The first table below looks at the demand for the Mechanical Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Mechanical Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 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 advertised for the Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Mechanical Engineer
Rank 116 113 119
Rank change year-on-year
-3 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer 6 15 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.325% 0.750% 0.140%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.340% 0.780% 0.148%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 3
Average salary £40,000 £50,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-20.00% +25.00%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1763 1924 2021
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 95.40% 96.25% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1560 1635 1844
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Mechanical Engineer
Cambridgeshire

Mechanical Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Mechanical Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Mechanical Engineer Salary Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Cambridge Mechanical Engineer Salary Histogram

Mechanical Engineer
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region 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 IT job ads sampled with Mechanical Engineer in their job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Manufacturing
1 5 (71.43%) Pro/ENGINEER
2 4 (57.14%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) Business Development
3 1 (14.29%) Finite Element Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) SolidWorks
3 1 (14.29%) CAD
3 1 (14.29%) MATLAB
3 1 (14.29%) Project Management
3 1 (14.29%) Telecoms

Mechanical Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region 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 IT job ads sampled with Mechanical Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 5 (71.43%) Pro/ENGINEER
General
1 5 (71.43%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) CAD
1 1 (14.29%) Project Management
1 1 (14.29%) Business Development
1 1 (14.29%) Finite Element Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 4 (57.14%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) SolidWorks
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Experience with SolidWorks and/or Creo Elements/Pro (Pro/ENGINEER)... Project management experience... Keywords: Mechanical, Engineer, Oil, Gas, Flow Modelling, 3D, CAD, Solidworks, Pro-Engineer, Sensor, Subsea , Downhole.
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
In return your ingenuity will be rewarded with the satisfaction of seeing your ground-breaking new creations launched in the market, making a real difference.Requirements:- 1st or...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: up to £50k + excellent benefits
Posted: 24 April 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
This covers the entire life cycle of the product from initial concept through to design, validation, field trials and release into production. Qualifications and Experience: - Bachelors degree 2:...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Job Description: The Science and Systems Group at our client is a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers.They develop leading edge technologies such as microfluidics, optics, micro-...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013