Design to Cost (DTC)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Design-to-Cost skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 600 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +175 |
| Contract jobs citing Design-to-Cost | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | - | 0.011% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.013% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £228 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £261 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £331 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £411 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £449 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £331 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £56.29 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £56.29 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £56.30 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £56.30 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £56.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £56.30 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +25.10% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 32,537 | 30,122 | 39,072 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.36% | 88.11% | 88.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,461 | 18,405 | 26,081 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £738 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £477 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.60% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,095 | 985 | 1,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.57 | £15.62 | £14.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.52 | £20.50 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £43.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -24.99% | +23.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.50 | £32.50 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.69% | -26.97% | +39.06% |
Design-to-Cost
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Design-to-Cost relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Design-to-Cost
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Design-to-Cost.
Design-to-Cost
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Design-to-Cost.
