Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
West Midlands > Worcestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Worcestershire requiring Design for Manufacturing skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Design for Manufacturing | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire | 0.49% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.58% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | - | +34.90% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 173 | 248 | 132 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 85.22% | 75.15% | 91.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 149 | 129 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,950 | £32,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £30,750 | £38,000 | £26,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £58,191 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -39.85% | +36.92% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £67,750 | £55,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,700 | £79,000 | £65,000 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | - |
Design for Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Design for Manufacturing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
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Salary Trend in Worcestershire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Design for Manufacturing.
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Job Locations in Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 29 October 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidderminster | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| Design for Manufacturing West Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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: