Design Engineer Job Trends in Herefordshire

Design Engineer
West Midlands > Herefordshire

The median Design Engineer salary in Herefordshire is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 September 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 14 -
Rank change year-on-year -19 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer 2 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Herefordshire 0.83% 4.48% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% 5.08% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £29,150 - -
25th Percentile £32,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - -
75th Percentile £43,500 - -
90th Percentile £46,650 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -37.50% +36.75%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Herefordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Herefordshire. 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 Herefordshire with a recognized job title 225 59 119
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.36% 88.06% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 149 32 73
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,775 £26,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £29,000 £35,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £53,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.63% +7.50% +25.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £75,313 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Herefordshire

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 Herefordshire.

Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Herefordshire

Design Engineer
Salary Trend in Herefordshire

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Herefordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Herefordshire

Design Engineer
Salary Histogram in Herefordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Design Engineer in Herefordshire over the 6 months to 20 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Design Engineer in Herefordshire

Design Engineer
Job Locations in Herefordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design Engineer within the Herefordshire region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Hereford - 1 £27,500 -
Design Engineer
West Midlands

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire

For the 6 months to 20 September 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 Herefordshire region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) AutoCAD
2 1 (50.00%) Autodesk
2 1 (50.00%) Building Information Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) EPLAN
2 1 (50.00%) HNC
2 1 (50.00%) HND
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Revit

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Herefordshire 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 (50.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (50.00%) EPLAN
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Revit
General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CAD
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Building Information Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
1 1 (50.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Autodesk
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft