Design Engineer jobs in Leicester

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

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45 live roles in Leicester

Civil Design Engineer

Leicester

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As Civil Design Engineer, you will design roads, drainage and sewer infrastructure for development projects, supporting delivery from feasibility to…

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Civil Design Engineer

Leicester

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Our client, a leading consultancy in the highways sector, is currently seeking a Civil Design Engineer to join their innovative and growing team.

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Senior Civil Design Engineer

Leicester, Leicestershire

£38000 - £49000/annum

Senior Civil Engineer Leicester An established multidisciplinary engineering practice with a strong design-led ethos is seeking a Senior Civil…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Design Engineer (AutoCAD)

Leicester, Leicestershire

£45000 - £47000/annum company benefits

Design Engineer Location: Leicester Salary: £47k Are you a hands-on Design Engineer with strong AutoCAD skills and practical experience in Design…

Marketing, PR & Creative Full-time Permanent
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Civil Design Engineer

Leicester, Leicestershire

£40000 - £50000/annum

Civil Design Engineer Leicester £40k-£50k plus benefits We are working with a Leicester company who are looking to expand the team by recruiting a…

Hybrid Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Electrical Design Engineer

Leicester Forest East

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Are you an Electrical Design Engineer with experience designing control systems, panels or electrical systems within an industrial engineering…

IT & Technology
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Electrical Design Engineer

Leicester, Leicestershire

£35000 - £55000/annum

Electrical Design Engineer - Automation & Robotics Location: Leicester Enjoy designing electrical systems that bring machinery to life? We're…

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Civil Design Engineer

Leicester

£35000 - £60000/annum

Civil Design Engineer – Wanted - Immediate Start! Leicester Based | £35-60K per year (DOE) Permanent, Full-Time Are you an experienced Civil Design…

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Mechanical Design Engineer

Leicester, City of Leicester

£50000 - £55000/annum Variety + benefits

Special Purpose Machinery Design. There’s something special about designing a machine from the floor upwards, taking a customer’s manufacturing…

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Senior Electronic Design Engineer - Analogue/Digital

Leicester, Leicestershire

£55000 - £70000/annum £55,000 to £70,000 basic + benefits

Are you looking for a Senior Electronic Design Engineer – Analogue/Digital role in the Leicester area? If so, a very good client of mine has a…

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Electrical Design Engineer

Leicester, City of Leicester

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About the Role Join a well-established automation company specialising in the design and development of bespoke automated machinery and…

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Civil Design Engineer

Leicester, City of Leicester

£35000 - £60000/annum

Civil Design Engineer Location: Leicester Salary: £35,000 - £60,000 (dependent on UK experience) About the Role We are looking for a talented and…

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Design Engineer

Leicester, City of Leicester

£34.98/hour

Rate: £34.98 (Umbrella Inside IR35) or £25.50 PAYE Duration: 12 months Location: Near Leicester Hours: 8am – 4pm (37.5 hours/ week) We are actively…

Motoring & Automotive Full-time
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Mechanical Design Engineer

Leicester

£40000 - £50000/annum

Mechanical Design Engineer Are you a Mechanical Design Engineer looking for your next opportunity? Do you have experience designing precision…

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Mechanical Design Engineer

Leicester

£35000 - £60000/annum Benefits

Mechanical Design Engineer Leicester £35,000 to £60,000 Salary (Dependent on Experience) + Overtime + Pension + 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays +…

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Electrical Design Engineer

Leicester, City of Leicester

£50000 - £52000/annum SEE ADVERT

Electrical Design Engineer Extra projects have generated extra vacancies at this company, and with that comes the need for an Electrical Design…

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Mechanical Design Engineer

Leicester, City of Leicester

£50000 - £60000/annum

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Bespoke Machinery & Automation Location: Leicester, Leicestershire Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time The Opportunity…

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Mechanical Design Engineer

Leicester, Leicestershire

£35000 - £38000/annum generous benefits

Mechanical Design Engineer Leicester to c£38k neg dep exp + bonus + generous benefits Our Leicester based client has been established for more than…

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Mechanical Design Engineer

Leicester, Leicestershire

£45000 - £48000/annum generous benefits

Mechanical Design Engineer East Midlands - commutable from Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham to c£48k neg dep exp + ben Our Leicester based client…

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Design Engineer hiring in Leicester: the numbers

  • 45 live design engineer roles in Leicester right now.
  • Median advertised salary for design engineer roles in Leicester: £50,000; the middle half of adverts pay £48,000 to £61,500 (from 11 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Premier Technical Recruitment (5), Ernest Gordon Recruitment (3), Delve Recruitment (2), Hays (2), Matchtech (2).
  • 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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