Design Engineer
Essex > Colchester
The median Design Engineer salary in Colchester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 16 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | - | - |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester | 2.00% | 2.70% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.08% | 2.78% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £26,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +130.77% | - | - |
| Essex median annual salary | £60,000 | £26,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +130.77% | - | - |
All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Colchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Colchester with a recognized job title | 48 | 108 | 74 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 96.00% | 97.30% | 74.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 60 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £25,450 | £23,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £28,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,000 | £42,841 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.30% | -22.11% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £100,000 | £71,500 |
| Essex median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £48,205 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +3.72% | +1.48% |
Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester
Job postings that featured Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Colchester.
Design Engineer
Salary Trend in Colchester
Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Colchester.
Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester
For the 6 months to 27 August 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 Colchester region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.
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Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester 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:
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