Mechanical Engineer
UK
The median Mechanical Engineer daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 571 | 708 | 851 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +137 | +143 | -178 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.025% | 0.007% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | 0.007% | 0.005% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £484 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £492 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £505 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.89% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £470 | £537 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £518 | £556 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £505 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -8.91% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.75 | - | £33.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £37.50 | - | £34.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £55.00 | £38.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +41.94% | -3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.50 | - | £44.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.25 | - | £45.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £55.00 | £38.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +41.94% | -3.13% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,476 | 56,906 | 85,219 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,420 | 39,710 | 59,771 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,641 | 1,614 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.92 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Mechanical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Mechanical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Mechanical Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mechanical Engineer.
Mechanical Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mechanical Engineer over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
Mechanical Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mechanical Engineer.
Mechanical Engineer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| UK excluding London | +59 | 6 | £460 | -8.91% | 122 |
| England | +125 | 5 | £442 | -12.48% | 120 |
| Work from Home | +124 | 3 | £510 | -9.33% | 32 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £450 | - | 1 |
| South West | +17 | 1 | - | - | 19 |
| London | - | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| South East | - | 1 | £550 | - | 34 |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - | 19 |
Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Mechanical Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Mechanical Engineer in the job title.
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Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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