Design for Manufacturing Job Trends in South Wales

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
Wales > South Wales

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 - 68
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Design for Manufacturing 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 0.25% - 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.33% - 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £33,275 - -
25th Percentile £33,313 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,750 - £50,000
75th Percentile £36,313 - -
90th Percentile £36,425 - -
Wales median annual salary £34,750 - £50,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 615 535 508
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 76.21% 81.43% 92.70%
Number of salaries quoted 432 284 390
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £32,858
25th Percentile £30,625 £36,438 £40,770
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,875 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.25% -0.25% +0.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,970 £72,500
Wales median annual salary £48,122 £49,104 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.00% +3.38% -1.44%

Design for Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Design for Manufacturing job vacancy trend in South Wales

Design for Manufacturing
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Design for Manufacturing.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Design for Manufacturing

Design for Manufacturing
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design for Manufacturing within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 2 January 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
Vale of Glamorgan - 1 £35,000 -
Glamorgan - 1 £34,500 - 1
Design for Manufacturing
Wales

Design for Manufacturing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Modbus
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) DMAIC
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C
1 1 (50.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree