Mechanical Engineer
UK
The median Mechanical Engineer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 808 | 955 | 1174 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +147 | +219 | -293 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer | 69 | 23 | 51 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.070% | 0.022% | 0.033% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.074% | 0.024% | 0.034% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 23 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,900 | - | £45,836 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | - | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £33,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.36% | -45.00% | +26.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | - | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £56,142 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £37,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -37.50% | +26.32% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 93,240 | 95,005 | 150,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,901 | 59,761 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,750 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.21% | +5.50% | +5.26% |
Mechanical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Mechanical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Mechanical Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Mechanical Engineer.
Mechanical Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Mechanical Engineer over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
Mechanical Engineer
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +116 | 52 | £45,000 | +36.36% | 137 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 50 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 137 |
| South East | +48 | 27 | £55,000 | +46.67% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| North of England | - | 9 | - | - | 15 |
| East Midlands | - | 8 | £40,000 | - | 17 |
| Midlands | - | 8 | £40,000 | - | 25 |
| South West | - | 4 | £45,000 | - | 25 |
| London | +103 | 2 | £42,500 | +28.79% | 13 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £30,000 | - | 28 |
| Work from Home | +93 | 1 | £25,000 | -33.33% | 36 |
Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, Mechanical Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Mechanical Engineer in the job title.
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Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: