Senior Design Engineer
England > London
The median Senior Design Engineer daily rate in London is £485, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 389 | 352 | 390 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -37 | +38 | +132 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Design Engineer | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.013% | 0.007% | 0.011% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.015% | 0.008% | 0.012% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £468 | £463 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £525 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.62% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £503 | £588 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £269 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.76% | - | +29.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £53.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £57.50 | £65.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -11.54% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 13,762 | 12,687 | 17,332 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.61% | 93.62% | 93.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,161 | 8,117 | 12,542 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £332 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £438 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | -5.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £800 | £780 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 218 | 141 | 334 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.25 | £21.00 | £16.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.60 | £24.66 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £37.50 | £28.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.33% | +33.19% | -13.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.00 | £53.75 | £49.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.58 | £78.75 | £65.53 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.50 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.87% | - | -5.74% |
Senior Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Design Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Senior Design Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Design Engineer job vacancies in London.
Senior Design Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Design Engineer job vacancies in London.
Senior Design Engineer
Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Design Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 9 February 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | - | 1 | £485 | - | 2 |
| Senior Design Engineer England |
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