Design Engineer Contracts

The median contractor rate for a Design Engineer was £420 per day in advertised job vacancies during the 3 months to 29 June 2017.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Design Engineer UK
Location	3 months to 29 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	517	532	518
Rank change year-on-year	+15	-14
Contract jobs requiring a Design Engineer	97	117	126
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.21%	0.22%	0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category	0.22%	0.23%	0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted	50	49	61
UK median daily rate	£420	£425	£375
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	-1.17%	+13.33%
10th Percentile	£320	£299	£280
90th Percentile	£550	£490	£479
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£390	£350
% change year-on-year	+2.56%	+11.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted	10	12	9
UK median hourly rate	£40.00	£37.00	£37.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+8.10%	-1.33%
10th Percentile	£30.38	£27.15	£33.40
90th Percentile	£44.63	£41.45	£42.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£40.00	£37.00	£37.50
% change year-on-year	+8.10%	-1.33%

The next table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all job roles in contract job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title. As such, the figures in the first row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract IT Job Roles UK
Contract job vacancies with a job title containing a recognized job role	44648	50928	53153
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	94.78%	94.82%	94.84%
Number of daily rates quoted	98440	117183	122955
UK median daily rate	£438	£425	£400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year	+2.94%	+6.25%
10th Percentile	£263	£250	£225
90th Percentile	£625	£600	£588
UK excluding London median daily rate	£400	£396	£365
% change year-on-year	+1.01%	+8.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted	4470	5127	7601
UK median hourly rate	£18.00	£17.50	£16.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+2.85%	+6.06%
10th Percentile	£11.00	£10.50	£10.50
90th Percentile	£48.75	£45.00	£41.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£17.50	£17.50	£16.00
% change year-on-year	-	+9.37%

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Design Engineer in the UK

Design Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Design Engineer.

Contractor daily rate trend for Design Engineer in the UK

Design Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Design Engineer over the 3 months to 29 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Design Engineer in the UK

Design Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Design Engineer.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Design Engineer in the UK

Design Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing Design Engineer over the 3 months to 29 June 2017.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for Design Engineer in the UK

Design Engineer
Top 9 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 3 months to 29 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Contract IT Job Ads	Median Daily Rate Last 3 Months	Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+14	93	£420	-1.17%	28
UK excluding London	+69	79	£400	+2.56%	28
South East	+9	31	£413	+10.00%	6
Midlands	+21	18	£400	+2.56%	8
North of England	+70	17	£425	+2.96%	4
London	-19	16	£531	+18.05%	3
South West	+3	6	£400	+37.93%	3
East of England	-7	5	£463	-	4
Scotland	+32	2	£363	-12.65%	3

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 June 2017, Design Engineer contract jobs required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1	69 (32.70%)	Cisco
2	65 (30.81%)	Network Design
3	53 (25.12%)	Security Cleared
4	52 (24.64%)	Cisco Certification
5	47 (22.27%)	SC Cleared
6	45 (21.33%)	Firewall
7	39 (18.48%)	Telecoms
8	37 (17.54%)	CCNP
9	31 (14.69%)	Juniper
10	30 (14.22%)	Degree
11	28 (13.27%)	Fortinet
12	27 (12.80%)	WAN
12	27 (12.80%)	Linux
13	26 (12.32%)	Wireless
14	25 (11.85%)	LAN

14	25 (11.85%)	CCIE
15	24 (11.37%)	Oracle
15	24 (11.37%)	MPLS
15	24 (11.37%)	Data Centre
16	23 (10.90%)	BGP
17	22 (10.43%)	Finance
18	21 (9.95%)	FortiGate
19	20 (9.48%)	Network Security
19	20 (9.48%)	OSPF
19	20 (9.48%)	CheckPoint
19	20 (9.48%)	C
19	20 (9.48%)	Unix
20	18 (8.53%)	Banking
21	16 (7.58%)	Solaris
22	15 (7.11%)	Windows

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	6 (2.84%)	TPMS
2	2 (0.95%)	JBoss
2	2 (0.95%)	Oracle Workflow
2	2 (0.95%)	Tomcat
2	2 (0.95%)	WebLogic
3	1 (0.47%)	Apache
3	1 (0.47%)	IBM HTTP Server
3	1 (0.47%)	iPlanet
3	1 (0.47%)	Oracle Application Server
3	1 (0.47%)	Skype for Business
3	1 (0.47%)	WebSphere
3	1 (0.47%)	WebSphere Application Server

Applications
1	13 (6.16%)	Microsoft Office
2	9 (4.27%)	MS Visio
3	8 (3.79%)	AutoCAD
4	5 (2.37%)	Microsoft Excel
5	3 (1.42%)	CATIA
6	2 (0.95%)	EPLAN
6	2 (0.95%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
6	2 (0.95%)	OrCAD
6	2 (0.95%)	Solid Edge
7	1 (0.47%)	InVision
7	1 (0.47%)	Pro/ENGINEER
7	1 (0.47%)	PTC Creo
7	1 (0.47%)	SOLIDWORKS

Business Applications
1	11 (5.21%)	SAP ERP

Cloud Services
1	13 (6.16%)	Amazon AWS
2	10 (4.74%)	Microsoft Azure
3	2 (0.95%)	Cloud Computing
4	1 (0.47%)	G Suite
4	1 (0.47%)	IaaS
4	1 (0.47%)	PaaS
4	1 (0.47%)	SaaS
4	1 (0.47%)	Virtual Private Cloud

Communications & Networking
1	45 (21.33%)	Firewall
2	27 (12.80%)	WAN
3	26 (12.32%)	Wireless
4	25 (11.85%)	LAN
5	24 (11.37%)	MPLS
6	23 (10.90%)	BGP
7	20 (9.48%)	Network Security
7	20 (9.48%)	OSPF
8	15 (7.11%)	Cisco ASA
8	15 (7.11%)	LTE
8	15 (7.11%)	VPN
9	14 (6.64%)	3G
10	13 (6.16%)	4G
11	11 (5.21%)	Radio Access Network
12	9 (4.27%)	Diameter Protocol
12	9 (4.27%)	EIGRP
12	9 (4.27%)	VoLTE
13	8 (3.79%)	LDAP
14	7 (3.32%)	INAP
14	7 (3.32%)	VoIP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	4 (1.90%)	Blockchain
1	4 (1.90%)	SQL Server
2	3 (1.42%)	Hadoop
3	2 (0.95%)	Big Data
4	1 (0.47%)	RDBMS
4	1 (0.47%)	Relational Database

Development Applications
1	4 (1.90%)	Rational DOORS
2	2 (0.95%)	StarTeam
3	1 (0.47%)	Eclipse
3	1 (0.47%)	MSI
3	1 (0.47%)	Rational Rhapsody
3	1 (0.47%)	Rational Statemate
3	1 (0.47%)	Visual Studio

General
1	39 (18.48%)	Telecoms
2	22 (10.43%)	Finance
3	18 (8.53%)	Banking
4	10 (4.74%)	Manufacturing
5	8 (3.79%)	Retail
6	7 (3.32%)	Electronics
7	6 (2.84%)	Retail Banking
8	3 (1.42%)	Aerospace
8	3 (1.42%)	Automotive
8	3 (1.42%)	Avionics
9	2 (0.95%)	Law
10	1 (0.47%)	Billing
10	1 (0.47%)	Financial Institution
10	1 (0.47%)	Games
10	1 (0.47%)	German Language
10	1 (0.47%)	Marketing
10	1 (0.47%)	Military

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	7 (3.32%)	SOAP
1	7 (3.32%)	SPML
2	3 (1.42%)	802.1X
3	1 (0.47%)	.NET
3	1 (0.47%)	CSS
3	1 (0.47%)	HTML
3	1 (0.47%)	HTML5
3	1 (0.47%)	J2EE
3	1 (0.47%)	Java EE
3	1 (0.47%)	Middleware
3	1 (0.47%)	Software Packaging

Miscellaneous
1	24 (11.37%)	Data Centre
2	9 (4.27%)	Analytical Skills
3	6 (2.84%)	Field-Programmable Gate Array
4	5 (2.37%)	Computer Science
4	5 (2.37%)	PKI
5	4 (1.90%)	Mobile App
6	3 (1.42%)	Machine to Machine
6	3 (1.42%)	Management Information System
6	3 (1.42%)	VHDL
7	2 (0.95%)	Smart Meter
7	2 (0.95%)	Virtual Team
8	1 (0.47%)	Cloud Native
8	1 (0.47%)	Contactless
8	1 (0.47%)	Driving Licence
8	1 (0.47%)	Embedded Systems
8	1 (0.47%)	Infotainment
8	1 (0.47%)	Internet of Things
8	1 (0.47%)	Private Cloud
8	1 (0.47%)	User Experience
8	1 (0.47%)	Video Conferencing

Operating Systems
1	27 (12.80%)	Linux
2	20 (9.48%)	Unix
3	16 (7.58%)	Solaris
4	15 (7.11%)	Windows
5	5 (2.37%)	Windows Server
6	4 (1.90%)	AIX
6	4 (1.90%)	zOS
7	3 (1.42%)	Windows 10
8	2 (0.95%)	Windows 7
9	1 (0.47%)	Android
9	1 (0.47%)	Apple iOS
9	1 (0.47%)	Mac OS X
9	1 (0.47%)	Ubuntu
9	1 (0.47%)	Windows 2000 Server

Processes & Methodologies
1	65 (30.81%)	Network Design
2	15 (7.11%)	Disaster Recovery
2	15 (7.11%)	ITIL
3	14 (6.64%)	CAD
4	11 (5.21%)	ERP
4	11 (5.21%)	Migration
5	9 (4.27%)	Customer Requirements
5	9 (4.27%)	Network Architecture
5	9 (4.27%)	Service Management
6	8 (3.79%)	Programme Management
6	8 (3.79%)	Project Management
7	7 (3.32%)	High Availability
7	7 (3.32%)	Mentoring
7	7 (3.32%)	Stakeholder Management
7	7 (3.32%)	Validation
8	6 (2.84%)	Requirements Analysis
8	6 (2.84%)	Risk Assessment
9	5 (2.37%)	Agile Software Development
9	5 (2.37%)	ITSM
9	5 (2.37%)	Service Design

Programming Languages
1	20 (9.48%)	C
2	11 (5.21%)	Python
3	10 (4.74%)	Korn
3	10 (4.74%)	Perl
4	5 (2.37%)	Embedded C
5	4 (1.90%)	Assembly Language
6	3 (1.42%)	PowerShell
6	3 (1.42%)	SQL
7	2 (0.95%)	C++
7	2 (0.95%)	MATLAB
8	1 (0.47%)	Bash Shell
8	1 (0.47%)	C#
8	1 (0.47%)	C++/CLI
8	1 (0.47%)	Java
8	1 (0.47%)	Lisp
8	1 (0.47%)	VBA
8	1 (0.47%)	VBScript

Qualifications
1	53 (25.12%)	Security Cleared
2	52 (24.64%)	Cisco Certification
3	47 (22.27%)	SC Cleared
4	37 (17.54%)	CCNP
5	30 (14.22%)	Degree
6	25 (11.85%)	CCIE
7	14 (6.64%)	JNCIE
8	11 (5.21%)	CCNA
8	11 (5.21%)	CCSP
9	9 (4.27%)	CCDP
9	9 (4.27%)	JNCIP
10	7 (3.32%)	DV Cleared
10	7 (3.32%)	JNCIA
11	6 (2.84%)	CCIE Service Provider
11	6 (2.84%)	CCSA
12	5 (2.37%)	CCIP
12	5 (2.37%)	CCSE
12	5 (2.37%)	HND
13	4 (1.90%)	HNC
13	4 (1.90%)	JNCIS

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	7 (3.32%)	QA
2	4 (1.90%)	SLA
3	1 (0.47%)	DO-178B
3	1 (0.47%)	ECSS
3	1 (0.47%)	ISO 9001
3	1 (0.47%)	PCI DSS
3	1 (0.47%)	Sarbanes-Oxley

System Software
1	15 (7.11%)	Active Directory
2	12 (5.69%)	Virtual Machines
3	11 (5.21%)	Veritas Cluster Server
4	7 (3.32%)	VMware Infrastructure
5	3 (1.42%)	Oracle RAC
6	2 (0.95%)	Firmware
7	1 (0.47%)	BitLocker
7	1 (0.47%)	ISA Server
7	1 (0.47%)	ProxySG
7	1 (0.47%)	Veritas Volume Manager
7	1 (0.47%)	Xen
7	1 (0.47%)	XenApp
7	1 (0.47%)	XenDesktop

Systems Management
1	21 (9.95%)	FortiGate
2	8 (3.79%)	Cisco UCCX
3	7 (3.32%)	Cisco UCCE
4	6 (2.84%)	Cisco CUCM
5	2 (0.95%)	Host Intrusion Detection System
5	2 (0.95%)	SCCM
5	2 (0.95%)	Stealthwatch
5	2 (0.95%)	WSUS
6	1 (0.47%)	Cisco Prime
6	1 (0.47%)	OpenView Configuration Management

Vendors
1	69 (32.70%)	Cisco
2	31 (14.69%)	Juniper
3	28 (13.27%)	Fortinet
4	24 (11.37%)	Oracle
5	20 (9.48%)	CheckPoint
6	15 (7.11%)	Nokia
7	14 (6.64%)	F5
7	14 (6.64%)	HP
8	12 (5.69%)	Microsoft
8	12 (5.69%)	SAP
8	12 (5.69%)	Sun
8	12 (5.69%)	Veritas
9	8 (3.79%)	Aruba
10	7 (3.32%)	Arista
10	7 (3.32%)	Riverbed
10	7 (3.32%)	VMware
11	5 (2.37%)	Blue Coat
11	5 (2.37%)	Citrix
11	5 (2.37%)	Dell
11	5 (2.37%)	IBM