Design Engineer Contracts in Berkshire

Design Engineer
South East > Berkshire

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Design Engineer daily rate in Berkshire.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 120 112
Rank change year-on-year +32 -8 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Design Engineer 5 4 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.43% 0.20% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% 0.21% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £382
25th Percentile - - £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £388 £425
Median % change year-on-year - -8.71% +7.93%
75th Percentile - - £572
90th Percentile - - £660
South East median daily rate £490 £750 £450
% change year-on-year -34.67% +66.67% +1.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
Median hourly rate £70.00 £60.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -
South East median hourly rate £70.00 £60.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +16.67% +33.33% -10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,085 1,866 1,720
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 94.05% 95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 655 992 1,104
10th Percentile £311 £213 £325
25th Percentile £413 £381 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% -2.38% +7.09%
75th Percentile £625 £608 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £713
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 116 56
10th Percentile £27.46 £18.75 £17.61
25th Percentile £50.06 £41.44 £22.66
Median hourly rate £63.37 £59.50 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +6.51% +4.60% +170.88%
75th Percentile £76.77 £70.42 £73.69
90th Percentile £88.19 £86.32 £79.72
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Design Engineer in Berkshire

Design Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Design Engineer in Berkshire

Design Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Design Engineer in Berkshire

Design Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Reading +34 4 - - 11
Design Engineer
South East

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Berkshire region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) HNC
1 3 (60.00%) HND
2 2 (40.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (40.00%) 2G
2 2 (40.00%) 3G
2 2 (40.00%) 4G
2 2 (40.00%) Radio Access Network
2 2 (40.00%) 5G
3 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (20.00%) MPLS
3 1 (20.00%) Benchmarking
3 1 (20.00%) Network Design
3 1 (20.00%) Huawei
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) Network Security
3 1 (20.00%) NSN NetAct
3 1 (20.00%) Network Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Ethernet
3 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (20.00%) Cisco
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Ericsson
3 1 (20.00%) Nokia

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) 2G
1 2 (40.00%) 3G
1 2 (40.00%) 4G
1 2 (40.00%) 5G
1 2 (40.00%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (20.00%) Ethernet
2 1 (20.00%) MPLS
2 1 (20.00%) Network Security
2 1 (20.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 2 (40.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Benchmarking
1 1 (20.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (20.00%) Network Design
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) HNC
1 3 (60.00%) HND
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) NSN NetAct
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco
1 1 (20.00%) Ericsson
1 1 (20.00%) Huawei
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (20.00%) Nokia