Design Engineer Job Trends in Exeter

Design Engineer
Devon > Exeter

The median Design Engineer salary in Exeter is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 February 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 0.43% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Devon median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 -
% change year-on-year -13.33% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 226 147 179
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.17% 94.84% 96.24%
Number of salaries quoted 164 82 162
10th Percentile £25,113 £28,000 £25,908
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,404 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,491 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% +2.33% +8.97%
75th Percentile £49,063 £59,375 £53,128
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,250 £64,763
Devon median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £41,887
% change year-on-year - +7.43% +9.43%

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Exeter

Design Engineer
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Exeter.

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Exeter

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 5 February 2026, 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 Exeter region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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%) AutoCAD
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering