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The table below looks at the demand for the Mechanical Engineer role in IT jobs within the East of England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Mechanical Engineer
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank202236
Rank change on same period last yearUp+34
Matching permanent IT job ads1532
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.016 %
As % of the category below0.209 %0.294 %
Salaries quoted1324
Average minimum salary£32,692£35,920
Average salary£38,500£37,960
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Average maximum salary£44,308£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,044£35,675
% change on same period last year+1.03 %
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads716210893
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.190 %5.559 %
Salaries quoted60929109
Average minimum salary£35,175£34,461
Average salary£38,323£37,682
% change on same period last year+1.70 %
Average maximum salary£41,472£40,903
UK excluding London average salary£38,488£39,022
% change on same period last year-1.36 %
Mechanical Engineer EnglandMechanical Engineer
England

Mechanical Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

East of England Mechanical Engineer Demand Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer across the East of England region.

East of England Mechanical Engineer Salary Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer across the East of England region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

East of England Mechanical Engineer Salary Histogram

Mechanical Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer within the East of England region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NorfolkNew entry-6£40,000-
CambridgeshireUp+115£38,500+1.47 %
HertfordshireUp+244£34,000-15.63 %
Mechanical Engineer EnglandMechanical Engineer
England

Mechanical Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

121 (51.22 %)SolidWorks
215 (36.59 %)CAD
312 (29.27 %)Degree
411 (26.83 %)Manufacturing
59 (21.95 %)Pensions
68 (19.51 %)Pro/ENGINEER
75 (12.20 %)Automotive
84 (9.756 %)AutoCAD
84 (9.756 %)SAP
84 (9.756 %)Sage
84 (9.756 %)Data Protection Act
84 (9.756 %)Chartered Engineer
84 (9.756 %)Data Protection
92 (4.878 %)Finite Element Analysis
92 (4.878 %)Validation
92 (4.878 %)Military
92 (4.878 %)EMC
92 (4.878 %)C
92 (4.878 %)Electric
92 (4.878 %)Health
92 (4.878 %)Telecoms
101 (2.439 %)Aerospace
101 (2.439 %)ISO14001
101 (2.439 %)Electronics
101 (2.439 %)C++
101 (2.439 %)VB
101 (2.439 %)OO
101 (2.439 %)ERP
101 (2.439 %)MS Visio
101 (2.439 %)ISO9001

Mechanical Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (19.51 %)Pro/ENGINEER
24 (9.756 %)AutoCAD
31 (2.439 %)CATIA
31 (2.439 %)MS Visio
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (26.83 %)Manufacturing
29 (21.95 %)Pensions
35 (12.20 %)Automotive
42 (4.878 %)Electric
42 (4.878 %)Health
42 (4.878 %)Telecoms
42 (4.878 %)Military
51 (2.439 %)Avionics
51 (2.439 %)Aerospace
51 (2.439 %)Electronics
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.756 %)Data Protection Act
21 (2.439 %)Robotics
21 (2.439 %)Physics
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (36.59 %)CAD
24 (9.756 %)Data Protection
32 (4.878 %)Finite Element Analysis
32 (4.878 %)Validation
41 (2.439 %)Migration
41 (2.439 %)PDM
41 (2.439 %)Data Management
41 (2.439 %)Document Management
41 (2.439 %)Software Engineering
41 (2.439 %)OO
41 (2.439 %)ERP
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (4.878 %)C
21 (2.439 %)C++
21 (2.439 %)VB
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (29.27 %)Degree
24 (9.756 %)Chartered Engineer
East of England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.439 %)ISO9001
11 (2.439 %)ISO14001
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (51.22 %)SolidWorks
24 (9.756 %)Sage
24 (9.756 %)SAP
32 (4.878 %)EMC