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 28 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 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 833 | 922 | 1185 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +89 | +263 | -304 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Mechanical Engineer | 81 | 30 | 52 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.079% | 0.031% | 0.031% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.083% | 0.034% | 0.032% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 27 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | - | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | - | £49,147 |
| 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 | - | £65,947 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £67,500 |
| 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 | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
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 28 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 28 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 | +107 | 64 | £45,000 | +36.36% | 125 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 62 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 123 |
| South East | +32 | 34 | £55,000 | +46.67% | 28 |
| East Midlands | - | 11 | £40,000 | - | 13 |
| Midlands | - | 11 | £40,000 | - | 27 |
| Yorkshire | - | 9 | - | - | 9 |
| North of England | - | 9 | - | - | 22 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £42,500 | - | 19 |
| South West | - | 4 | £45,000 | - | 21 |
| Work from Home | +69 | 3 | £25,000 | -33.33% | 27 |
| London | +121 | 2 | £42,500 | +28.79% | 13 |
Mechanical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 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: