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

Test Equipment Design Engineer

Bolton, Greater Manchester

£45000 - £52500/annum

We're looking for a talented Test Equipment Design Engineer to join a leading defence engineering team supporting the development and production of…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
1 day ago Apply now

Mechanical Design Engineer (Building Services)

Manchester, Greater Manchester

£40000 - £50000/annum + Hybird + Training + Progression

Mechanical Design Engineer (Building Services) Manchester £40,000 - £50,000 + Remote + Company Pension + Training + Progression Are you a Mechanical…

Hybrid Engineering Full-time Permanent
3 days ago Apply now

Design Engineer

Stockport, Greater Manchester

£45000 - £50000/annum

Design Engineer – Mechanical Stockport | Up to £50,000 + Benefits Are you a mechanically minded Design Engineer with a passion for precision…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
2 days ago Apply now

Tooling Design Engineer

Bolton, Greater Manchester

£50/hour

Tooling Design Engineer Location: Bolton (hybrid - minimum 2 days onsite, remainder remote; workload dependent) Duration: 6 months (extension…

Hybrid Security, Emergency & Defence Full-time
2 days ago Apply now

Associate Electrical Design Engineer

Manchester, Greater Manchester

£75000 - £90000/annum

Associate / Principal Electrical Design Engineer 📍 Manchester 💰 £75,000 - £90,000 + Benefits 🏢 Engineering Consultancy | Leadership Opportunity |…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
3 days ago Apply now

Senior Design Engineer

M1, Manchester, Greater Manchester

£50000 - £60000/annum

Ready to take your engineering career to the next level? We're working with a well-established and highly regarded Building Services engineering…

Construction Full-time Permanent
3 days ago Apply now

Electrical Design Engineer

Manchester

£45000 - £55000/annum

Position: Electrical Engineer – Building Services Salary: £45,000 – £55,000 per annum Location: Manchester This post offers a challenging and…

Construction Full-time Permanent
3 days ago Apply now

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Manchester, Greater Manchester

£52000 - £65000/annum

Senior / Principal Mechanical Design Engineer – Building Services Location: Manchester Salary: £52,000 – £65,000 (depending on experience) Working…

Hybrid Engineering Full-time Permanent
3 days ago Apply now

Network Design Engineer - Fortinet

Manchester, Greater Manchester

£60000 - £70000/annum To £70,000

We're recruiting for an experienced Network Solution Designer / Network Architect to join a major UK organisation delivering complex, secure network…

IT & Technology Full-time Permanent
3 days ago Apply now

Data Centre Design Engineer (Building Services)

Manchester, Greater Manchester

£65000 - £75000/annum Progression, Training, Company Benef

Data Centre Design Engineer (Building Services) £65,0000 - £75,000 + 25 Days Holiday + Training + Progression + Optional Global Travel Manchester…

Hybrid Engineering Full-time Permanent
6 days ago Apply now

Design Engineer

Bolton, Greater Manchester

£45000 - £50000/annum

Mechanical Design Engineer - Special Purpose Machinery Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 + Company Bonus & Benefits Job…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
6 days ago Apply now

Staff Design Engineer

Manchester

£110,000–£150,000

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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EICA Design Engineer

Manchester

£80,000–£105,000

We are looking for an experienced EICA Designer / Electrical Design Engineer to support the design and delivery of Electrical, Instrumentation…

Hybrid Engineering
1 week 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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