%) IT Architect
6 7 (12.96%) SAP Architect
6 7 (12.96%) SAP Functional Architect
6 7 (12.96%) Senior Architect
7 5 (9.26%) Lead Security Architect
7 5 (9.26%) Security Architect
8 3 (5.56%) Messaging Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Analyst
9 2 (3.70%) Financial Controller
9 2 (3.70%) Lead Software Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Scala Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Scala Software Engineer
9 2 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
9 2 (3.70%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (12.96%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 7 (12.96%) Enterprise Software
2 7 (12.96%) Management Information System
2 7 (12.96%) PMI
2 7 (12.96%) Reinsurance
3 2 (3.70%) Shadow IT
3 2 (3.70%) Social Media
4 1 (1.85%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.26%) Windows
2 3 (5.56%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (27.78%) Agile
1 15 (27.78%) Business Strategy
1 15 (27.78%) Project Management
2 12 (22.22%) Roadmaps
3 10 (18.52%) Project Delivery
4 9 (16.67%) Analytics
4 9 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (16.67%) ERP
4 9 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 8 (14.81%) Asset Management
6 7 (12.96%) Due Diligence
6 7 (12.96%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (12.96%) Workflow
7 5 (9.26%) Client Onboarding
7 5 (9.26%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (7.41%) AI
8 4 (7.41%) IT Strategy
8 4 (7.41%) Logistics
8 4 (7.41%) Migration
8 4 (7.41%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.70%) PowerShell
1 2 (3.70%) Scala
Qualifications
1 7 (12.96%) PMI Certification
2 5 (9.26%) Degree
3 2 (3.70%) ICAEW
3 2 (3.70%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.85%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.56%) SLA
2 2 (3.70%) GAAP
2 2 (3.70%) IFRS
2 2 (3.70%) ISO 9001
2 2 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 20000
2 2 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.85%) GDPR
System Software
1 5 (9.26%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 9 (16.67%) SAP
2 7 (12.96%) Ariba
3 2 (3.70%) Alteryx
3 2 (3.70%) Google
3 2 (3.70%) MobileIron
3 2 (3.70%) Openreach
3 2 (3.70%) Salesforce
3 2 (3.70%) Zscaler
4 1 (1.85%) ServiceNow