Project Engineer Job Trends in Derby

Project Engineer
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Project Engineer salary in Derby is £38,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 30 26
Rank change year-on-year -6 -4 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Project Engineer 1 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Derby 0.50% 0.39% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.39% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34,750 £46,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £47,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.95% -17.39% -
75th Percentile £42,250 £48,750 £58,750
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median annual salary £38,500 £40,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.52% -18.50% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 193 257 186
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.98% 99.23% 98.94%
Number of salaries quoted 126 140 83
10th Percentile £24,625 £28,970 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £37,500 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £47,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.58% -5.94% +12.22%
75th Percentile £56,250 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £63,500
Derbyshire median annual salary £38,750 £44,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.92% -11.00% +11.11%

Project Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Project Engineer job vacancy trend in Derby

Project Engineer
Salary Trend in Derby

Salary distribution trend for Project Engineer job vacancies in Derby.

Salary distribution trend for Project Engineer job vacancies in Derby

Project Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Project 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 Derby region featuring Project Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) Ladder Logic
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) VB
1 1 (100.00%) VBA

Project Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CCTV
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Ladder Logic
1 1 (100.00%) VB
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HND