Mechanical Engineer
England > South West
The median Mechanical Engineer salary in the South West is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 175 | - | 217 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +95 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | 0.077% | - | 0.044% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.082% | - | 0.046% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | - | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £42,000 | £55,000 | £33,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.64% | +66.67% | -22.81% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title | 3,637 | 5,744 | 4,346 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.88% | 94.23% | 95.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,402 | 3,552 | 3,380 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £40,000 | £40,395 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £51,750 | £52,700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | -1.80% | +5.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £53,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.83% | -4.17% | - |
Mechanical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Mechanical Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Mechanical Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for Mechanical Engineer job vacancies in the South West.
Mechanical Engineer
Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 3 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Bristol | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineer England |
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