IC Design Engineer Contract Job Trends

Integrated Circuit Design Engineer
UK

As of 29 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Integrated Circuit Design Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 567 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IC Design Engineer 0 5 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK - 0.013% -
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.014% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £57.50 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £57.50 -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 29,910 35,903 47,906
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.22% 93.02% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,855 22,735 32,984
10th Percentile £280 £300 £305
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -1.83%
75th Percentile £620 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,566 1,849 1,472
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.16 £14.65
25th Percentile £17.00 £20.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +63.46%
75th Percentile £53.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.58 £75.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £43.95 £40.00
% change year-on-year -42.78% +9.88% +86.05%

IC Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IC Design Engineer in the UK

IC Design Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IC Design Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IC Design Engineer job vacancies in the UK