The first table below looks at the demand for the Mechanical Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the North West 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 22 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Mechanical Engineer
Rank 246 - 230
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.028% - 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% - 0.016%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
Average salary - - £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +6.25%
All Job Titles
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
6899 6891 6432
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 95.51% 95.87% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 5861 6087 5695
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £23,500 £22,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Mechanical Engineer
England

Mechanical Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West Mechanical Engineer Salary Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 2 (66.67%) MS Office
1 2 (66.67%) HNC
1 2 (66.67%) MS Excel
1 2 (66.67%) ISO 9001
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Solid Edge
2 1 (33.33%) Finite Element Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) CAD
2 1 (33.33%) SolidWorks

Mechanical Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North West 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 2 (66.67%) MS Office
1 2 (66.67%) MS Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Solid Edge
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Finite Element Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) CAD
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) SolidWorks
Manchester, North West
The ideal candidate for the role will have: * Experience using PRo Engineer * Capable of conceptual design of new instruments, clarify key components of a system and break down...
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, North West
The ideal candidate for the role will have: * Experience using Solidworks* Capable of conceptual design, assembly drawings and drawings for manufacture.* Have a good understanding of hydraulics, pumps...
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 16 May 2013