Design Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median Design Engineer salary in Cambridge is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 80 | 85 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | +5 | +38 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 0.81% | 0.59% | 1.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.86% | 0.60% | 1.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £58,750 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £66,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £68,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.80% | +4.17% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title | 232 | 992 | 762 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.55% | 97.06% | 84.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 148 | 769 | 379 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £30,000 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £73,250 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,125 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £49,500 | £52,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.71% | -2.78% | +8.00% |
Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings that featured Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Design Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer in Cambridge.
Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Design Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.
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Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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: