Design Engineer Jobs in West Sussex

Design Engineer
South East > West Sussex

The median Design Engineer salary in West Sussex is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex 0.68% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.83% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £50,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -32.14% +40.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 240 685 891
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.36% 94.35% 83.19%
Number of salaries quoted 162 496 453
10th Percentile £28,650 £24,000 £32,100
25th Percentile £38,513 £32,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £73,125 £81,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Job postings that featured Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Job vacancy trend for Design Engineer in West Sussex

Design Engineer
Salary Trend in West Sussex

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer in West Sussex.

Salary trend for Design Engineer in West Sussex

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, 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 across the West Sussex region featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
1 2 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree