Hardware Engineer Contract Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Hardware Engineer
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The median Hardware Engineer daily rate in Nottinghamshire is £205, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 13 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Nottinghamshire 6.50% - 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.88% - 0.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £200 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 - £100
75th Percentile £210 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £200 - £100

All Contract IT Job Roles
Nottinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Nottinghamshire. 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 Nottinghamshire with a recognized job title 189 124 157
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.50% 89.21% 96.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 69 123
10th Percentile £182 £180 £219
25th Percentile £213 £350 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £550 £534 £606
90th Percentile £700 £600 £730
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £420 £450
% change year-on-year +1.19% -6.67% -0.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 5 7
10th Percentile £14.96 £13.61 £10.76
25th Percentile £16.17 £14.65 £12.51
Median hourly rate £16.35 £15.10 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.28% +0.67% +36.36%
75th Percentile £17.87 £33.75 £20.39
90th Percentile £25.15 £83.70 £48.72
East Midlands median hourly rate £19.64 £22.50 £17.72
% change year-on-year -12.71% +26.98% +3.47%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

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

Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

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

Hardware Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 9 January 2026. 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
Nottingham - 10 £200 - 2
Hardware Engineer
East Midlands

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire

For the 6 months to 9 January 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 Nottinghamshire region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (53.85%) Customer Service
1 7 (53.85%) HP
1 7 (53.85%) Time Management
2 6 (46.15%) Service Management

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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 7 (53.85%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Customer Service
1 7 (53.85%) Time Management
2 6 (46.15%) Service Management
Vendors
1 7 (53.85%) HP