Design Engineer
UK
The median Design Engineer daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 470 | 554 | 692 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +84 | +138 | -101 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Design Engineer | 114 | 144 | 156 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.26% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.27% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 44 | 46 | 82 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £397 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £476 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +15.79% | -2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £694 | £624 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £700 | £698 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £602 | £550 | £423 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.45% | +30.00% | -0.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £41.75 | £24.62 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £42.50 | £38.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +55.56% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.00 | £62.00 | £49.62 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67.29 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +55.56% | - | +9.09% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Design Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer.
Design Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Design Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Design Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Design Engineer.
Design Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Design Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Design Engineer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Design Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +81 | 101 | £560 | -2.18% | 491 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 74 | £602 | +9.45% | 469 |
| Work from Home | +89 | 32 | £413 | -21.43% | 141 |
| London | +93 | 31 | £520 | -13.33% | 47 |
| East of England | -2 | 29 | £700 | - | 92 |
| North of England | - | 15 | £405 | - | 91 |
| South East | +9 | 14 | £750 | +53.85% | 110 |
| North West | - | 12 | £308 | - | 50 |
| Midlands | +22 | 8 | £750 | +51.13% | 95 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 5 | £750 | +51.13% | 44 |
| Scotland | +50 | 4 | £575 | +39.34% | 30 |
| South West | -17 | 3 | £775 | +55.00% | 53 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £433 | - | 51 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £525 | - | 27 |
| Wales | +12 | 1 | - | - | 22 |
Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Design Engineer contract 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 contract job ads featuring Design Engineer in the job title.
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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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