Design for Testability (DFT)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Design for Test skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 690 | 699 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +9 | +280 |
| Permanent jobs citing Design for Test | 0 | 21 | 14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | - | 0.038% | 0.027% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.042% | 0.030% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £41,000 | £53,000 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £45,000 | £55,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £50,500 | £59,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.77% | +7.26% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57,500 | £75,625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £78,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £50,500 | £58,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -13.68% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 48,455 | 49,716 | 46,950 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 81.91% | 90.02% | 91.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,359 | 24,660 | 35,854 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £35,000 | £31,552 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £49,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.91% | +4.76% | -4.50% |
Design for Test
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Design for Test relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Design for Test
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Design for Test.
