Cost Analyst Jobs in the UK excluding London

Cost Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Cost Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £50,600 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 572 - 753
Rank change year-on-year - - +107
Permanent jobs requiring a Cost Analyst 5 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.013% - 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% - 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,600 - £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +76.92%
75th Percentile £52,638 - £58,750
90th Percentile £56,305 - -
UK median annual salary £50,600 - £57,500
% change year-on-year - - +76.92%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,540 70,800 51,694
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.25% 94.95% 89.10%
Number of salaries quoted 17,956 49,914 29,611
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,000 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Cost Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Cost Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Cost Analyst in the UK excluding London

Cost Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cost Analyst in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Cost Analyst in the UK excluding London

Cost Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cost Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 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
South East - 4 £50,600 - 2
North of England - 1 £57,500 - 1
Yorkshire - 1 £57,500 - 1
Cost Analyst
UK

Cost Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Cost Analyst job roles required 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 UK excluding London region featuring Cost Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Tableau
2 4 (80.00%) Decision-Making
2 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (80.00%) Data Strategy
2 4 (80.00%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (20.00%) Electronic Trading
3 1 (20.00%) Front Office
3 1 (20.00%) Benchmarking
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Measurement
3 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (20.00%) Advertising
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Translating Business Requirements

Cost Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) Tableau
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Advertising
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Front Office
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Analytics
2 4 (80.00%) Data Strategy
2 4 (80.00%) Decision-Making
2 4 (80.00%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (20.00%) Benchmarking
3 1 (20.00%) Electronic Trading
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Measurement
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance