Design Engineer Job Trends in Bolton

Design Engineer
Manchester > Bolton

The median Design Engineer salary in Bolton is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 4.11% - 3.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.26% - 4.08%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £50,000
75th Percentile £77,500 - £55,000
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median annual salary £75,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +36.36% +10.00% -44.44%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 57 111 49
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 78.08% 94.87% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 39 65 35
10th Percentile £29,300 £30,000 £29,200
25th Percentile £32,750 £40,000 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% +56.25%
75th Percentile £55,625 £53,750 £55,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £60,000 £66,500
Manchester median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +4.55%

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Design Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Bolton

Design Engineer
Salary Trend in Bolton

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Bolton.

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Bolton

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, Design Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) C
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) FPGA Design
1 3 (100.00%) Intel
1 3 (100.00%) Microsemi
1 3 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 3 (100.00%) Simulink
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) SystemVerilog
1 3 (100.00%) UVM
1 3 (100.00%) Xilinx

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Simulink
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 3 (100.00%) FPGA
1 3 (100.00%) Verilog
1 3 (100.00%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) FPGA Design
1 3 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) UVM
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C
1 3 (100.00%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Intel
1 3 (100.00%) Microsemi
1 3 (100.00%) Xilinx