Design Engineer jobs in Manchester

Live design engineer roles in Manchester, with North West salary benchmarks.

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410 live roles in Manchester

Design Engineer

Manchester

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

Hybrid Engineering
6 hours ago Apply on WhatJobs

Staff Design Engineer

Manchester

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Arm’s IP and Technology team inSolutions Engineeringdepartmentevelop subsystem solutions and SoC IPs for next-generation systems targeting Edge AI…

Hybrid Engineering
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Network Design Engineer - Aruba

Manchester

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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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Arm

Staff Design Engineer

Manchester

£97,000–£132,000

Arm’s IP and Technology team in Solutions Engineering department evelop subsystem solutions and SoC IPs for next-generation systems targeting Edge…

Hybrid Legal
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Design Engineer hiring in Manchester: the numbers

  • 410 live design engineer roles in Manchester right now.
  • Median advertised salary for design engineer roles in Manchester: £55,000; the middle half of adverts pay £50,000 to £74,000 (from 27 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Kier Group (11), Carrington West (7), RGB Network (4), Tozer Associates (4), AECOM (3).
  • 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 North West

£55,000 – £56,875 (median £55,000 · 25th–75th pct)

How this figure was built. Based on 10 live advertised salaries for this role and region.

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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