Integrated Circuit Design Engineer
UK
The median Integrated Circuit Design Engineer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 701 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IC Design Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.004% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.004% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | - | - |
All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 49,033 | 80,027 | 64,832 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.61% | 95.24% | 92.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,678 | 49,949 | 46,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £43,800 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £72,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £91,250 | £98,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | - |
IC Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IC Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IC Design Engineer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for IC Design Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
IC Design Engineer
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IC Design Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 August 2025. 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 |
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| England | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | 10 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | 10 |
| UK excluding London | - | 2 | £65,000 | - | 10 |
| Work from Home | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
IC Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, IC Design Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring IC Design Engineer in the job title.
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IC Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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