Hardware Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Hardware Engineer
East of England > Bedfordshire

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Hardware Engineer daily rate in Bedfordshire.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 30 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 5 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire 2.22% 0.57% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.39% 0.63% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £325 -
East of England median daily rate £168 £183 £143
% change year-on-year -8.22% +28.07% +29.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
Median hourly rate £80.00 - -
East of England median hourly rate £80.00 £15.10 £16.00
% change year-on-year +429.80% -5.63% -8.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 209 158 228
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 90.29% 94.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 72 155
10th Percentile £211 £181 £313
25th Percentile £406 £344 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £514 £508
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% +1.33% +1.50%
75th Percentile £588 £641 £550
90th Percentile £638 £700 £600
East of England median daily rate £493 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +9.47% -5.26% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 21 5
10th Percentile £38.69 £27.00 £32.50
25th Percentile £61.44 £30.78 £51.25
Median hourly rate £80.00 £55.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +45.45% - -1.48%
75th Percentile £91.50 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile - £67.50 £60.80
East of England median hourly rate £30.11 £47.50 £40.28
% change year-on-year -36.62% +17.94% +97.67%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Hardware Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Bedfordshire

Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Bedfordshire

Hardware Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 13 December 2025. 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
Luton - 5 - - 1
Hardware Engineer
East of England

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Hardware Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bedfordshire region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Xilinx

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) FPGA
1 5 (100.00%) VHDL
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Xilinx