Hardware Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Hardware Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Hardware Engineer daily rate in Hampshire is £168, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 - 90
Rank change year-on-year - - +28
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 10 0 6
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 0.77% - 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% - 0.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £134 - £113
25th Percentile £147 - £130
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £168 - £143
Median % change year-on-year - - -61.49%
75th Percentile £189 - £272
90th Percentile £202 - £499
South East median daily rate £210 £351 £210
% change year-on-year -40.21% +67.26% -52.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £18.91 - -
25th Percentile £18.97 - -
Median hourly rate £20.00 - £60.00
75th Percentile £21.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £20.00 £70.32 £60.00
% change year-on-year -71.56% +17.19% +42.35%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,173 876 1,183
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 94.70% 91.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 774 611 657
10th Percentile £313 £325 £300
25th Percentile £450 £436 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +2.33% +2.38%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £513
% change year-on-year -2.44% - +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 50 74
10th Percentile £16.17 £21.80 £16.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £28.13 £21.00
Median hourly rate £24.21 £56.13 £49.50
Median % change year-on-year -56.87% +13.38% +13.79%
75th Percentile £47.80 £70.32 £63.44
90th Percentile £59.49 £75.00 £77.50
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £46.12 £52.20
% change year-on-year -45.80% -11.64% +49.14%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

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

Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

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

Hardware Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 14 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
Southampton - 5 £210 -
Aldershot - 1 - -
Romsey - 1 £127 -
Hardware Engineer
South East

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 14 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 Hampshire region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (30.00%) Datto
2 3 (30.00%) Entra ID
2 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (30.00%) Problem Management
2 3 (30.00%) Remote Monitoring and Management
2 3 (30.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (20.00%) HP
3 2 (20.00%) Time Management
4 1 (10.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (10.00%) Break/Fix
4 1 (10.00%) Computacenter
4 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) Service Management
4 1 (10.00%) Ticket Management

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

Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) Entra ID
General
1 5 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (30.00%) Problem Management
2 3 (30.00%) Remote Monitoring and Management
2 3 (30.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (20.00%) Time Management
4 1 (10.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (10.00%) Break/Fix
4 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (10.00%) Service Management
4 1 (10.00%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Datto
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) HP
3 1 (10.00%) Computacenter