Electrical Design Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Electrical Design Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Electrical Design Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 494 558 567
Rank change year-on-year +64 +9 +195
Permanent jobs requiring an Electrical Design Engineer 15 8 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.035% 0.022% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% 0.024% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 13 3 6
10th Percentile - £45,000 -
25th Percentile - £48,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -
75th Percentile - - £61,250
90th Percentile £60,000 - £65,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,388 33,377 32,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,454 16,215 24,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Electrical Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Electrical Design Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Electrical Design Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Electrical Design Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Electrical Design Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Electrical Design Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Electrical Design Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electrical Design Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Electrical Design Engineer in the UK excluding London

Electrical Design Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electrical Design Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
South West +18 9 £55,000 - 1
South East - 5 £60,000 - 2
North West - 1 £65,000 -
North of England - 1 £65,000 -
Electrical Design Engineer
UK

Electrical Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Electrical 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 UK excluding London region featuring Electrical Design Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (13.33%) AutoCAD
2 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (6.67%) AVEVA
3 1 (6.67%) Bill of Materials
3 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (6.67%) CAD
3 1 (6.67%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (6.67%) Degree
3 1 (6.67%) DV Cleared
3 1 (6.67%) EPLAN
3 1 (6.67%) Feasibility Study
3 1 (6.67%) HNC
3 1 (6.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (6.67%) Network Architecture
3 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (6.67%) Project Management

Electrical Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (13.33%) AutoCAD
2 1 (6.67%) EPLAN
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (20.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (13.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (6.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Data Centre
1 1 (6.67%) SCADA
1 1 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (6.67%) Bill of Materials
2 1 (6.67%) CAD
2 1 (6.67%) Data Acquisition
2 1 (6.67%) Feasibility Study
2 1 (6.67%) Network Architecture
2 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (6.67%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (6.67%) Degree
2 1 (6.67%) DV Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) HNC
Vendors
1 1 (6.67%) AVEVA
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft