Design Engineer
East Midlands > Derbyshire
The median Design Engineer daily rate in Derbyshire is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 27 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Design Engineer | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derbyshire | 0.93% | 1.52% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.09% | 1.60% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £750 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £650 | £750 | £496 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.33% | +51.13% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £41.57 | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | - | £41.28 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derbyshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title | 92 | 188 | 164 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.19% | 95.43% | 91.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 53 | 111 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £171 | £150 | £161 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £194 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £313 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +64.80% | -34.21% | +26.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £500 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £795 | £600 | £638 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £413 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.94% | -10.53% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 32 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.25 | £16.25 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.85 | £17.00 | £19.36 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £22.09 | £38.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.85% | -42.62% | +95.78% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £26.15 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £50.00 | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £21.39 | £17.72 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.71% | -15.62% | +5.00% |
Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire
Job postings that featured Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.
Design Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer in Derbyshire.
Design Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derbyshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer in Derbyshire.
Design Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire
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 Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 25 June 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 |
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| Derby | +7 | 1 | £650 | -13.33% | 5 |
| Design Engineer East Midlands |
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Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire
For the 6 months to 25 June 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 Derbyshire region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.
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Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire 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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