Senior Mechanical Engineer Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Senior Mechanical Engineer
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The median Senior Mechanical Engineer salary in Barrow-in-Furness is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 2.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.70% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
Cumbria median annual salary £70,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Barrow-in-Furness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness with a recognized job title 111 35 104
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 97.22% 92.04%
Number of salaries quoted 73 22 52
10th Percentile £26,250 £39,500 £35,868
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £53,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.88% +7.50% -13.04%
75th Percentile £38,000 £58,906 £56,000
90th Percentile £56,000 £63,940 £60,000
Cumbria median annual salary £42,750 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.88% -11.11% +2.74%

Senior Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness

For the 6 months to 21 August 2026, Senior Mechanical Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Barrow-in-Furness region featuring Senior Mechanical Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (66.67%) CAD
1 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) Prototyping
1 2 (66.67%) Validation

Senior Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Aerospace
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) CAD
1 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) Prototyping
1 2 (66.67%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance