Hardware Engineer
UK
The median Hardware Engineer daily rate in the UK is £210 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 450 | 647 | 765 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +197 | +118 | -120 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer | 141 | 60 | 97 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.099% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 31 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £139 | £160 | £105 |
| 25th Percentile | £147 | £181 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £250 | £160 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +56.25% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £300 | £379 | £215 |
| 90th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £253 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £210 | £250 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +42.86% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 48 | 18 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.63 | £15.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £47.25 | £16.15 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.25 | £47.55 | £16.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.72% | +182.60% | -57.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £62.38 | £39.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.73 | £65.00 | £42.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.50 | £47.55 | £16.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.24% | +182.60% | -57.94% |
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 | 40,491 | 57,026 | 85,241 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.56% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,430 | 39,779 | 59,788 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,635 | 1,621 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.99 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Hardware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Hardware Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer.
Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hardware Engineer over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
Hardware Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer.
Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Hardware Engineer over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
Hardware Engineer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 April 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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| UK excluding London | +134 | 127 | £210 | -16.00% | 81 |
| England | +163 | 104 | £210 | -16.00% | 80 |
| South East | +62 | 54 | £210 | -52.00% | 27 |
| Scotland | +66 | 33 | £143 | +29.55% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +138 | 20 | £430 | -4.44% | 31 |
| London | +108 | 14 | £143 | -61.49% | 4 |
| South West | +23 | 14 | £143 | -30.49% | 6 |
| North of England | +36 | 10 | £200 | +8.11% | 4 |
| East of England | +18 | 10 | £450 | +181.25% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +28 | 9 | £200 | +8.11% | |
| Midlands | +30 | 6 | - | - | 26 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 5 | - | - | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 2 | £143 | - | |
| East Midlands | +16 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - |
Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Hardware 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 Hardware Engineer in the job title.
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Hardware 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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