Design Engineer jobs in Birmingham

Live design engineer roles in Birmingham, with Midlands salary benchmarks.

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235 live roles in Birmingham

BMS Design Engineer

Birmingham

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We're currently recruiting on behalf of a specialist organisation delivering technology and critical infrastructure solutions across large-scale…

Remote Engineering Contract
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Lead Design Engineer

Birmingham

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We are seeking a Principal Substation Secondary / Protection & Control Design Engineer to provide technical leadership across major…

Engineering Contract
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Design Engineer

Birmingham

Up to £50,000 DOE

IMPORTANT: Candidates MUST have previous hands-on experience designing smoke ventilation systems.

Hybrid Engineering
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Design Engineer

Birmingham

£55,000–£75,000

Design and price fire detection, life safety, or security systems to meet standards such as BS5839-1, MOJ specifications, BS7273, and BS6266.

Hybrid Engineering
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Design Engineer

Birmingham

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Design and price fire detection, life safety, or security systems to meet standards such as BS5839-1, MOJ specifications, BS7273, and BS6266.

Hybrid Engineering
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Network Design Engineer - Aruba

Birmingham

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Prestigious opportunity for a Network Solutions Design Engineer (Aruba) with a global leader in the provision of cutting-edge connectivity and…

Hybrid IT & Technology Permanent
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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Birmingham

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A growing multidisciplinary consultancy with a strong presence across the Midlands and London, the business is targeting significant expansion with…

Hybrid Construction Permanent
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Mechanical Design Engineer

Birmingham

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A successful international multi-disciplinary - that embraces the philosophy work where you want and when you want.

Hybrid Construction Permanent
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Design Engineer

Birmingham

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Our client is a well-established and trusted provider of critical infrastructure solutions, specialising in the design and delivery of electrical…

Hybrid Engineering
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Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Birmingham

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You will be joining a long‑established Mechanical & Electrical Building Services Consultancy that delivers high‑quality technical design and…

Hybrid Construction Permanent
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Electrical Design Engineer

Birmingham

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A successful international multi-disciplinary - that embraces the philosophy work where you want and when you want.

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Design Engineer hiring in Birmingham: the numbers

  • 235 live design engineer roles in Birmingham right now.
  • Median advertised salary for design engineer roles in Birmingham: £77,500; the middle half of adverts pay £71,500 to £84,500 (from 32 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Hays (7), AECOM (6), Ashbys Consulting (6), Johnson Controls (5), Arcadis (4).
  • Newest advert posted 5 November 2026.

Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.

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Design Engineer salary in Midlands

£36,000 – £80,000 (indicative · midpoint £55,000)

How this figure was built. Based on 4 live advertised salaries for this role and region. That is below the 5 we require before publishing 25th/75th percentiles, so this cell shows a median only.

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Sector and toolchain drive pay: special-purpose machinery, defence and energy design roles pay above general fabrication drawing-office work. Chartership (CEng via IMechE or IET) and ownership of designs from concept through validation are the strongest levers.
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