Design Engineer Job Trends in Norfolk

Design Engineer
East of England > Norfolk

The median Design Engineer salary in Norfolk is £57,500 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 49 27 33
Rank change year-on-year -22 +6 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer 5 1 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Norfolk 0.69% 0.54% 2.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.76% 0.55% 2.56%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 7
10th Percentile £45,700 - £52,500
25th Percentile £51,250 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - £55,000
75th Percentile £61,250 - £56,250
90th Percentile £75,500 - £57,500
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £68,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -19.12% +18.26% +27.78%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Norfolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Norfolk. 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 Norfolk with a recognized job title 658 181 391
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.26% 97.31% 96.78%
Number of salaries quoted 455 117 255
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -8.63%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £76,500 £61,000 £70,000
East of England median annual salary £51,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -10.00% -4.76%

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Norfolk

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 Norfolk.

Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Norfolk

Design Engineer
Salary Trend in Norfolk

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Norfolk.

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Norfolk

Design Engineer
Salary Histogram in Norfolk

Salary distribution for jobs citing Design Engineer in Norfolk over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Design Engineer in Norfolk

Design Engineer
Job Locations in Norfolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design Engineer within the Norfolk region over the 6 months to 26 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
Norwich -21 1 £85,000 - 4
Design Engineer
East of England

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk

For the 6 months to 26 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 Norfolk region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (40.00%) AutoCAD
1 2 (40.00%) C
1 2 (40.00%) C#
1 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Engineering
1 2 (40.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (40.00%) Physics
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) Schematic Capture
2 1 (20.00%) CAD
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) EPLAN
2 1 (20.00%) HNC
2 1 (20.00%) HND
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk 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 2 (40.00%) AutoCAD
2 1 (20.00%) EPLAN
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (40.00%) Electronics
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Acoustics
1 2 (40.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 2 (40.00%) FPGA
2 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Collaborative Engineering
1 2 (40.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (40.00%) Physics
1 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (40.00%) Schematic Capture
2 1 (20.00%) CAD
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) C
1 2 (40.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) HNC
1 1 (20.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft