The first part of the 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 22 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Mechanical Engineer
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank840820715
Rank change year-on-year
Down-20Down-105
Matching permanent IT job ads354537
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.029 %0.037 %0.039 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.031 %0.039 %0.042 %
Number of salaries quoted174236
Average salary£45,000£40,000£50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50 %-20.00 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£35,000£24,000£37,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£52,500£52,500
UK excluding London average salary£42,500£40,000£50,000
% change year-on-year
+6.25 %-20.00 %
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
11420611553789084
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK94.71 %94.23 %93.30 %
Number of salaries quoted979339761273729
Average salary£42,500£42,500£42,500
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£26,500£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£75,000£72,500
UK excluding London average salary£38,000£37,500£36,500
% change year-on-year
+1.33 %+2.73 %

Mechanical Engineer
Demand Trend

The 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 Demand Trend

Mechanical Engineer
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

Mechanical Engineer Salary Histogram

Mechanical Engineer
Top 19 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 22 May 2012. 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
EnglandDown-1735£45,000+20.00 %
East of EnglandUp+1220£50,000+33.33 %
CambridgeshireUp+716£50,000+25.00 %
CambridgeUp+1315£50,000+25.00 %
South EastDown-365£45,000+42.85 %
EssexDown-84--
LondonDown-114£45,000-
MiddlesexNew entry-4--
South WestDown-153£37,500-10.71 %
HarrowNew entry-3£45,000-
East MidlandsNew entry-2£26,500-
WorcestershireDown-151--
GloucestershireDown-181£37,500-16.66 %
West MidlandsDown-211--
WiltshireNew entry-1£42,500-
LeicestershireNew entry-1--
KentNew entry-1£45,000-
DorsetNew entry-1£36,500-
DerbyshireNew entry-1£26,500-

Mechanical Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, 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.

192 (68.66 %)CAD
286 (64.18 %)Degree
355 (41.04 %)Manufacturing
443 (32.09 %)Pro/ENGINEER
528 (20.90 %)Aerospace
625 (18.66 %)Security Cleared
724 (17.91 %)SolidWorks
822 (16.42 %)Military
916 (11.94 %)Electronics
916 (11.94 %)Microsoft
916 (11.94 %)Finite Element Analysis
1014 (10.45 %)PhD
1014 (10.45 %)Automotive
1113 (9.701 %)PDM
1113 (9.701 %)MS Office
1211 (8.209 %)HND
1211 (8.209 %)CATIA
1310 (7.463 %)Project Management
1310 (7.463 %)AutoCAD
149 (6.716 %)HNC
158 (5.970 %)ISO 9001
158 (5.970 %)Rapid Prototyping
167 (5.224 %)Stress Analysis
167 (5.224 %)ISO 9000
176 (4.478 %)C
176 (4.478 %)Chartered Engineer
185 (3.731 %)Continuous Improvement
185 (3.731 %)Validation
194 (2.985 %)Pharmaceutical
194 (2.985 %)Risk Management

Mechanical Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, 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.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
11 (0.746 %)Velocity
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
143 (32.09 %)Pro/ENGINEER
213 (9.701 %)MS Office
311 (8.209 %)CATIA
410 (7.463 %)AutoCAD
54 (2.985 %)MATLAB
54 (2.985 %)NASTRAN
63 (2.239 %)MS Excel
72 (1.493 %)MS Visio
72 (1.493 %)Elements/Pro
81 (0.746 %)Solid Edge
81 (0.746 %)Windchill
81 (0.746 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
11 (0.746 %)TCP/IP
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
11 (0.746 %)LabVIEW
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
155 (41.04 %)Manufacturing
228 (20.90 %)Aerospace
322 (16.42 %)Military
416 (11.94 %)Electronics
514 (10.45 %)Automotive
64 (2.985 %)Pharmaceutical
73 (2.239 %)Telecoms
82 (1.493 %)Marketing
82 (1.493 %)Advertising
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
14 (2.985 %)Physics
23 (2.239 %)Mechatronics
32 (1.493 %)Management Information System
32 (1.493 %)FMCG
41 (0.746 %)Verilog
41 (0.746 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
41 (0.746 %)CPLD
41 (0.746 %)Mathematics
41 (0.746 %)Biotechnology
41 (0.746 %)Human Factors
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
11 (0.746 %)UNIX
11 (0.746 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
192 (68.66 %)CAD
216 (11.94 %)Finite Element Analysis
313 (9.701 %)PDM
410 (7.463 %)Project Management
58 (5.970 %)Rapid Prototyping
67 (5.224 %)Stress Analysis
75 (3.731 %)Validation
75 (3.731 %)Continuous Improvement
84 (2.985 %)Risk Analysis
84 (2.985 %)Risk Management
84 (2.985 %)Industrial Design
93 (2.239 %)Requirements Management
93 (2.239 %)Data Management
93 (2.239 %)Hazard Analysis
102 (1.493 %)Time Management
102 (1.493 %)Business Development
111 (0.746 %)3D Modelling
111 (0.746 %)Data Analysis
111 (0.746 %)Project Planning
111 (0.746 %)Workflow
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
16 (4.478 %)C
24 (2.985 %)C++
33 (2.239 %)VB
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
186 (64.18 %)Degree
225 (18.66 %)Security Cleared
314 (10.45 %)PhD
411 (8.209 %)HND
59 (6.716 %)HNC
66 (4.478 %)Chartered Engineer
74 (2.985 %)SC Cleared
74 (2.985 %)DV Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (5.970 %)ISO 9001
27 (5.224 %)ISO 9000
34 (2.985 %)QA
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
124 (17.91 %)SolidWorks
216 (11.94 %)Microsoft
33 (2.239 %)Borland
33 (2.239 %)ANSYS
41 (0.746 %)SAP
41 (0.746 %)Autodesk
41 (0.746 %)EMC