Design for Manufacturing Job Trends in Leeds

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Design for Manufacturing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Design for Manufacturing 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.033% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.046% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £47,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 - £55,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,152 837 1,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 70.93% 86.92% 78.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1,670 573 992
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -3.72%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £83,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +2.80% -2.73%

Design for Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Design for Manufacturing job vacancy trend in Leeds

Design for Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Design for Manufacturing

Design for Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Programmer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HND