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44 Contract Design Engineer jobs in the UK

Design Engineer jobs the advert marks as a contract rather than a permanent position. Design engineers turn a civil engineering scheme into drawings, models and calculations — roads, drainage, earthworks, utilities and temporary works — to the standards it will be built and checked against.

Advertised median, Contract Design Engineer£70,691advertised · 36 adverts stating pay · 04 Oct 2026
Adverts stating pay82%36 of 44 live adverts · 04 Oct 2026

Based on 44 live adverts, 82% of which state pay. Worked out 4 October 2026 from the live adverts this page lists. These are advertised salaries taken from live job adverts, not a survey of what people are paid.

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Latest adverts

The 24 most recently posted of 44. See all 44 Contract Design Engineer adverts

  5. Design Engineer

    Pay not stated

    Location: BristolTags: ContractInside IR35Hybrid
    Posted

  10. Design Engineer

    £38 – £42/hour
    Location: LiverpoolTags: Contract
    Posted

  24. Design Engineer

    £300 – £450/day
    Location: BridgendTags: Contract
    Posted

What these adverts pay

Contract Design Engineer adverts across the UK: median advertised salary £70,691. The middle half of those adverts sit between £67,491 and £90,275. That is about £307/day as a day-rate equivalent.

Based on 44 live adverts, 82% of which state pay. Worked out 4 October 2026 from the live adverts this page lists. These are advertised salaries taken from live job adverts, not a survey of what people are paid.

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