Cost Reduction Jobs in the South East

Cost Reduction
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Cost Reduction skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cost Reduction over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 277 317 344
Rank change year-on-year +40 +27 +96
Permanent jobs citing Cost Reduction 12 74 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.13% 0.44% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.52% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 10 34 30
10th Percentile £49,425 £29,913 -
25th Percentile £52,375 £31,563 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +19.00% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £53,750 £60,188
90th Percentile £65,250 £72,500 £67,625
England median annual salary £59,500 £55,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +8.18% -5.98% +11.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,550 14,220 13,694
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 91.62% 84.55% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 4,316 9,911 7,968
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%

Cost Reduction
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Cost Reduction as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Cost Reduction in the South East

Cost Reduction
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cost Reduction in the South East.

Salary trend for Cost Reduction in the South East

Cost Reduction
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cost Reduction in the South East over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cost Reduction in the South East

Cost Reduction
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 Reduction within the South East region over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. 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
Thames Valley +22 5 £65,000 +100.00% 3
Hampshire +48 3 £55,250 +5.24% 5
East Sussex +31 3 £59,500 -15.00% 2
Berkshire +9 3 £65,000 +100.00% 2
Buckinghamshire +38 2 £50,000 -13.04% 1
Kent +33 1 - -
Cost Reduction
England

Cost Reduction
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) Unified Communications
General
1 5 (41.67%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (16.67%) Finance
3 2 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 2 (16.67%) Retail
4 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (25.00%) Architect
1 3 (25.00%) Enterprise Architect
1 3 (25.00%) Supplier Manager
2 2 (16.67%) IT Engineer
2 2 (16.67%) Operations Manager
2 2 (16.67%) Principal Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Author
3 1 (8.33%) Business Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Data Steward
3 1 (8.33%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Finance Business Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Financial Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Performance Manager
3 1 (8.33%) Salesforce Architect
3 1 (8.33%) SAP Architect
3 1 (8.33%) SAP Enterprise Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) CMDB
1 2 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (8.33%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 5 (41.67%) Process Improvement
4 4 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
4 4 (33.33%) Cost Optimisation
4 4 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
4 4 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 4 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
5 3 (25.00%) Benchmarking
5 3 (25.00%) Contract Management
5 3 (25.00%) Market Research
5 3 (25.00%) Project Management
5 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
5 3 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
5 3 (25.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
6 2 (16.67%) Asset Management
6 2 (16.67%) Configuration Management
6 2 (16.67%) Security Patching
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) ACCA
1 1 (8.33%) CBAP
1 1 (8.33%) CFA
1 1 (8.33%) CIMA
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
1 1 (8.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (8.33%) PMP
1 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
1 1 (8.33%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
1 2 (16.67%) GDPR
1 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (8.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Salesforce
1 2 (16.67%) SAP