Electrical Design Engineering Recruitment
CADagency specialises in recruiting CAD and design professionals for electrical engineering roles across building services, infrastructure and engineering-led environments. We support consultancies, contractors and multidisciplinary engineering firms across the UK, supplying technically capable electrical designers who understand regulated, safety-critical design work.
Electrical design roles often sit across both engineering and building services disciplines. For this page, salary and insight data has been drawn from Engineering and Building Services respondents within the CADagency 2026 Employment Survey, reflecting how these roles operate in practice.
By taking time to understand project type, compliance requirements and software environment, we ensure candidates are aligned on both technical capability and delivery expectations.
Roles We Recruit For Within Electrical Design Engineering
We regularly recruit across a range of electrical design-focused roles, including:
Electrical Design Engineers
Designers responsible for power distribution, lighting, containment and coordinated electrical systems.
Electrical CAD and BIM Technicians
Professionals producing schematics, layouts and models within CAD and BIM-led workflows.
BIM Coordinators
Specialists integrating electrical services into multidisciplinary models and resolving clashes.
Design Managers and Project Engineers
Engineers overseeing technical delivery, coordination and compliance across multiple projects.
Most candidates we place work across AutoCAD and Revit, with Revit now forming a core requirement in many building services-led electrical design roles.
2026 Electrical Design Engineering Salary Insight
Based on Engineering and Building Services respondents in the CADagency 2026 Employment Survey, average UK salaries for electrical design roles sit as follows:
Junior Electrical Design Engineers: £34,800
Intermediate Electrical Design Engineers: £43,600
Senior Electrical Design Engineers: £52,900
Electrical Design Managers: £61,700
Salary progression is strongly linked to responsibility, coordination exposure and project scale rather than job title alone.
Revit vs non-Revit Salaries
Revit capability continues to attract a clear salary premium within electrical design roles.
Electrical designers using Revit reported an average salary of £49,800
Electrical designers not using Revit reported an average salary of £43,200
While most electrical design roles now involve some level of BIM interaction, those without Revit exposure tend to sit in more traditional CAD environments or earlier career stages.
Electrical Design Market Trends
Electrical design engineering continues to see steady demand, driven by construction activity, infrastructure investment and increased focus on energy efficiency and compliance.
Revit usage has increased consistently over the past five years and now features heavily across electrical design roles operating within building services environments. Designers who can confidently work within coordinated BIM models remain in particularly high demand.
Hybrid working is now common across electrical design teams, especially in consultancy environments. Fully remote roles remain limited due to coordination and compliance requirements, but flexibility is increasingly expected at intermediate and senior level.
There is also growing demand for electrical designers who can combine technical delivery with coordination and communication, particularly on larger or more complex projects.
Location and Salary Variation
Location continues to influence salary levels within electrical design engineering.
London and the South East remain the highest paying regions overall, particularly for senior and management-level roles. However, regional hubs such as the Midlands, North West and Scotland have seen steady progression over the past five years as larger projects and coordinated design work move beyond the capital.
For many electrical designers, salary differences between regions are narrowing, especially at intermediate level where demand remains strong nationwide.