Design for Test Job Trends in Fife

Design for Testability (DFT)
Scotland > Fife

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Fife requiring Design for Test skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Design for Test 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Fife 1.82% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.26% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Fife

Design for Test 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 Fife.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 47 23 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 42.73% 65.71% 74.73%
Number of salaries quoted 23 9 45
10th Percentile £24,250 £42,500 £32,550
25th Percentile £30,000 £46,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £36,375 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £38,500 £66,180 -
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -22.73% -

Design for Test
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

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

Design for Test job vacancy trend in Fife

Design for Test
Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design for Test within the Fife region over the 6 months to 2 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glenrothes - 2 - - 3
Design for Test
Scotland

Design for Test
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fife 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%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics Test Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Product Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Product Test Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Electronics Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Test Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Test Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HND