Design-to-Cost Job Trends in England

Design to Cost (DTC)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Design-to-Cost skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 612 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Design-to-Cost 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.005% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.005% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary - - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Design-to-Cost 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 38,107 50,570 44,529
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 86.72% 82.89% 93.77%
Number of salaries quoted 23,702 26,628 34,165
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

Design-to-Cost
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Design-to-Cost job vacancy trend in England

Design-to-Cost
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Design-to-Cost.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Design-to-Cost

Design-to-Cost
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design-to-Cost within the England region over the 6 months to 7 November 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England - 2 - - 1
Design-to-Cost
UK

Design-to-Cost
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) FMEA