Design Engineer Job Trends in Stevenage

Design Engineer
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The median Design Engineer salary in Stevenage is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - 15
Rank change year-on-year - - +13
Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer 4 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Stevenage 0.79% - 4.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% - 4.76%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £55,500 - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -46.15%
75th Percentile £58,750 - -
90th Percentile £59,500 - £47,000
Hertfordshire median annual salary £60,000 £72,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -17.24% +107.14% -46.15%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Stevenage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title 457 178 105
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 88.12% 90.52%
Number of salaries quoted 245 92 83
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £71,250 £73,500
Hertfordshire median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Design Engineer
Salary Trend in Stevenage

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Stevenage.

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Stevenage

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 Stevenage region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Synthetic Environment
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Synthetic Environment
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving