Design-to-Cost Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Design to Cost (DTC)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Design-to-Cost skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Design-to-Cost 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.033% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.041% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37.00 - -
Median hourly rate £38.00 - -
75th Percentile £39.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £38.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Design-to-Cost 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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,442 1,369 2,264
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 80.97% 93.07% 85.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,587 847 1,237
10th Percentile £306 £300 £213
25th Percentile £406 £406 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% - -1.96%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £600
90th Percentile £688 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £520 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +4.00% -1.96% +0.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 215 69 169
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £14.34
25th Percentile £30.94 £14.75 £19.25
Median hourly rate £81.50 £25.15 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +224.06% -47.05% -6.95%
75th Percentile £88.00 £62.50 £62.69
90th Percentile £105.10 £78.00 £85.65
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £47.50
% change year-on-year +108.75% -47.05% -9.52%

Design-to-Cost
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Design-to-Cost relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Design-to-Cost job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Design-to-Cost
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Design-to-Cost within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 9 June 2026. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxfordshire - 1 - -
Design-to-Cost
South East

Design-to-Cost
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree