Mechanical Engineer Contracts with Work from Home Options

Mechanical Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Mechanical Engineer daily rate in Work from Home is £510 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 334 465 623
Rank change year-on-year +131 +158 -
Contract jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer 3 2 2
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.020% 0.008% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.008% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £478 - -
25th Percentile £490 £556 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £563 -
Median % change year-on-year -9.33% - -
75th Percentile £530 £569 -
90th Percentile £542 - -
UK median daily rate £460 £505 -
% change year-on-year -8.91% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £33.13
25th Percentile £36.25 - £34.06
Median hourly rate £37.50 £55.00 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% +41.94% -
75th Percentile £38.75 - £44.06
90th Percentile - - £45.38
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £55.00 £38.75
% change year-on-year -22.73% +41.94% -6.06%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,162 24,375 42,692
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.48% 95.31% 95.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,491 17,215 30,853
10th Percentile £325 £358 £356
25th Percentile £425 £443 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 575 559 603
10th Percentile £14.33 £17.97 £13.25
25th Percentile £23.29 £25.75 £18.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.60%
75th Percentile £62.75 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.25 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.81
% change year-on-year -18.89% +89.04% +5.80%

Mechanical Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Mechanical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Mechanical Engineer trend for jobs with a WFH option

Mechanical Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Mechanical Engineer.

Mechanical Engineer daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Mechanical Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Mechanical Engineer.

Mechanical Engineer hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 4 May 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Mechanical Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) 3D Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Siemens NX
2 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Aviation
2 1 (33.33%) Design for Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Siemens
2 1 (33.33%) CAD
2 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Biotechnology
2 1 (33.33%) Life Science
2 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared

Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (33.33%) Siemens NX
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aviation
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (33.33%) Biotechnology
1 1 (33.33%) CAD
1 1 (33.33%) Change Management
1 1 (33.33%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Siemens
161 Mechanical Engineer jobs Nationwide