Design Engineer
England > East Midlands
The median Design Engineer daily rate in the East Midlands is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | 60 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +5 | +35 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Design Engineer | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands | 0.35% | 0.27% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.29% | 0.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £478 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.18% | +10.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £40.47 | £26.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £41.57 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +51.15% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £42.66 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £73.75 | £57.50 | £65.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.26% | -12.85% | +46.62% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title | 792 | 678 | 760 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.42% | 93.13% | 94.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 540 | 397 | 554 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £258 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £337 | £350 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £415 | £445 | £474 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.74% | -6.07% | +2.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £530 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £611 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -2.33% | -2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 38 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.17 | £13.27 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £17.00 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.39 | £24.18 | £18.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +33.13% | +7.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £42.56 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.92 | £51.50 | £68.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.66 | £45.88 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.15% | -11.37% | +52.93% |
Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Design Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Design Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands.
Design Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in the East Midlands.
Design Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands
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 East Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 November 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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| Derbyshire | +3 | 3 | £650 | - | 5 |
| Design Engineer England |
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Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands
For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Design Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East Midlands region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.
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Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: