For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title
66
86
110
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
78.57%
95.56%
97.35%
Number of daily rates quoted
44
62
83
10th Percentile
£123
£251
£300
25th Percentile
£167
£309
£374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£405
£425
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-4.71%
-5.56%
+2.86%
75th Percentile
£482
£529
£594
90th Percentile
£560
£604
£662
Leicestershire median daily rate
£360
£425
£425
% change year-on-year
-15.29%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
6
10th Percentile
-
-
£13.16
25th Percentile
-
-
£13.62
Median hourly rate
-
-
£16.69
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-4.63%
75th Percentile
-
-
£22.41
90th Percentile
-
-
£44.38
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£20.75
£24.00
£19.69
% change year-on-year
-13.54%
+21.89%
+6.43%
Hardware Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings that featured Hardware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Hardware Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Leicester.
Hardware Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Leicester.
Hardware Engineer Skill Set Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 29 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 Leicester region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.
Hardware Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
