The median Design Engineer salary in Leicester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
56 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester |
0.82% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.88% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£44,250 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,938 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£51,500 |
- |
- |
| 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 |
910 |
193 |
305 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.72% |
96.98% |
94.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
577 |
105 |
183 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
£30,600 |
| 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 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£73,750 |
£73,750 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
- |
-10.00% |
