Design Engineer
UK
The median Design Engineer daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 May 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 27 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 470 | 557 | 711 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +87 | +154 | -122 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Design Engineer | 116 | 151 | 147 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.28% | 0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 48 | 49 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £379 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +15.79% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £675 | £628 |
| 90th Percentile | £817 | £700 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £675 | £538 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.58% | +30.30% | -2.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 28 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.63 | - | £24.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.25 | £42.50 | £35.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £46.25 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.35% | +2.78% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.00 | £62.00 | £50.21 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £69.13 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +55.56% | - | +9.09% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,655 | 53,675 | 84,138 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.62% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,814 | 37,483 | 59,176 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,760 | 1,482 | 2,013 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.80 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +7.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.54 | £75.98 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Design Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer.
Design Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Design Engineer over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.
Design Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer.
Design Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Design Engineer over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.
Design Engineer
Top 14 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 27 May 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 |
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| England | +93 | 103 | £589 | +7.00% | 640 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 76 | £675 | +25.58% | 616 |
| Work from Home | +87 | 34 | £525 | - | 184 |
| East of England | +10 | 33 | £700 | - | 137 |
| London | +104 | 30 | £520 | -13.33% | 71 |
| South East | +8 | 14 | £750 | +66.67% | 153 |
| North of England | - | 14 | £405 | - | 118 |
| North West | - | 11 | £210 | - | 69 |
| Midlands | +31 | 8 | £750 | +53.85% | 108 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 5 | £750 | +53.85% | 48 |
| Scotland | +40 | 4 | £575 | +39.34% | 39 |
| South West | -12 | 3 | £775 | +179.28% | 79 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £433 | - | 59 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £525 | - | 37 |
Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 May 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 featuring Design Engineer in the job title.
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Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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