Graduate Design Engineer Job Trends

Graduate Design Engineer
UK

As of 2 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Graduate Design Engineer salary in the UK.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 631 699 695
Rank change year-on-year +68 -4 +330
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Design Engineer 4 10 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.007% 0.018% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.020% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £32,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.70%
75th Percentile - £37,500 £37,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.70%

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 53,612 51,163 49,282
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.49% 93.12% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 32,999 26,912 38,093
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Graduate Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Graduate Design Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Graduate Design Engineer
Salary Trend

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

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

Graduate Design Engineer
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate Design Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 +57 4 - - 2
UK excluding London +46 4 - - 2
South West - 3 - - 1
Work from Home - 1 - - 2
East of England - 1 - - 1

Graduate Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Graduate 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 Graduate Design Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (25.00%) Chemistry
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (25.00%) Physics
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Validation
1 1 (25.00%) V-Model

Graduate 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Chemistry
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (25.00%) Physics
1 1 (25.00%) Validation
1 1 (25.00%) V-Model
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared