Cost Reduction
Berkshire > Reading
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Cost Reduction skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 70 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -3 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs citing Cost Reduction | 0 | 5 | 40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Reading | - | 0.73% | 3.16% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.81% | 3.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £128,750 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £132,500 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +278.57% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £136,250 | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £65,000 | £132,500 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.94% | +278.57% | +9.38% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Reading
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 Reading.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 509 | 617 | 1,137 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading | 78.07% | 90.07% | 89.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 317 | 238 | 784 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £48,107 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £65,405 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.91% | +18.92% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,840 | £85,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,250 | £112,500 | £83,750 |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £65,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +18.18% | -5.98% |
Cost Reduction
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cost Reduction relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.
Cost Reduction
Salary Trend in Reading
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Cost Reduction.
