Design for Manufacturing Job Trends in Bristol

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Design for Manufacturing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Design for Manufacturing 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.19% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.30% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary - - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bristol

Design for Manufacturing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,326 1,254 1,634
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 64.40% 88.19% 93.26%
Number of salaries quoted 998 678 1,334
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,075 £85,925 £90,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £54,720 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.62% +4.23% +2.94%

Design for Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Design for Manufacturing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Design for Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Bristol

Design for Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Design for Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Design for Manufacturing

Design for Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Fusion 360
General
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
1 4 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Biochemistry
1 4 (100.00%) Biotechnology
1 4 (100.00%) CAD
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 4 (100.00%) QMS
1 4 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
1 4 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) ISO 13485