Design for Test Job Trends in Hampshire

Design for Testability (DFT)
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Hampshire requiring Design for Test skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 - 170
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Design for Test 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.034% - 0.029%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.045% - 0.035%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,500 - £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £86,000 - £54,000
75th Percentile £86,500 - £56,000
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £86,000 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +50.88% -5.00% +14.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,216 1,412 2,893
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 74.94% 81.76% 84.15%
Number of salaries quoted 1,582 948 2,201
10th Percentile £28,025 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,375 £75,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Design for Test
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Design for Test job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Design for Test
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Design for Test.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Design for Test

Design for Test
Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 20 March 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
Fareham - 1 £86,000 - 2
Design for Test
South East

Design for Test
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) ASIC
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Electronic Design Automation
1 1 (100.00%) IC Design
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 26262
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety