Electrical Design Engineer Job Trends

Electrical Design Engineer
UK

The median Electrical Design Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 January 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 631 699 720
Rank change year-on-year +68 +21 +287
Permanent jobs requiring an Electrical Design Engineer 19 8 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.032% 0.015% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.016% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 17 3 5
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 £60,000 - £65,000
90th Percentile £73,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 53,595 50,414 50,501
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 92.94% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 33,001 26,357 38,868
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,199 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,458 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £96,539
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Electrical Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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.

Electrical Design Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Electrical Design Engineer
Salary Trend

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

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

Electrical Design Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electrical Design Engineer over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Electrical Design Engineer in the UK

Electrical Design Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 5 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
England +90 17 £55,000 - 4
UK excluding London +59 17 £55,000 - 5
South West +16 10 £55,000 -
South East - 6 £57,500 - 3
North West - 1 £65,000 -
Work from Home - 1 £55,000 - 1
North of England - 1 £65,000 -

Electrical Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 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 featuring Electrical Design Engineer in the job title.

1 10 (52.63%) Software Engineering
2 5 (26.32%) AutoCAD
3 3 (15.79%) Degree
3 3 (15.79%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (10.53%) EPLAN
4 2 (10.53%) Master's Degree
4 2 (10.53%) Mentoring
4 2 (10.53%) Revit
4 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
4 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
4 2 (10.53%) Validation
5 1 (5.26%) AVEVA
5 1 (5.26%) Bill of Materials
5 1 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (5.26%) CAD
5 1 (5.26%) Data Acquisition
5 1 (5.26%) DV Cleared
5 1 (5.26%) Feasibility Study
5 1 (5.26%) HNC
5 1 (5.26%) Microsoft
5 1 (5.26%) Network Architecture
5 1 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (5.26%) Project Management

Electrical Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 5 (26.32%) AutoCAD
2 3 (15.79%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (10.53%) EPLAN
3 2 (10.53%) Revit
General
1 3 (15.79%) Manufacturing
1 3 (15.79%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (5.26%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.79%) Data Centre
2 1 (5.26%) SCADA
2 1 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (52.63%) Software Engineering
2 2 (10.53%) Mentoring
2 2 (10.53%) Validation
3 1 (5.26%) Bill of Materials
3 1 (5.26%) CAD
3 1 (5.26%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (5.26%) Feasibility Study
3 1 (5.26%) Network Architecture
3 1 (5.26%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (5.26%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 3 (15.79%) Degree
2 2 (10.53%) Master's Degree
2 2 (10.53%) SC Cleared
2 2 (10.53%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (5.26%) DV Cleared
3 1 (5.26%) HNC
Vendors
1 1 (5.26%) AVEVA
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft