Mechanical Design Engineer Contracts in the UK excluding London

Mechanical Design Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

As of 9 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Mechanical Design Engineer daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 392 446
Rank change year-on-year - +54 +64
Contract jobs requiring a Mechanical Design Engineer 0 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London - 0.005% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.005% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £481
25th Percentile - - £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £496
75th Percentile - - £503
90th Percentile - - £504
UK median daily rate - - £496
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £41.57 -
UK median hourly rate - £41.57 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 11,786 18,942 22,126
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.14% 92.49% 94.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,534 11,550 15,489
10th Percentile £213 £213 £225
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £595 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 844 2,258 1,140
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.50 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.44 £15.72 £17.86
Median hourly rate £27.50 £40.00 £42.43
Median % change year-on-year -31.25% -5.73% +115.78%
75th Percentile £64.50 £61.60 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £74.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £28.60 £36.65 £45.00
% change year-on-year -21.96% -18.56% +88.21%

Mechanical Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Mechanical Design Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Mechanical Design Engineer in the UK excluding London

Mechanical Design Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mechanical Design Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Mechanical Design Engineer in the UK excluding London

Mechanical Design Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mechanical Design Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Mechanical Design Engineer in the UK excluding London