Design Engineer
UK > England
The median Design Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 536 | 627 | 717 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +91 | +90 | +211 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer | 124 | 210 | 193 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.26% | 0.24% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 174 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £26,000 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,869 | £40,000 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £49,250 | £64,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.68% | -23.05% | -1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £60,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £67,500 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -20.00% | -8.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 44,066 | 84,104 | 79,158 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.78% | 94.65% | 91.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,206 | 62,399 | 50,596 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Design Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer in England.
Design Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Design Engineer in England over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
Design Engineer
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 29 May 2025. 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 |
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| South East | +79 | 46 | £56,250 | +12.50% | 53 |
| North of England | +5 | 21 | £50,055 | +0.11% | 41 |
| South West | +114 | 20 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 55 |
| Midlands | +46 | 18 | £47,500 | - | 15 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 18 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 9 |
| North West | -8 | 16 | £50,055 | +5.38% | 25 |
| East of England | +24 | 15 | £68,000 | +36.00% | 53 |
| London | +97 | 6 | £76,750 | +20.87% | 30 |
| North East | +48 | 3 | £60,000 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +32 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
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Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 29 May 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 England region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.
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Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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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