Design Engineer Job Trends in Burton-upon-Trent
Design Engineer
Staffordshire > Burton-upon-Trent
The median Design Engineer salary in Burton-upon-Trent is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Design Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Burton-upon-Trent | 1.10% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.18% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £53,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £56,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Staffordshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Burton-upon-Trent
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Burton-upon-Trent matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Burton-upon-Trent matching a recognised job title | 85 | 53 | 45 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.41% | 76.81% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 28 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £23,000 | £12,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £35,000 | £22,620 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £50,750 | £23,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.15% | +113.68% | -40.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £63,781 | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,000 | £70,000 | £58,750 |
| Staffordshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -5.88% | - |
Design Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Burton-upon-Trent
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Design Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Burton-upon-Trent.
Design Engineer Salary Trend in Burton-upon-Trent
Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Burton-upon-Trent.
Design Engineer Skill Set Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Burton-upon-Trent
For the 6 months to 5 November 2026, Design Engineer 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 permanent Design Engineer job ads across the Burton-upon-Trent region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AutoCAD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CAD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Degree | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Mentoring | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Prototyping | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SOLIDWORKS | 100.0% | 1 |
Design Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Burton-upon-Trent 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 | Electrical Design Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |