IP Design Engineer Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands
IP Design Engineer
England > West Midlands
The median IP Design Engineer daily rate in the West Midlands is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 172 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract IP Design Engineer jobs | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.084% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.093% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £494 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £488 | - | £350 |
All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title | 3,239 | 1,776 | 1,737 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.75% | 89.43% | 93.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,955 | 1,150 | 1,101 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £250 | £220 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £393 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £486 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.71% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £598 | £588 | £612 |
| 90th Percentile | £684 | £675 | £713 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £512 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.64% | -2.57% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 250 | 109 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.23 | £12.62 | £12.59 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.57 | £15.67 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.81 | £25.15 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +14.32% | -0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.02 | £36.00 | £32.28 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.68 | £50.00 | £43.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -40.82% | -6.69% |
IP Design Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IP Design Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
IP Design Engineer Skill Set Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, IP Design Engineer contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract IP Design Engineer job ads across the West Midlands region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Network Design | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | TCP/IP | 100.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Cisco | 66.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Infrastructure Engineering | 66.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Network Architecture | 66.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 66.7% | 2 |
| 7 | CheckPoint | 33.3% | 1 |
| 7 | F5 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Firewall | 33.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Fortinet | 33.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Load Balancing | 33.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Network Security | 33.3% | 1 |
IP Design Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP Network Engineer | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Network Design Engineer | 100.0% | 3 |
| 3 | Cisco Network Design Engineer | 66.7% | 2 |
| 3 | IP Engineer | 66.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Switch Engineer | 66.7% | 2 |