The median Design Engineer salary in Bedfordshire is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
44 |
46 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+2 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire |
0.77% |
0.72% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.82% |
0.73% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£68,750 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£45,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+61.11% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£76,250 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| East of England median annual salary |
£68,000 |
£60,000 |
£35,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.33% |
+71.43% |
-41.67% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Bedfordshire with a recognized job title |
488 |
412 |
190 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.39% |
99.04% |
96.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
115 |
225 |
137 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,450 |
£31,049 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33,250 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£50,000 |
£57,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
-12.28% |
+6.54% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,750 |
£76,000 |
| East of England median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.00% |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
