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This section looks at the demand for the Design Engineer role in IT jobs within the Cambridge region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Design Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Design Engineer
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank10190
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads4238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.438 %1.399 %
Salaries quoted3032
Average minimum salary£36,000£31,969
Average salary£39,050£37,391
% change on same period last year+4.43 %
Average maximum salary£42,100£42,813
UK excluding London average salary£41,920£37,231
% change on same period last year+12.59 %
Job Titles CambridgeJob Titles
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads29212716
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.525 %1.121 %
Salaries quoted25382266
Average minimum salary£32,695£32,149
Average salary£36,132£35,489
% change on same period last year+1.81 %
Average maximum salary£39,570£38,829
UK excluding London average salary£38,227£39,513
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Design Engineer CambridgeshireDesign Engineer
Cambridgeshire

Design Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Design Engineer across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridge Design Engineer Demand Trend

Design Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Design Engineer across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Design Engineer Salary Trend

Design Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Design Engineer across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Cambridge Design Engineer Salary Histogram

Design Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Design Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Design Engineer in their job title.

137 (52.86 %)Electronics
220 (28.57 %)Manufacturing
319 (27.14 %)Degree
417 (24.29 %)Pro/ENGINEER
417 (24.29 %)CAD
514 (20.00 %)SolidWorks
613 (18.57 %)VHDL
613 (18.57 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
712 (17.14 %)Verilog
811 (15.71 %)Pharmaceutical
910 (14.29 %)GSM
109 (12.86 %)TETRA
118 (11.43 %)PDA
118 (11.43 %)C
118 (11.43 %)3G
127 (10.00 %)Life Science
127 (10.00 %)Wireless
136 (8.571 %)Physics
136 (8.571 %)EMC
136 (8.571 %)C++
145 (7.143 %)OOD
145 (7.143 %)Embedded C
145 (7.143 %)Embedded C++
145 (7.143 %)Project Management
145 (7.143 %)Handset
154 (5.714 %)Electric
154 (5.714 %)VoIP
154 (5.714 %)HTTP
154 (5.714 %)OO
163 (4.286 %)MS Visio

Design Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Design Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Design Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
11 (1.429 %).NET
11 (1.429 %)OpenGL
11 (1.429 %)LAMP
11 (1.429 %)AJAX
Applications
117 (24.29 %)Pro/ENGINEER
23 (4.286 %)MS Visio
31 (1.429 %)AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
110 (14.29 %)GSM
29 (12.86 %)TETRA
38 (11.43 %)3G
47 (10.00 %)Wireless
54 (5.714 %)HTTP
54 (5.714 %)VoIP
63 (4.286 %)Ethernet
63 (4.286 %)MPLS
72 (2.857 %)TCP/IP
72 (2.857 %)DECT
81 (1.429 %)ATM
General
137 (52.86 %)Electronics
220 (28.57 %)Manufacturing
311 (15.71 %)Pharmaceutical
44 (5.714 %)Electric
51 (1.429 %)Health
51 (1.429 %)Law
51 (1.429 %)Automotive
51 (1.429 %)Education
51 (1.429 %)3D Graphics
51 (1.429 %)Pensions
Miscellaneous
113 (18.57 %)VHDL
113 (18.57 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
212 (17.14 %)Verilog
38 (11.43 %)PDA
47 (10.00 %)Life Science
56 (8.571 %)Physics
65 (7.143 %)Handset
71 (1.429 %)Streaming Video
71 (1.429 %)Computer Science
71 (1.429 %)CPLD
71 (1.429 %)MPEG
Operating Systems
12 (2.857 %)Linux
21 (1.429 %)VxWorks
21 (1.429 %)pSOS
21 (1.429 %)Embedded Linux
21 (1.429 %)UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
117 (24.29 %)CAD
25 (7.143 %)Project Management
25 (7.143 %)OOD
34 (5.714 %)OO
43 (4.286 %)CAE
43 (4.286 %)Network Design
51 (1.429 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (1.429 %)Finite Element Analysis
51 (1.429 %)Unit Testing
51 (1.429 %)UML
Programming Languages
18 (11.43 %)C
26 (8.571 %)C++
35 (7.143 %)Embedded C
35 (7.143 %)Embedded C++
41 (1.429 %)C#
Qualifications
119 (27.14 %)Degree
Vendors
114 (20.00 %)SolidWorks
26 (8.571 %)EMC
33 (4.286 %)Cisco
41 (1.429 %)Mentor Graphics
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