Design Engineer
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
As of 9 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Design Engineer daily rate in Wakefield.
6 months to 9 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 4 | 6 | - |
Rank change year-on-year | +2 | - | - |
Contract jobs requiring a Design Engineer | 1 | 2 | 0 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wakefield | 10.00% | 8.33% | - |
As % of the Job Titles category | 10.00% | 8.33% | - |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
West Yorkshire median daily rate | - | £465 | - |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Median hourly rate | - | £38.75 | - |
West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £50.00 | £38.75 | - |
% change year-on-year | +29.03% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wakefield
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title | 10 | 24 | 73 |
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 100.00% | 100.00% | 97.33% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 5 | 16 |
10th Percentile | £126 | £230 | £105 |
25th Percentile | £198 | £358 | £252 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £358 |
Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +25.87% | +11.72% |
75th Percentile | £531 | £550 | £380 |
90th Percentile | £595 | £559 | £500 |
West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
10th Percentile | - | £36.38 | £13.60 |
25th Percentile | - | £36.56 | £14.25 |
Median hourly rate | - | £38.75 | £16.11 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +140.53% | +57.94% |
75th Percentile | - | £41.56 | £17.48 |
90th Percentile | - | £42.13 | £17.83 |
West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £77.50 | £25.00 | £19.00 |
% change year-on-year | +210.00% | +31.58% | -5.00% |
Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Job postings that featured Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield
For the 6 months to 9 September 2025, Design Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wakefield region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.
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Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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