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Permanent Full Time Employee: Nuclear Mechanical Engineer 4 (NSSS Systems Design...
Posted Today by Seine LLC
Job Description: TYPE: PERMANENT EMPLOYEELOCATION:PREFERENCE OF HOUSTON, TEXASFOR THOSE LIVING WITHIN A 30-MILE RADIUS O...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Senior Network Architecture & Design Engineer – Cisco SD-WAN
Posted 1 day ago by Network Data Systems
Position OverviewThe Senior Network Architecture & Design Engineer is responsible for the architecture, design, engi...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Civil Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE)
Posted 2 days ago by NES Fircroft
The RoleAs the Civil CDAE, you will act as the Contractor's senior technical authority, ensuring all civil and structura...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Not specified
- Location Manchester North West
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Lead Mechanical Design Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by Professional Technical Ltd
Job PurposeThe Lead Mechanical Design Engineer will lead the multidisciplinary design and delivery of wastewater treatme...
- Rate £520 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Jacob's Well, Guildford (GU4), GU4 7ED
Senior Hardware Design Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by JAM Recruitment Ltd
Hardware Design Engineer - 3 positions available12 monthsFull time on site - ME1 (Rochester, Kent)£80 per hour (inside I...
- Rate £95 per hour
- Category Inside
- Work type Onsite
- Location UK; London; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Liverpool; Leeds; Edinburgh; Bristol; Cardiff; Nottingham
Design Engineer Contract Rates in Leeds: Day Rate Quartiles and Demand
Live market telemetry, compensation quartiles, and IR35 compliance benchmarks across the UK contract sector.
Median Daily Rate
£280/day
-6.7%
Interquartile Range
£229/day – £350/day
Middle 50% market distribution
Contract Engagement Split
11% Outside IR35
9% Inside IR35 engagements
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Statement-of-work commissioning throughout Leeds increasingly relies on flexible Design Engineer specialists to de-risk complex technical transformations. Reflecting project criticality across the territory, compensation across verified Design Engineer vacancies records a median of £280/day, representing a -6.7% variance relative to national UK baselines. Quartiles run from £229/day to £350/day on 81 roles to November 2026. 11% of active roles are structured outside IR35 legislation. Hiring for Design Engineer contractors in Leeds registers as moderate in the benchmark dataset, a steady market rather than a stretched one.
Daily Rate Quartiles and Market Benchmarks
Day rates and IR35 shares come from the Quality Contracts market benchmark dataset of UK contract postings; sector labels come from vacancies matching this hub. Quartiles use priced roles only.
| Metric | Value | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Median day rate | £280/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £229/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £350/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Hiring demand | Moderate | Demand level in the benchmark dataset (Moderate, High or Very High) |
| Outside IR35 share | 11% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 9% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 80% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | Engineering (93%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | 81 roles | Postings with a stated day rate in the benchmark dataset |
| Regional rate band | major-city rate parity | Location pricing context, not an SDS |
Statutory Standards and Frequently Asked Questions
A Design Engineer contract based in Leeds is still assessed on facts, not postcode. Status paperwork should reflect Leeds attendance, hybrid days, and substitution. Inside IR35 Design Engineer pay in Leeds is usually umbrella or PAYE, while an outside SDS lets the Leeds contractor invoice through a limited company. Advertised Leeds rates follow major-city rate parity, so city uplifts do not imply an outside finding. Travel between home and a Leeds office is rarely a substitute right. Check Leeds on-site expectations for this Design Engineer before you treat the SDS as settled.
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