Mechanical Engineer Contracts
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Mechanical 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Mechanical Engineer
Rank 517 570 567
Rank change year-on-year
+53 -3
Contract jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer 12 14 17
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.026% 0.024% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.028% 0.026% 0.030%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 5
Average hourly rate £25.25 £30.50 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-17.21% +10.90%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.80 £20.00 £21.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.75 £31.50 £28.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate £24.50 £30.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-19.67% +10.90%
Search 56 Mechanical Engineer jobs
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 42733 53947 56601
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.11% 92.50% 92.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 24507 29722 30764
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 2112 2572 2930
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -7.50%
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 £41.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%

Mechanical Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Mechanical Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Mechanical Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Mechanical Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Mechanical Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Mechanical Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 24 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 +45 12 - -
South West +30 3 - -
South East +17 3 - -
West Midlands +8 3 - -
East of England +17 2 - -
Crawley - 2 - -
West Sussex - 2 - -
Cambridgeshire +12 1 - -
Wiltshire - 1 - -
Surrey - 1 - -
Somerset - 1 - -
Cambridge - 1 - -
Bristol - 1 - -
Bedfordshire - 1 - -
Yeovil - 1 - -
London - 1 - -
Guildford - 1 - -

Mechanical Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

1 8 (32.00%) Pro/ENGINEER
2 7 (28.00%) Telecoms
3 6 (24.00%) Manufacturing
3 6 (24.00%) CAD
4 5 (20.00%) HNC
4 5 (20.00%) Electronics
5 4 (16.00%) SAP
5 4 (16.00%) Automotive
5 4 (16.00%) Degree
6 3 (12.00%) Finance
6 3 (12.00%) CATIA
6 3 (12.00%) SLA
6 3 (12.00%) HND
7 2 (8.000%) C
7 2 (8.000%) Microsoft
7 2 (8.000%) Validation
7 2 (8.000%) SolidWorks
7 2 (8.000%) Security Cleared
7 2 (8.000%) Logistics
8 1 (4.000%) System Testing
8 1 (4.000%) Time Management
8 1 (4.000%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (4.000%) 3D Modelling
8 1 (4.000%) Elements/Pro
8 1 (4.000%) Physics
8 1 (4.000%) French Language
8 1 (4.000%) German Language
8 1 (4.000%) Italian Language
8 1 (4.000%) Spanish Language
8 1 (4.000%) STB

Mechanical Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

Applications
1 8 (32.00%) Pro/ENGINEER
2 3 (12.00%) CATIA
3 1 (4.000%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (4.000%) Elements/Pro
3 1 (4.000%) CorelDRAW
3 1 (4.000%) MS Office
3 1 (4.000%) MS Excel
3 1 (4.000%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (4.000%) Teamcenter
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.000%) Wireless
General
1 7 (28.00%) Telecoms
2 6 (24.00%) Manufacturing
3 5 (20.00%) Electronics
4 4 (16.00%) Automotive
5 3 (12.00%) Finance
6 1 (4.000%) French Language
6 1 (4.000%) German Language
6 1 (4.000%) Italian Language
6 1 (4.000%) Spanish Language
6 1 (4.000%) Aerospace
6 1 (4.000%) Legal
6 1 (4.000%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.000%) Physics
1 1 (4.000%) STB
1 1 (4.000%) DTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (24.00%) CAD
2 2 (8.000%) Validation
2 2 (8.000%) Logistics
3 1 (4.000%) System Testing
3 1 (4.000%) Time Management
3 1 (4.000%) 3D Modelling
3 1 (4.000%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (4.000%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.000%) C
2 1 (4.000%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 5 (20.00%) HNC
2 4 (16.00%) Degree
3 3 (12.00%) HND
4 2 (8.000%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (16.00%) SAP
2 2 (8.000%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.000%) SolidWorks
3 1 (4.000%) Autodesk
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