The first table below looks at the demand for the Mechanical Design Engineer role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Mechanical Design Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 18 June 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 currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Mechanical Design Engineer
Rank 869 887 873
Rank change year-on-year
+18 -14
Permanent jobs requiring a Mechanical Design Engineer 2 14 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.002% 0.012% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.012% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 20
Average salary £56,250 £45,000 £40,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+25.00% +10.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £47,250 £40,750 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £65,250 £45,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £41,250 £40,750
% change year-on-year
+9.09% +1.22%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
104165 114120 121133
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.41% 94.97% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 86738 97875 102752
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

Mechanical Design Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Mechanical Design Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Mechanical Design Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Mechanical Design Engineer within the UK.

Mechanical Design Engineer Salary Trend

Mechanical Design Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mechanical Design Engineer over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 within the UK.

Mechanical Design Engineer Salary Histogram

Mechanical Design Engineer
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mechanical Design Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
England +20 2 £56,250 +25.00% 14
London +46 1 £67,500 +50.00% 3
Weymouth - 1 £45,000 -
Dorset - 1 £45,000 - 1
South West - 1 £45,000 - 2

Mechanical Design Engineer
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Mechanical Design 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 Design Engineer in their job title.

1 6 (66.67%) Degree
2 4 (44.44%) Pro/ENGINEER
3 3 (33.33%) CAD
4 2 (22.22%) CAE
5 1 (11.11%) Project Management
5 1 (11.11%) Electronics
5 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
5 1 (11.11%) SolidWorks
5 1 (11.11%) MS Office
5 1 (11.11%) HNC
5 1 (11.11%) HND
5 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
5 1 (11.11%) ISO 9001
5 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
5 1 (11.11%) Incident Management
5 1 (11.11%) Finite Element Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Physics
5 1 (11.11%) Solid Edge
5 1 (11.11%) CATIA

Mechanical Design Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Mechanical Design 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 Design Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Pro/ENGINEER
2 1 (11.11%) Solid Edge
2 1 (11.11%) MS Office
2 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
2 1 (11.11%) CATIA
General
1 1 (11.11%) Electronics
1 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Physics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) CAD
2 2 (22.22%) CAE
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Incident Management
3 1 (11.11%) Finite Element Analysis
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) HNC
2 1 (11.11%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) SolidWorks
London
You will have an interest in the design implications of people and technology; as such you'll be a pivotal part of the development team. Duties Work as...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + BENEFITS
Posted: 13 June 2013
Hampshire, South East
To be considered for this position you should have experience in: - 3D CAD (Ideally Inventor but other 3D packages will be considered) - 5 years + experience working in the...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 30 May 2013
Oxford, South East
Your role will include: Mechanical design (ideally Solidworks but not essential) Design of frameworks, jigs and fixtures Design of hydraulics and pneumatics Design of electro-mechanical equipment Equipment...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + BENEFITS
Posted: 29 May 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
The company utilise SolidWorks but whilst beneficial to your application they are happy to train a permanent employee who may currently by utilising different software. They also use...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
St. Albans, South East
The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will have experience with: - Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline - 5-10 years experience in a product development environment - 3D CAD: [NX] -...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + BUPA, Pension, Holidays
Posted: 21 May 2013
Poole, South West
Huxley Associates
Posted: 20 May 2013
Southampton, South East
Huxley Associates
Posted: 21 May 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 4 June 2013
Welwyn Garden City, South East
Huxley Associates
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + BUPA, Pension, Holidays
Posted: 21 May 2013
Plymouth, South West
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 5 June 2013
Cumbria, North West
Progressive Recruitment
Posted: 5 June 2013
Kent
Proteus Europe
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 14 June 2013