Design Engineer
UK
The median Design Engineer daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 463 | 533 | 691 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +70 | +158 | -98 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Design Engineer | 116 | 151 | 150 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.27% | 0.27% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.28% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 50 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £387 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +15.79% | -2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £744 | £675 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £794 | £700 | £685 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £550 | £421 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | +30.59% | -0.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | - | £24.49 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.75 | £42.50 | £37.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £46.25 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.35% | +2.78% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.00 | £61.50 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66.62 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +55.56% | - | +12.50% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | +89 | 102 | £575 | +4.55% | 489 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 76 | £650 | +18.18% | 477 |
| Work from Home | +79 | 34 | £525 | - | 148 |
| East of England | +4 | 32 | £700 | - | 107 |
| London | +109 | 30 | £520 | -13.33% | 41 |
| South East | +2 | 14 | £750 | +66.67% | 122 |
| North of England | - | 14 | £405 | - | 93 |
| North West | - | 11 | £210 | - | 55 |
| Midlands | +30 | 8 | £750 | +51.13% | 99 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 5 | £750 | +51.13% | 52 |
| Scotland | +42 | 4 | £575 | +39.34% | 29 |
| South West | -10 | 3 | £775 | +179.28% | 41 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £433 | - | 47 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £525 | - | 30 |
| Wales | +9 | 1 | - | - | 24 |
Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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