Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
South East > Berkshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Design for Manufacturing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 111 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Design for Manufacturing | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire | - | - | 0.77% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| South East median daily rate | - | - | £591 |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Berkshire
Design for Manufacturing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Berkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,375 | 1,201 | 1,791 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire | 86.32% | 92.46% | 91.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 940 | 651 | 1,009 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £300 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £401 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £510 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +2.00% | -1.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £595 | £625 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £663 | £676 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £501 | £511 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.10% | -1.96% | +2.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 65 | 38 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.44 | £28.18 | £20.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.79 | £49.97 | £43.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.00 | £61.50 | £61.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.68% | +0.61% | -5.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £95.00 | £65.62 | £70.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £106.00 | £79.86 | £85.65 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.00 | £45.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.44% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
Design for Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Design for Manufacturing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
