Design-to-Cost Contracts in Dorset

Design to Cost (DTC)
South West > Dorset

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for Design-to-Cost skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Design-to-Cost over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 29 32
Rank change year-on-year +5 +3 -2
Contract jobs citing Design-to-Cost 4 5 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 2.44% 2.30% 1.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.86% 2.78% 1.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 2
10th Percentile - - £46.63
25th Percentile - - £47.99
Median hourly rate £47.83 £56.29 £51.80
Median % change year-on-year -15.03% +8.67% -
75th Percentile - - £54.08
90th Percentile - £56.30 £54.54
South West median hourly rate £47.83 £56.29 £48.76
% change year-on-year -15.03% +15.45% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Dorset

Design-to-Cost is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 140 180 175
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset 85.37% 82.95% 88.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 105 97
10th Percentile £174 £160 £294
25th Percentile £175 £288 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% +15.15%
75th Percentile £630 £610 £575
90th Percentile £825 £638 £650
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 36 38
10th Percentile £11.87 £17.50 £20.88
25th Percentile £13.69 £48.86 £45.18
Median hourly rate £15.31 £56.29 £53.47
Median % change year-on-year -72.80% +5.28% +12.56%
75th Percentile £56.49 £62.72 £65.48
90th Percentile £61.25 £70.77 £79.40
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £61.10 £48.74
% change year-on-year -9.98% +25.36% +12.05%

Design-to-Cost
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings citing Design-to-Cost as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Design-to-Cost in Dorset

Design-to-Cost
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Design-to-Cost in Dorset.

Hourly rate trend for Design-to-Cost in Dorset

Design-to-Cost
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
1 4 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared