Senior Mechanical Engineer Job Trends in Bath
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Somerset > Bath
The median Senior Mechanical Engineer salary in Bath is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 43 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bath | 0.30% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Somerset median annual salary | £62,500 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bath
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bath. 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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in Bath with a recognized job title | 308 | 82 | 245 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.33% | 75.93% | 96.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 216 | 26 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £33,125 | £40,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £75,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £106,250 | £82,000 |
| Somerset median annual salary | £45,000 | £40,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -20.00% | +5.26% |
Senior Mechanical Engineer Skill Set Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath
For the 6 months to 17 October 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 Bath region featuring Senior Mechanical Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biomedicine | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CAD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Embedded Firmware | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Firmware | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Mechatronics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SOLIDWORKS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Systems Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
Senior Mechanical Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bath by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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