Design Engineer Job Trends in Oxford

Design Engineer
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Design Engineer salary in Oxford is £59,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
11 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - 44
Rank change year-on-year - - +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer 12 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 1.86% - 0.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.90% - 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58,500 - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 - £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.56%
75th Percentile £59,500 - £54,375
90th Percentile - - £60,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £59,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +8.18% +15.79% +5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 632 200 393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.83% 87.72% 97.04%
Number of salaries quoted 434 144 255
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,375 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% +15.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £78,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £80,000
Oxfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £52,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.77% +9.47% -13.64%

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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 Oxford.

Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxford

Design Engineer
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Oxford

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 11 August 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 Oxford region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (16.67%) Agile
1 2 (16.67%) Autodesk
1 2 (16.67%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (16.67%) Design for Manufacturing
1 2 (16.67%) Document Management
1 2 (16.67%) EPLAN
1 2 (16.67%) Lightworks
1 2 (16.67%) Motion Control
1 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (16.67%) Prototyping
1 2 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (16.67%) Six Sigma
1 2 (16.67%) Validation
1 2 (16.67%) Wireless

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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 (16.67%) EPLAN
1 2 (16.67%) Lightworks
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Wireless
General
1 8 (66.67%) Electronics
2 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (66.67%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (16.67%) Agile
1 2 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (16.67%) Design for Manufacturing
1 2 (16.67%) Document Management
1 2 (16.67%) Motion Control
1 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (16.67%) Prototyping
1 2 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (16.67%) Six Sigma
1 2 (16.67%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) Chartered Engineer
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Autodesk
Design Engineer jobs