Senior Mechanical Engineer Contracts

Senior Mechanical Engineer
UK

As of 24 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Mechanical Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 580 - 853
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £36.75 - -
25th Percentile £37.50 - £38.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 - £42.50
75th Percentile £42.50 - £46.25
90th Percentile £43.25 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.50 - £42.50

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%

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior Mechanical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Mechanical Engineer in the UK

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Mechanical Engineer.

Daily rate trend for Senior Mechanical Engineer in the UK

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Mechanical Engineer.

Hourly rate trend for Senior Mechanical Engineer in the UK

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior 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
England - 2 - - 9
Work from Home - 1 - - 3
UK excluding London - 1 - - 9
North of England - 1 - - 2
London - 1 - - 2
North West - 1 - - 2

Senior Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Senior 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 Senior Mechanical Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Biotechnology
1 1 (50.00%) Life Science
1 1 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Revit
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Aviation

Senior 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (50.00%) Revit
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aviation
1 1 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Biotechnology
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) Line Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared