The median Design Engineer salary in Cambridge is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
48 |
51 |
55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
+4 |
+44 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer |
2 |
8 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge |
0.40% |
1.70% |
0.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.44% |
1.80% |
0.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
8 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
- |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£85,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+54.55% |
- |
-8.33% |
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 |
455 |
444 |
451 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.28% |
94.47% |
93.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
332 |
239 |
300 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£30,000 |
£29,452 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£47,500 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£73,750 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£94,750 |
£82,500 |
£92,500 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
