Design Engineer Contracts in Hampshire

Design Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Design Engineer daily rate in Hampshire is £750 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 90 98 122
Rank change year-on-year +8 +24 -32
Contract jobs requiring a Design Engineer 11 7 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 0.69% 0.49% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% 0.52% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 9
10th Percentile £696 - £435
25th Percentile £725 £425 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £750 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £799 £475 £638
90th Percentile £826 - £663
South East median daily rate £750 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +66.67% - +11.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £47.38 -
25th Percentile - £49.06 £56.70
Median hourly rate £60.00 £55.59 £60.48
Median % change year-on-year +7.94% -8.08% +20.95%
75th Percentile - £66.69 £64.25
90th Percentile - £68.68 -
South East median hourly rate £60.00 £45.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +33.33% -10.00% +5.26%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Hampshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,439 1,348 2,010
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.99% 94.00% 94.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 816 876 1,210
10th Percentile £363 £230 £256
25th Percentile £450 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% +11.06%
75th Percentile £675 £618 £600
90th Percentile £738 £700 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 108 160
10th Percentile £13.40 £18.25 £13.50
25th Percentile £33.75 £22.36 £16.25
Median hourly rate £57.35 £52.50 £22.25
Median % change year-on-year +9.24% +135.96% -21.31%
75th Percentile £62.50 £67.50 £45.28
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £62.36
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.24 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.53% +129.71% -12.50%

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings that featured Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Design Engineer in Hampshire

Design Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer in Hampshire.

Daily rate trend for Design Engineer in Hampshire

Design Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer in Hampshire.

Hourly rate trend for Design Engineer in Hampshire

Design Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Design Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Romsey - 6 £750 - 2
Southampton - 2 - - 6
Design Engineer
South East

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Design Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Hampshire region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) Security Cleared
2 7 (63.64%) Risk Management
2 7 (63.64%) DV Cleared
3 4 (36.36%) C++
4 3 (27.27%) C
4 3 (27.27%) Embedded C
4 3 (27.27%) Embedded C++
4 3 (27.27%) Hazard Analysis
4 3 (27.27%) Algorithms
4 3 (27.27%) FPGA
4 3 (27.27%) Performance Optimisation
4 3 (27.27%) Wideband
4 3 (27.27%) FPGA Design
4 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
5 2 (18.18%) Xilinx
5 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
5 2 (18.18%) Kalman Filter
5 2 (18.18%) VHDL
5 2 (18.18%) Electronics
6 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
6 1 (9.09%) C#
6 1 (9.09%) Python
6 1 (9.09%) CAD
6 1 (9.09%) Software Engineering
6 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (9.09%) GitLab
6 1 (9.09%) Open Source
6 1 (9.09%) Test Scripting
6 1 (9.09%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (9.09%) Mentor Graphics

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) GitLab
General
1 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
2 2 (18.18%) Electronics
3 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Algorithms
1 3 (27.27%) FPGA
2 2 (18.18%) VHDL
3 1 (9.09%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (9.09%) GNSS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Risk Management
2 3 (27.27%) FPGA Design
2 3 (27.27%) Hazard Analysis
2 3 (27.27%) Performance Optimisation
3 2 (18.18%) Kalman Filter
4 1 (9.09%) CAD
4 1 (9.09%) CI/CD
4 1 (9.09%) Continuous Integration
4 1 (9.09%) Full Stack Development
4 1 (9.09%) Open Source
4 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (9.09%) Software Engineering
4 1 (9.09%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) C++
2 3 (27.27%) C
2 3 (27.27%) Embedded C
2 3 (27.27%) Embedded C++
3 1 (9.09%) C#
3 1 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (81.82%) Security Cleared
2 7 (63.64%) DV Cleared
3 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) Degree
4 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Xilinx
2 1 (9.09%) Mentor Graphics