IC Design Job Trends in the South West

Integrated Circuit Design (IC Design)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring IC Design skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 274
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing IC Design 0 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West - - 0.090%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £86,000 - £50,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

IC Design 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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,305 2,509 7,952
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 69.47% 89.96% 79.56%
Number of salaries quoted 3,524 1,556 5,874
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £51,186
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +2.57% -5.60%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,525 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -12.00%

IC Design
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IC Design relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

IC Design job vacancy trend in the South West

IC Design
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing IC Design.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing IC Design