Hardware Engineer
East Midlands > Derbyshire
The median Hardware Engineer daily rate in Derbyshire is £134, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | - | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +21 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derbyshire | 1.92% | - | 0.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.20% | - | 0.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £134 | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £134 | £235 | £100 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.98% | +135.00% | -64.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | - | £60.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.26% | -4.17% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derbyshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title | 91 | 168 | 131 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.50% | 98.82% | 93.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 95 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £158 | £160 | £206 |
| 25th Percentile | £294 | £306 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -5.26% | +26.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £706 | £581 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £795 | £606 | £639 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £403 | £449 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.36% | -5.47% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 21 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £24.25 | £17.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.04 | £20.00 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £25.77 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.39% | -6.31% | +39.84% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £50.00 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £54.00 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £21.39 | £24.00 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.88% | +14.29% | +6.79% |
Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire
Job postings that featured Hardware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.
Hardware Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer in Derbyshire.
Hardware Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derbyshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer in Derbyshire.
Hardware Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire
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 Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 15 August 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 |
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| Chesterfield | - | 1 | £134 | - | 2 |
| Derby | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Hardware Engineer East Midlands |
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Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, 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 across the Derbyshire region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.
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Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire 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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