Mechanical Engineer Contracts in the UK excluding London

Mechanical Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

As of 31 October 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Mechanical Engineer daily rate in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 363 408 497
Rank change year-on-year +45 +89 +21
Contract jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer 6 5 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.036% 0.024% 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% 0.025% 0.035%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 4
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £750 £420
Median % change year-on-year - +78.57% -
UK median daily rate - £542 £420
% change year-on-year - +29.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 3
10th Percentile - £45.03 -
25th Percentile £38.40 £50.69 -
Median hourly rate £41.27 £60.75 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.07% +102.50% -16.67%
75th Percentile £44.13 £70.19 £38.75
90th Percentile £58.44 £75.48 £44.00
UK median hourly rate £41.27 £60.75 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.07% +35.00% +25.00%

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 15,430 19,609 28,575
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 93.93% 95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,847 13,032 20,128
10th Percentile £220 £213 £215
25th Percentile £375 £381 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £688 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,078 1,268 1,341
10th Percentile £14.73 £14.25 £12.48
25th Percentile £19.41 £18.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £37.50 £44.50 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.73% +89.36% +31.43%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.50 £70.30
UK median hourly rate £38.00 £45.00 £27.73
% change year-on-year -15.56% +62.28% +38.65%

Mechanical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Mechanical Engineer in the UK excluding London

Mechanical Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Mechanical Engineer in the UK excluding London

Mechanical Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Mechanical Engineer in the UK excluding London

Mechanical Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mechanical Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Mechanical Engineer in the UK excluding London

Mechanical Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mechanical Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England - 4 - - 5
East Midlands +5 1 - - 1
Midlands +5 1 - - 2
South West - 1 - - 8
Mechanical Engineer
UK

Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, Mechanical Engineer contract 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 contract job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Mechanical Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Siemens NX
2 1 (16.67%) Siemens
2 1 (16.67%) Aerospace

Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Siemens NX
General
1 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Siemens