Electronics Design Engineer Job Trends in Durham

Electronic Design Engineer
North East > Durham

The median Electronic Design Engineer salary in Durham is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 October 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Electronics Design Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £50,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 468 188 228
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.17% 74.60% 85.07%
Number of salaries quoted 274 90 133
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £22,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £26,813 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £50,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,516 £78,880
North East median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% - -10.00%

Electronics Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Electronics Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Durham

Electronics Design Engineer
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for Electronics Design Engineer job vacancies in Durham.

Salary distribution trend for Electronics Design Engineer job vacancies in Durham

Electronics Design Engineer
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics Design Engineer within the Durham region over the 6 months to 2 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Peterlee - 1 £50,000 - 4
Electronics Design Engineer
North East

Electronics Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 2 October 2026, Electronics Design 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 Durham region featuring Electronics Design Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) EMC
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) OrCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless

Electronics Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) OrCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 1 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Lean Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC