Design Engineer Job Trends in Warrington

Design Engineer
Cheshire > Warrington

The median Design Engineer salary in Warrington is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Warrington 0.78% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Cheshire median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 -
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Warrington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Warrington. 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 Warrington with a recognized job title 613 114 225
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.78% 82.61% 96.57%
Number of salaries quoted 434 61 126
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,984 £27,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £60,625
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% - -5.76%

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

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 Warrington.

Design Engineer job vacancy trend in Warrington

Design Engineer
Salary Trend in Warrington

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Warrington.

Salary distribution trend for Design Engineer job vacancies in Warrington

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, 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 Warrington region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) TETRA
3 1 (20.00%) AutoCAD
3 1 (20.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (20.00%) HNC
3 1 (20.00%) Postgraduate
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Delivery

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington 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 1 (20.00%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) TETRA
General
1 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Programme Delivery
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
2 1 (20.00%) HNC
2 1 (20.00%) Postgraduate