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The table below looks at the demand for the Mechanical Engineer role in IT contracts within the Stevenage region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Mechanical Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Mechanical Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank1315
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.857 %2.597 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£23.75
Average hourly rate£31.50£23.75
% change on same period last year+32.63 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00£23.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.83£27.59
% change on same period last year+8.15 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads7077
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.110 %0.083 %
Daily rates quoted817
Average minimum daily rate£292£294
Average daily rate£314£333
% change on same period last year-5.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£337£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted4045
Average minimum hourly rate£30.51£29.30
Average hourly rate£31.74£30.18
% change on same period last year+5.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.98£31.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Mechanical Engineer HertfordshireMechanical Engineer
Hertfordshire

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Mechanical Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Mechanical Engineer across the Stevenage region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Stevenage Mechanical Engineer Demand Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Mechanical Engineer across the Stevenage region.

Stevenage Mechanical Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer across the Stevenage region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Stevenage Mechanical Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Mechanical Engineer
Top 3 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region that cited Mechanical Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Mechanical Engineer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Telecoms
12 (100.00 %)NASTRAN
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared

Mechanical Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage region that cited Mechanical Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Mechanical Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)NASTRAN
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Telecoms
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared