Cost Control Job Trends in the South East

Cost Control
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Cost Control 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 250 276 290
Rank change year-on-year +26 +14 -114
Permanent jobs citing Cost Control 23 20 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.22% 0.22% 0.068%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.25% 0.077%
Number of salaries quoted 9 2 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +1.33% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £66,563
90th Percentile £75,000 - £73,875
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Cost Control 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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,306 7,897 7,821
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.19% 88.14% 88.35%
Number of salaries quoted 4,952 3,758 5,459
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Cost Control
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cost Control relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Cost Control job vacancy trend in the South East

Cost Control
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Cost Control.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Cost Control

Cost Control
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cost Control in the South East over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cost Control in the South East

Cost Control
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cost Control within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 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
Surrey +5 8 £55,000 - 1
Thames Valley - 7 £70,000 - 3
Buckinghamshire - 6 £70,000 - 1
Kent -15 5 £58,000 - 3
Isle of Wight - 2 £60,000 -
Berkshire - 1 - - 2
West Sussex - 1 - -
Cost Control
England

Cost Control
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 13 (56.52%) Finance
2 7 (30.43%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (30.43%) Legal
3 5 (21.74%) Social Skills
4 4 (17.39%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (8.70%) Marketing
5 2 (8.70%) Military
5 2 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (4.35%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (21.74%) Commercial Manager
2 4 (17.39%) Contracts Manager
2 4 (17.39%) IT Manager
2 4 (17.39%) Support Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Technical Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Technical Support
2 4 (17.39%) Technical Support Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Head of Technology
4 2 (8.70%) Lead Systems Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Lead Test Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Operations Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Project Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Sales Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Sales Operations Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Systems Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Systems Test Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Team Leader
4 2 (8.70%) Test Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Test Leader
4 2 (8.70%) Test Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 6 (26.09%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (17.39%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (17.39%) Management Information System
3 3 (13.04%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (30.43%) Budgeting
1 7 (30.43%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 7 (30.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (17.39%) Budget Management
3 4 (17.39%) Contract Management
3 4 (17.39%) ITIL
3 4 (17.39%) Line Management
3 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (17.39%) Resource Management
3 4 (17.39%) Service Delivery
4 3 (13.04%) Agile
4 3 (13.04%) Decision-Making
4 3 (13.04%) Resource Allocation
4 3 (13.04%) Risk Management
5 2 (8.70%) CRM
5 2 (8.70%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 2 (8.70%) Logistics
5 2 (8.70%) Programme Management
5 2 (8.70%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) Degree
2 4 (17.39%) HNC
2 4 (17.39%) PMI Certification
2 4 (17.39%) PMP
3 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) SLA
2 3 (13.04%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft