The median Design Engineer salary in Leicester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
59 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester |
0.53% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.56% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,500 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£53,000 |
- |
- |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
- |
£40,000 |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title |
885 |
188 |
314 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.35% |
96.91% |
94.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
559 |
104 |
191 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£31,050 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£62,813 |
£60,625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£73,750 |
£73,750 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£45,390 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.16% |
+0.87% |
-10.00% |
