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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Senior 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 Senior Mechanical Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 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.

 Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank679661954
Rank change year-on-year
Down-18Up+293
Matching permanent IT job ads81216
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.009 %0.014 %0.008 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.010 %0.015 %0.008 %
Salaries quoted81212
Average salary£50,000£41,000£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+21.95 %-8.880 %
UK excluding London average salary£50,000£41,000£45,000
% change year-on-year
+21.95 %-8.880 %
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
8061279798192141
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK93.19 %93.74 %94.40 %
Salaries quoted6665865582156878
Average salary£41,500£38,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.790 %-3.750 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,000£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+2.850 %-

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Senior Mechanical Engineer Demand Trend

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Senior Mechanical Engineer Salary Trend

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Mechanical Engineer over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 within the UK.

Senior Mechanical Engineer Salary Histogram

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Mechanical Engineer within the UK over the 3 months to 22 March 2010. 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-258£50,000+21.95 %
East of EnglandUp+47£50,000+27.38 %
CambridgeshireUp+76£50,000+27.38 %
CambridgeNew entry-5£50,000-
East MidlandsNew entry-1£32,500-
LeicestershireNew entry-1£32,500-
BedfordshireNew entry-1£34,000-
BedfordNew entry-1£34,000-

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior 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 Senior Mechanical Engineer in their job title.

117 (77.27 %)Manufacturing
215 (68.18 %)CAD
215 (68.18 %)SolidWorks
314 (63.64 %)Degree
413 (59.09 %)Health
512 (54.55 %)Pro/ENGINEER
68 (36.36 %)Education
68 (36.36 %)Mechatronics
68 (36.36 %)Smart Meter
75 (22.73 %)Business Development
83 (13.64 %)AutoCAD
92 (9.091 %)MS Project
92 (9.091 %)MS PowerPoint
101 (4.545 %)EMC
101 (4.545 %)Project Management
101 (4.545 %)Automotive
101 (4.545 %)Construction
101 (4.545 %)Data Analysis
101 (4.545 %)Avionics
101 (4.545 %)Stress Analysis
101 (4.545 %)Rapid Prototyping

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK that cited Senior 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 Senior Mechanical Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
112 (54.55 %)Pro/ENGINEER
23 (13.64 %)AutoCAD
32 (9.091 %)MS Project
32 (9.091 %)MS PowerPoint
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
117 (77.27 %)Manufacturing
213 (59.09 %)Health
38 (36.36 %)Education
41 (4.545 %)Automotive
41 (4.545 %)Construction
41 (4.545 %)Avionics
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
18 (36.36 %)Mechatronics
18 (36.36 %)Smart Meter
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
115 (68.18 %)CAD
25 (22.73 %)Business Development
31 (4.545 %)Stress Analysis
31 (4.545 %)Rapid Prototyping
31 (4.545 %)Project Management
31 (4.545 %)Data Analysis
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
114 (63.64 %)Degree
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
115 (68.18 %)SolidWorks
21 (4.545 %)EMC