Mechanical Engineer
UK
The median Mechanical Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 568 | 697 | 845 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +129 | +148 | -163 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.026% | 0.007% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.028% | 0.007% | 0.005% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £505 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.91% | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £505 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +8.91% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.32 | - | £33.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £38.40 | - | £34.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.42 | £55.00 | £38.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.70% | +41.94% | -6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.13 | - | £44.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.32 | - | £45.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.57 | £55.00 | £38.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.43% | +41.94% | -6.06% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,532 | 53,805 | 83,473 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,714 | 37,580 | 58,666 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.82% | +2.90% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,503 | 2,037 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.30 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mechanical Engineer.
Mechanical Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mechanical Engineer.
Mechanical Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mechanical Engineer over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
Mechanical Engineer
Top 11 Contract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 17 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +114 | 8 | £550 | +8.91% | 135 |
| UK excluding London | +64 | 7 | £550 | +8.91% | 135 |
| Work from Home | +124 | 3 | £550 | -2.22% | 24 |
| East of England | - | 2 | - | - | 28 |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| North of England | - | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| Midlands | +29 | 1 | - | - | 21 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| South West | +1 | 1 | - | - | 22 |
| London | - | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| South East | - | 1 | £550 | - | 33 |
Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 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 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:
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