Product Engineer Job Trends in Durham

Product Engineer
North East > Durham

The median Product Engineer salary in Durham is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 September 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Product Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.40% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £56,625 - -
25th Percentile £57,188 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 - -
75th Percentile £59,688 - -
90th Percentile £59,875 - -
North East median annual salary £58,750 £44,000 -
% change year-on-year +33.52% - -

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 464 185 255
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.25% 74.30% 85.28%
Number of salaries quoted 267 90 160
10th Percentile £30,300 £25,087 £27,250
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 £65,000 £46,656 £69,013
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,516 £79,225
North East median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% - -10.00%

Product Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Product Engineer job vacancy trend in Durham

Product Engineer
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for Product Engineer job vacancies in Durham.

Salary distribution trend for Product Engineer job vacancies in Durham

Product Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 9 September 2026, Product 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 Product Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) ECSS
1 1 (50.00%) FMEA
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (50.00%) Physics
1 1 (50.00%) QA
1 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared

Product 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) FMEA
1 1 (50.00%) Physics
1 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ECSS
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 9001
1 1 (50.00%) QA