The first table below looks at the demand for the Mechanical Design Engineer role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Mechanical Design Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Mechanical Design Engineer
Rank 523 562 574
Rank change year-on-year
+39 +12
Contract jobs requiring a Mechanical Design Engineer 7 16 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.015% 0.027% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.030% 0.025%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 5
Average hourly rate £35.00 £30.00 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+16.66% +9.09%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.80 £20.00 £21.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.00 £32.80 £28.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.75 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year
+5.83% +9.09%
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
42797 53993 56874
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.24% 92.65% 92.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 24561 29781 30909
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2134 2552 2929
Average hourly rate £18.50 £19.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.63% -5.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%

Mechanical Design Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Mechanical Design Engineer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Mechanical Design Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Mechanical Design Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Mechanical Design Engineer within the UK.

Mechanical Design Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Mechanical Design Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Mechanical Design Engineer within the UK.

Mechanical Design Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Mechanical Design Engineer
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mechanical Design Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +40 6 - -
West Midlands +5 2 - -
South East +24 1 - -
South West +22 1 - -
East of England +13 1 - -
Cambridgeshire +12 1 - -
Wiltshire +7 1 - -
West Sussex - 1 - -
London - 1 - -
Crawley - 1 - -
Cambridge - 1 - -

Mechanical Design Engineer
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Mechanical Design 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 Design Engineer in their job title.

1 5 (50.00%) Pro/ENGINEER
2 4 (40.00%) SAP
3 3 (30.00%) CAD
3 3 (30.00%) Automotive
3 3 (30.00%) Manufacturing
3 3 (30.00%) Degree
4 2 (20.00%) Electronics
5 1 (10.00%) C
5 1 (10.00%) SolidWorks
5 1 (10.00%) Autodesk
5 1 (10.00%) DTV
5 1 (10.00%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (10.00%) Wireless
5 1 (10.00%) Time Management
5 1 (10.00%) 3D Modelling
5 1 (10.00%) Elements/Pro
5 1 (10.00%) Teamcenter
5 1 (10.00%) STB
5 1 (10.00%) CATIA
5 1 (10.00%) CorelDRAW

Mechanical Design Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Mechanical Design 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 Design Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 5 (50.00%) Pro/ENGINEER
2 1 (10.00%) Elements/Pro
2 1 (10.00%) CATIA
2 1 (10.00%) CorelDRAW
Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Wireless
General
1 3 (30.00%) Automotive
1 3 (30.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (20.00%) Electronics
3 1 (10.00%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) DTV
1 1 (10.00%) STB
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) CAD
2 1 (10.00%) Time Management
2 1 (10.00%) 3D Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) C
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) SAP
2 1 (10.00%) Autodesk
2 1 (10.00%) SolidWorks
South East
My large client based in the South of the UK urgently requires a Mechanical Design Engineer to begin work immediately. To be considered for the role you will...
Roc Search
Posted: 13 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
The ideal candidates will have a skill set to include as many of the following: MECHNICAL DESIGN, SOLIDWORKS, PROENGINEER, SHEET METAL, CASTINGS, PLASTICS These contract positions are ranging...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £20 - £30 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
The ideal candidates will have a skill set to include as many of the following: MECHNICAL DESIGN, SOLIDWORKS, PROENGINEER, SHEET METAL, CASTINGS, PLASTICS These contract positions are ranging...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £20 - £30 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
My client who is one of the most respected engineering design, architecture, project and construction management firms in the world have a requirement for a mechanical design engineer...
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 15 May 2013
Oxfordshire
Mechanical Engineer / Mechanical Design Engineer / Design Engineer / CAD Technician... My client are looking for a Solidworks designer to start asap... You will require 5 years experience and good...
GCS IT Recruitment Specialists
Rate: £25 - £35 per hour
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Working for a company whos focus is on design and development of instrument-based medical diagnostic products for use at the point-of-care and in the home.
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Rate: 35-45 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
Oxfordshire
I'm currently looking for a mechanical design engineer for a contract role in Oxford. The company are taking a new product through to manufacturing and so are...
GCS IT Recruitment Specialists
Rate: £25 - £30 per hour + flexible depedent on experience
Posted: 16 May 2013