Hybrid/Remote Design Engineer Job Trends

Design Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Design Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
23 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 334 363 395
Rank change year-on-year +29 +32 +239
Permanent jobs requiring a Design Engineer 43 68 64
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.28% 0.39% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% 0.41% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 24 45 50
10th Percentile £39,125 £42,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £48,125 £43,750 £47,669
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,250
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.80% -11.92%
75th Percentile £61,500 £70,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £73,500 £73,750 £69,091
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -15.38%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,295 16,593 18,824
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 96.24% 95.69%
Number of salaries quoted 9,274 10,268 15,295
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,481 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.93% +0.80% -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Design Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Design Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Design Engineer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Design Engineer job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Design Engineer job vacancies

Design Engineer
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Design Engineer over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.

Design Engineer salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Design Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (20.93%) Agile
2 8 (18.60%) C
2 8 (18.60%) Degree
3 7 (16.28%) C++
3 7 (16.28%) Security Cleared
4 6 (13.95%) Firmware
4 6 (13.95%) SC Cleared
5 5 (11.63%) Embedded C
5 5 (11.63%) Embedded C++
5 5 (11.63%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (9.30%) BGP
6 4 (9.30%) CAD
6 4 (9.30%) CCNA
6 4 (9.30%) CCNP
6 4 (9.30%) Cisco
6 4 (9.30%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (9.30%) Cisco IOS
6 4 (9.30%) DV Cleared
6 4 (9.30%) HNC
6 4 (9.30%) HND
6 4 (9.30%) IPsec
6 4 (9.30%) JNCIS
6 4 (9.30%) Juniper
6 4 (9.30%) Junos
6 4 (9.30%) LAN
6 4 (9.30%) MPLS
6 4 (9.30%) Network Design
6 4 (9.30%) Project Management
6 4 (9.30%) Requirements Gathering
6 4 (9.30%) VPN

Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (4.65%) AutoCAD
2 1 (2.33%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.33%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.33%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.30%) BGP
1 4 (9.30%) Cisco IOS
1 4 (9.30%) IPsec
1 4 (9.30%) Junos
1 4 (9.30%) LAN
1 4 (9.30%) MPLS
1 4 (9.30%) VPN
2 2 (4.65%) Wireless
3 1 (2.33%) 4G
3 1 (2.33%) 5G
General
1 8 (18.60%) Manufacturing
2 7 (16.28%) Electronics
3 6 (13.95%) Finance
4 2 (4.65%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.33%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.33%) Social Skills
5 1 (2.33%) Wearables
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) React
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Analogue Electronics
2 5 (11.63%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (6.98%) Home Automation
3 3 (6.98%) Smart City
3 3 (6.98%) Smart Home
3 3 (6.98%) VHDL
4 2 (4.65%) FPGA
4 2 (4.65%) Verilog
5 1 (2.33%) ASIC
5 1 (2.33%) IoT
5 1 (2.33%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (20.93%) Agile
2 4 (9.30%) CAD
2 4 (9.30%) Network Design
2 4 (9.30%) Project Management
2 4 (9.30%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (6.98%) Business Strategy
3 3 (6.98%) Feasibility Study
3 3 (6.98%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (4.65%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (4.65%) FPGA Design
4 2 (4.65%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 2 (4.65%) Synthetic Environment
4 2 (4.65%) Validation
5 1 (2.33%) Battery Management
5 1 (2.33%) Design for Manufacturing
5 1 (2.33%) Product Strategy
5 1 (2.33%) Project Delivery
5 1 (2.33%) Systems Engineering
5 1 (2.33%) UVM
5 1 (2.33%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 8 (18.60%) C
2 7 (16.28%) C++
3 5 (11.63%) Embedded C
3 5 (11.63%) Embedded C++
4 2 (4.65%) SystemVerilog
5 1 (2.33%) Python
5 1 (2.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (18.60%) Degree
2 7 (16.28%) Security Cleared
3 6 (13.95%) SC Cleared
4 4 (9.30%) CCNA
4 4 (9.30%) CCNP
4 4 (9.30%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (9.30%) DV Cleared
4 4 (9.30%) HNC
4 4 (9.30%) HND
4 4 (9.30%) JNCIS
5 3 (6.98%) Master's Degree
6 2 (4.65%) PhD
7 1 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 6 (13.95%) Firmware
2 5 (11.63%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 4 (9.30%) Cisco
1 4 (9.30%) Juniper
2 1 (2.33%) Cadence
2 1 (2.33%) EMC
2 1 (2.33%) Intel
2 1 (2.33%) Mentor Graphics
2 1 (2.33%) Microsemi
2 1 (2.33%) Xilinx
151 hybrid/remote Design Engineer jobs