Design-to-Cost Job Trends in the South East

Design to Cost (DTC)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Design-to-Cost skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 393
Rank change year-on-year - - -25
Permanent jobs citing Design-to-Cost 0 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East - - 0.011%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary - - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 10,282 7,050 14,766
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 71.42% 90.22% 82.06%
Number of salaries quoted 7,210 3,376 10,247
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £39,656 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%

Design-to-Cost
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Design-to-Cost job vacancy trend in the South East

Design-to-Cost
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Design-to-Cost.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Design-to-Cost