Cost Control Jobs

Cost Control
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Cost Control skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Cost Control over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 480 786 846
Rank change year-on-year +306 +60 -180
Permanent jobs citing Cost Control 239 125 117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.44% 0.13% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.15% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 170 73 44
10th Percentile £47,863 £43,000 £37,339
25th Percentile £52,600 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,793 £53,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.42% -2.73% -12.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £70,875
90th Percentile - £77,970 £108,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,793 £53,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.42% -2.73% -12.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,521 85,132 94,507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.87% 85.14% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 25,367 59,760 55,710
10th Percentile £29,625 £29,078 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -9.09% +4.76%

Cost Control
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cost Control as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cost Control in the UK

Cost Control
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cost Control.

Salary trend for Cost Control in the UK

Cost Control
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cost Control over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Cost Control in the UK

Cost Control
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cost Control within the UK over the 6 months to 22 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
England +265 221 £54,793 +2.42% 137
UK excluding London +287 214 £54,793 +2.42% 93
North of England +131 92 £54,793 +9.59% 21
North West +76 89 £54,793 +9.59% 16
South East +126 64 £70,000 - 39
Work from Home +118 28 £42,500 -33.33% 60
London +128 23 £70,000 -3.45% 56
Midlands +51 19 £100,000 +86.92% 15
West Midlands +65 17 £100,000 +86.92% 9
South West +113 15 £52,600 -19.08% 4
Scotland +124 9 £42,500 +2.77% 1
East of England +28 8 £70,000 +3.70% 11
Wales +49 7 £70,000 - 5
Yorkshire +67 3 £55,000 +89.66% 3
East Midlands +26 2 - - 5

Cost Control
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.51%) SharePoint
Applications
1 22 (9.21%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (5.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (5.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (4.18%) Simulink
4 4 (1.67%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 16 (6.69%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 16 (6.69%) SAP FI
2 3 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 8 (3.35%) Azure
2 7 (2.93%) Dynamics 365
2 7 (2.93%) Entra ID
2 7 (2.93%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (2.51%) Google Workspace
3 6 (2.51%) SaaS
4 3 (1.26%) Smartsheet
5 2 (0.84%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 2 (0.84%) IaaS
5 2 (0.84%) PaaS
5 2 (0.84%) Power Automate
5 2 (0.84%) Power Platform
5 2 (0.84%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.42%) AWS
6 1 (0.42%) Nutanix
6 1 (0.42%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.09%) SSL
1 5 (2.09%) VLAN
1 5 (2.09%) Wireless
2 4 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.84%) Firewall
3 2 (0.84%) LAN
3 2 (0.84%) Network Security
3 2 (0.84%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.84%) VPN
3 2 (0.84%) WAN
4 1 (0.42%) NAS
4 1 (0.42%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.84%) NoSQL
1 2 (0.84%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.42%) JIRA
General
1 99 (41.42%) Social Skills
2 89 (37.24%) Aeronautics
2 89 (37.24%) Aerospace
3 83 (34.73%) Finance
4 36 (15.06%) Manufacturing
5 22 (9.21%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (8.37%) Law
6 20 (8.37%) Organisational Skills
7 14 (5.86%) Retail
8 11 (4.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (4.18%) Legal
10 5 (2.09%) Marketing
11 1 (0.42%) Electronics
11 1 (0.42%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 110 (46.03%) Senior
2 95 (39.75%) Lead
3 89 (37.24%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 89 (37.24%) Systems Engineer
4 88 (36.82%) Lead Systems Engineer
4 88 (36.82%) Team Leader
5 36 (15.06%) Engineering Manager
6 27 (11.30%) Project Manager
7 18 (7.53%) Analyst
8 16 (6.69%) Financial Analyst
8 16 (6.69%) IT Analyst
8 16 (6.69%) Senior Analyst
8 16 (6.69%) Senior Financial Analyst
8 16 (6.69%) Service Analyst
9 14 (5.86%) Vendor Manager
10 9 (3.77%) IT Manager
11 8 (3.35%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (3.35%) Portfolio Manager
12 6 (2.51%) Project Leader
12 6 (2.51%) Software Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.67%) EDI
2 2 (0.84%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.95%) Social Media
2 16 (6.69%) Self-Motivation
3 14 (5.86%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 5 (2.09%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.09%) Product Ownership
5 3 (1.26%) Cloud Native
5 3 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (1.26%) Virtual Team
6 2 (0.84%) Algorithms
6 2 (0.84%) Data Structures
6 2 (0.84%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.84%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.42%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.42%) Enterprise Cloud
7 1 (0.42%) Enterprise Storage
7 1 (0.42%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.42%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.42%) Private Cloud
7 1 (0.42%) Shadow IT
7 1 (0.42%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 20 (8.37%) Windows
2 18 (7.53%) Windows Vista
3 2 (0.84%) Android
3 2 (0.84%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.84%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (50.21%) Project Management
2 108 (45.19%) Coaching
3 96 (40.17%) Systems Engineering
4 94 (39.33%) Performance Management
5 90 (37.66%) Mathematics
6 89 (37.24%) Physics
7 65 (27.20%) Mentoring
8 57 (23.85%) Project Delivery
9 50 (20.92%) Stakeholder Management
10 40 (16.74%) Budgeting
11 32 (13.39%) Continuous Improvement
12 30 (12.55%) Decision-Making
13 28 (11.72%) Agile
14 26 (10.88%) Strategic Thinking
15 25 (10.46%) Service Delivery
16 24 (10.04%) Contract Management
17 23 (9.62%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
18 22 (9.21%) ERP
18 22 (9.21%) Problem-Solving
19 18 (7.53%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.35%) PowerShell
2 6 (2.51%) Ada
2 6 (2.51%) C
2 6 (2.51%) C++
3 1 (0.42%) Python
Qualifications
1 158 (66.11%) Degree
2 130 (54.39%) BPSS Clearance
3 35 (14.64%) Chartered Engineer
4 22 (9.21%) DBS Check
5 15 (6.28%) Master's Degree
6 9 (3.77%) HNC
6 9 (3.77%) HND
7 8 (3.35%) PMI Certification
7 8 (3.35%) PMP
8 5 (2.09%) MRICS
9 3 (1.26%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.26%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.42%) ACCA
10 1 (0.42%) CIMA
10 1 (0.42%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.42%) SAP Certification
10 1 (0.42%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.42%) Security Cleared
10 1 (0.42%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.77%) GDPR
2 5 (2.09%) QA
3 4 (1.67%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (1.26%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.26%) PMBOK
5 2 (0.84%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.84%) SLA
6 1 (0.42%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (2.93%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.51%) Embedded Firmware
2 6 (2.51%) Firmware
3 1 (0.42%) Docker
3 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.42%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (2.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.09%) Jamf Pro
2 5 (2.09%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.42%) Ansible
3 1 (0.42%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.42%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 49 (20.50%) Microsoft
2 22 (9.21%) SAP
3 10 (4.18%) MathWorks
4 6 (2.51%) Google
5 5 (2.09%) Cisco
5 5 (2.09%) Meraki
5 5 (2.09%) NEC
6 4 (1.67%) YouTube
7 3 (1.26%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.42%) Ariba
8 1 (0.42%) Instagram
8 1 (0.42%) Oracle
8 1 (0.42%) Twitter
8 1 (0.42%) Veeam
8 1 (0.42%) VMware