The first table below looks at the demand for the Design Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Design Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the North West region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Design Engineer
Rank 244 224 232
Rank change year-on-year
-20 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer 5 12 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.070% 0.169% 0.072%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.073% 0.176% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 4 9 3
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% +3.89%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+5.88% +6.25%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6826 6825 6670
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.52% 95.91% 95.49%
Number of salaries quoted 5778 6016 5903
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Design Engineer
England

Design Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Design Engineer across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West Design Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Design Engineer
Salary Trend

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

North West Design Engineer Salary Trend

Design Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design Engineer within the North West region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheshire +7 3 £35,000 -12.50%
Manchester -16 1 £35,000 -
Design Engineer
England

Design Engineer
Top 29 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

1 7 (77.78%) Aerospace
2 6 (66.67%) DO-178B
2 6 (66.67%) Embedded Systems
3 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
4 4 (44.44%) Degree
5 3 (33.33%) Software Testing
5 3 (33.33%) Requirements Management
5 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
5 3 (33.33%) Change Control
5 3 (33.33%) Ethernet
5 3 (33.33%) C
5 3 (33.33%) UML
5 3 (33.33%) Embedded C
5 3 (33.33%) Assembly Language
6 1 (11.11%) Finite Element Analysis
6 1 (11.11%) Solid Edge
6 1 (11.11%) CAD
6 1 (11.11%) Project Management
6 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
6 1 (11.11%) ISO 9001
6 1 (11.11%) MS Office
6 1 (11.11%) HNC
6 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
6 1 (11.11%) Finance
6 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
6 1 (11.11%) SolidWorks
6 1 (11.11%) CATIA
6 1 (11.11%) PDM
6 1 (11.11%) Programme Management

Design Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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.

Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Solid Edge
1 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
1 1 (11.11%) MS Office
1 1 (11.11%) CATIA
Communications & Networking
1 3 (33.33%) Ethernet
General
1 7 (77.78%) Aerospace
2 1 (11.11%) Finance
2 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Software Testing
1 3 (33.33%) Requirements Management
1 3 (33.33%) Change Control
1 3 (33.33%) UML
2 1 (11.11%) Finite Element Analysis
2 1 (11.11%) CAD
2 1 (11.11%) Project Management
2 1 (11.11%) PDM
2 1 (11.11%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) C
1 3 (33.33%) Embedded C
1 3 (33.33%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 4 (44.44%) Degree
3 3 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (66.67%) DO-178B
2 1 (11.11%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) SolidWorks
Manchester, North West
The ideal candidate for the role will have: * Experience using Solidworks* Capable of conceptual design, assembly drawings and drawings for manufacture.* Have a good understanding of hydraulics, pumps...
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The ideal candidate for the role will have: * Experience using PRo Engineer * Capable of conceptual design of new instruments, clarify key components of a system and break down...
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, North West
Specification: - Degree qualified (ideally to Master's level) in electronics / computer science or similar discipline. - Fully competent in analogue design and verification techniques, with extensive commercial experience using...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£65k + extensive benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Bury, North West
You will also assist with testing, fault-finding, installation and commissioning as required.Other responsibilities will include providing technical support and consultancy to users internally and externally, and...
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + 25 days holidays + public hols
Posted: 18 May 2013
Bury, Lancashire
You will also be tasked with the continuous improvement of the company's electrical systems through proactive research of new technologies and successfully implementing these with existing processes.....
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + 25 days holidays + public hols
Posted: 17 May 2013