Design to Cost (DTC)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Design-to-Cost skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 406 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +75 |
| Contract jobs citing Design-to-Cost | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | - | - | 0.010% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.012% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £450 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | £450 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £56.29 |
| UK median hourly rate | - | - | £56.29 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +25.09% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London
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 UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 15,652 | 12,774 | 16,981 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 85.55% | 87.39% | 87.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,590 | 7,494 | 10,922 |
| 10th Percentile | £221 | £243 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £381 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £685 | £691 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,719 | 732 | 1,219 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.38 | £15.50 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.00 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.58 | £30.45 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.58% | -32.33% | +40.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.50 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.22 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £44.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -26.14% | +25.71% |
Design-to-Cost
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Design-to-Cost relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Design-to-Cost
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Design-to-Cost.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Design-to-Cost.
