The first table below looks at the demand for the Mechanical 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 26 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 currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
26 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Mechanical Engineer
Rank 846 867 835
Rank change year-on-year
+21 -32
Permanent jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer 16 32 46
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.015% 0.027% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.028% 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 12 15 44
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +10.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,000 £35,600 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £54,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,500 £40,750
% change year-on-year
-5.88% +4.29%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102035 114410 117207
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.41% 94.80% 94.20%
Number of salaries quoted 84835 98106 99148
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 Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

Mechanical Engineer Salary Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer over the 3 months to 26 May 2013 within the UK.

Mechanical Engineer Salary Histogram

Mechanical Engineer
Top 15 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 UK over the 3 months to 26 May 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 +7 14 £40,000 -11.11%
East of England -7 7 £40,000 -20.00%
Cambridgeshire +5 6 £40,000 -20.00%
Cambridge -6 6 £40,000 -20.00%
South West -2 2 £45,000 +20.00%
East Midlands -3 2 £40,000 +50.94%
Leicestershire -5 2 £40,000 -
Dorset -7 2 £45,000 +23.28%
Weymouth - 2 £45,000 -
London +49 1 £67,500 +50.00%
South East +2 1 - -
Scotland - 1 £29,500 -
North West - 1 - -
Surrey - 1 - -
Glasgow - 1 £29,500 -

Mechanical Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 26 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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 18 (56.25%) Degree
2 13 (40.63%) Pro/ENGINEER
3 11 (34.38%) CAD
4 8 (25.00%) Manufacturing
5 6 (18.75%) SolidWorks
6 5 (15.63%) HND
7 4 (12.50%) MS Office
7 4 (12.50%) HNC
7 4 (12.50%) MS Excel
7 4 (12.50%) Project Management
7 4 (12.50%) Finite Element Analysis
8 3 (9.375%) SAP
8 3 (9.375%) ISO 9001
8 3 (9.375%) Microsoft
8 3 (9.375%) CAE
8 3 (9.375%) Management Information System
8 3 (9.375%) Telecoms
9 2 (6.250%) Windows
9 2 (6.250%) ISO 9000
9 2 (6.250%) Benchmarking
9 2 (6.250%) Autodesk
9 2 (6.250%) Disaster Recovery
9 2 (6.250%) Time Management
9 2 (6.250%) Data Protection
9 2 (6.250%) Solid Edge
9 2 (6.250%) Rapid Prototyping
9 2 (6.250%) Continuous Improvement
10 1 (3.125%) C
10 1 (3.125%) VBA
10 1 (3.125%) PhD

Mechanical Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 26 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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 13 (40.63%) Pro/ENGINEER
2 4 (12.50%) MS Excel
2 4 (12.50%) MS Office
3 2 (6.250%) Solid Edge
4 1 (3.125%) CATIA
4 1 (3.125%) AutoCAD
General
1 8 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 3 (9.375%) Telecoms
3 1 (3.125%) Automotive
3 1 (3.125%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.375%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.125%) Mathematics
2 1 (3.125%) Physics
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.250%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (34.38%) CAD
2 4 (12.50%) Project Management
2 4 (12.50%) Finite Element Analysis
3 3 (9.375%) CAE
4 2 (6.250%) Benchmarking
4 2 (6.250%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (6.250%) Rapid Prototyping
4 2 (6.250%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (6.250%) Time Management
4 2 (6.250%) Data Protection
5 1 (3.125%) Stress Analysis
5 1 (3.125%) Validation
5 1 (3.125%) Statistical Analysis
5 1 (3.125%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.125%) C
1 1 (3.125%) VBA
Qualifications
1 18 (56.25%) Degree
2 5 (15.63%) HND
3 4 (12.50%) HNC
4 1 (3.125%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.125%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.375%) ISO 9001
2 2 (6.250%) ISO 9000
3 1 (3.125%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (18.75%) SolidWorks
2 3 (9.375%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.375%) SAP
3 2 (6.250%) Autodesk
Bournemouth, South West
Whilst my client use PRO-E and Creo and this would be desirable they can be flexible as they feel any engineer competent enough should be able to...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
You will be working in a small business of around 20 people and your role will be a varied and mixed which will include: - 2D / 3D drawings - Re-...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £35000 - £36000 per annum
Posted: 15 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: 22 May 2013
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
West Sussex, South East
This will be a key technical role involving new product development from concept through to manufacture but will also involve support and modifications of existing lines. My client...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 16 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: 23 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
Bournemouth, South West
Executive level engineers should have at least 6 years Building services consultancy experience, be C Eng or close to it, and be able to talk to high calibre...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Poole, South West
Mechanical Design - Automotive Systems - Solidworks I am currently recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer to work for a widely recognised engineering organisation based in Hampshire... You MUST have...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
I am recruiting for a Leading IT Services Provider based in London that has an excellent Permanent Mechanical Design Engineer opportunity for a candidate with extensive Data Center...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £60000 - £75000 per annum + bonus, healthcare, pension
Posted: 16 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
In this role you will be responsible for both 2D drawing and 3D modelling of mechanical components, assemblies and installations, generating Bills of Materials and liaising directly both...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, 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: 22 May 2013
Halifax, West Yorkshire
The successful applicant is likely to be a bright individual with a BEng, Masters or possibly PhD in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent subject. Equally if you have come...
Roc Search
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + good benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Southampton, South East
Mechanical Design Engineer - Solidworks / AutoCAD / Structures / Mechanisms / Drives / Actuators / SPM / Automation / Machining / Fabrication... Your role will be to support turnkey engineering project activities and will include: - Generation of...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 21 May 2013
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
You will have experience with 3D modelling packages (ideally Solidworks) and will be able to demonstrate the ability to design from concept to manufacturer including creating BOM's,...
Roc Search
Salary: £28000 - £33000 per annum + bonus, pension, healthcare
Posted: 21 May 2013
Kingswinford, West Midlands
My client based in the West Midlands are looking for the final piece in the jigsaw to compliment their highly successful technical team in designing and developing market...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £35000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
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: 23 May 2013
Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley
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: £35000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorset, South West
You will be working for a family organisation that were established in 1962. They are now a world leader in the design and manufacture of wrapping and packaging...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £35000 - £36000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Dorset, South West
You will be working for a family organisation that were established in 1962. They are now a world leader in the design and manufacture of wrapping and packaging...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
To be considered for this position you should have experience in: - 3D CAD packages (ideally Solidworks but not essential) - Developing products for harsh environments Any experience working to...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £40000 - £43000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Senior Mechanical Engineer Role, Bristol Are you looking to work in a manufacturing environment where you can see the impact of your own work? Then this is an...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Torquay, South West
Huxley Associates are currently working with an exciting growing SME based in theDevonareas that are now looking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer. My clients produces products for...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Final Salary Pension + Bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
The role offers an opportunity for an enthusiastic graduate engineer to get a strong grounding in a number of areas including design, manufacturing, process improvement, quality engineering, lean...
Roc Search
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + good bens
Posted: 23 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: 23 May 2013