Design Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Design Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 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
15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
79 |
64 |
73 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-15 |
+9 |
+6 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Design Engineer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow |
0.14% |
0.15% |
0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.15% |
0.15% |
0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£575 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£600 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£600 |
£675 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.11% |
+50.00% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title |
680 |
647 |
811 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.18% |
94.31% |
95.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
411 |
461 |
546 |
| 10th Percentile |
£265 |
£230 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£363 |
£370 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£450 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-10.00% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£570 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£606 |
£663 |
£675 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£463 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.78% |
-5.26% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
18 |
17 |
23 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£11.78 |
£12.13 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.84 |
£15.00 |
£13.71 |
| Median hourly rate |
£21.86 |
£19.59 |
£17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.59% |
+11.94% |
-53.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£26.21 |
£34.50 |
£53.24 |
| 90th Percentile |
£57.50 |
£56.50 |
£62.50 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£20.00 |
£18.20 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.89% |
+2.71% |
-5.87% |
