Hardware Engineer Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Hardware Engineer
South East > Berkshire

The median Hardware Engineer daily rate in Berkshire is £339, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 92 109
Rank change year-on-year -27 +17 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 2 2 7
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.10% 0.16% 0.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.18% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £339 - £210
75th Percentile - - £215
90th Percentile - - £269
South East median daily rate £352 £168 £210
% change year-on-year +109.52% -20.00% -35.38%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,798 1,123 1,772
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.64% 91.97% 92.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,084 695 914
10th Percentile £325 £320 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -
75th Percentile £621 £600 £625
90th Percentile £725 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 46 114
10th Percentile £24.48 £14.75 £19.61
25th Percentile £41.25 £18.87 £43.55
Median hourly rate £83.00 £46.50 £61.60
Median % change year-on-year +78.49% -24.51% +3.75%
75th Percentile £88.00 £70.00 £85.55
90th Percentile £105.20 £87.38 £87.53
South East median hourly rate £52.43 £27.63 £54.88
% change year-on-year +89.74% -49.65% +9.75%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

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

Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

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

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 19 July 2026, 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 Berkshire region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) DOCSIS
1 2 (100.00%) IPv4
1 2 (100.00%) IPv6
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) DOCSIS
1 2 (100.00%) IPv4
1 2 (100.00%) IPv6
1 2 (100.00%) LAN
1 2 (100.00%) WAN
1 2 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Manual Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA