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 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.

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank869-750
Rank change year-on-year
New entry-No change0
Matching permanent IT job ads602
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.005 %-0.002 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.005 %-0.002 %
Number of salaries quoted602
Average salary£50,000-£35,500
UK excluding London average salary£50,000-£35,500
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 %

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total 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 May 2012 within the UK.

Senior Mechanical Engineer Salary Histogram

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Top 6 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 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
EnglandNew entry-6£50,000-
East of EnglandNew entry-5£50,000-
CambridgeshireNew entry-5£50,000-
CambridgeNew entry-5£50,000-
South WestNew entry-1£36,500-
DorsetNew entry-1£36,500-

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, 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.

125 (96.15 %)CAD
220 (76.92 %)Degree
38 (30.77 %)Manufacturing
47 (26.92 %)Aerospace
55 (19.23 %)Microsoft
55 (19.23 %)MS Office
55 (19.23 %)CATIA
64 (15.38 %)Pro/ENGINEER
64 (15.38 %)Continuous Improvement
64 (15.38 %)HNC
64 (15.38 %)HND
73 (11.54 %)AutoCAD
73 (11.54 %)SolidWorks
73 (11.54 %)Finite Element Analysis
82 (7.692 %)FMCG
82 (7.692 %)Advertising
82 (7.692 %)Automotive
91 (3.846 %)Risk Management
91 (3.846 %)Autodesk
91 (3.846 %)Pharmaceutical
91 (3.846 %)3D Modelling
91 (3.846 %)Business Development
91 (3.846 %)Biotechnology
91 (3.846 %)Security Cleared
91 (3.846 %)Programme Management
91 (3.846 %)Data Management

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, 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
15 (19.23 %)MS Office
15 (19.23 %)CATIA
24 (15.38 %)Pro/ENGINEER
33 (11.54 %)AutoCAD
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
18 (30.77 %)Manufacturing
27 (26.92 %)Aerospace
32 (7.692 %)Automotive
32 (7.692 %)Advertising
41 (3.846 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
12 (7.692 %)FMCG
21 (3.846 %)Biotechnology
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
125 (96.15 %)CAD
24 (15.38 %)Continuous Improvement
33 (11.54 %)Finite Element Analysis
41 (3.846 %)3D Modelling
41 (3.846 %)Risk Management
41 (3.846 %)Programme Management
41 (3.846 %)Data Management
41 (3.846 %)Business Development
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
120 (76.92 %)Degree
24 (15.38 %)HNC
24 (15.38 %)HND
31 (3.846 %)Security Cleared
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
15 (19.23 %)Microsoft
23 (11.54 %)SolidWorks
31 (3.846 %)Autodesk