Hardware Engineer Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Hardware Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Hardware Engineer daily rate in Oxfordshire is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 6 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 3.77% - 1.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.38% - 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £139
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 - £143
75th Percentile - - £146
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £210 £375 £210
% change year-on-year -44.00% +78.57% -58.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £18.87 - -
South East median hourly rate £20.00 - £48.00
% change year-on-year - - +13.88%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 137 82 152
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.16% 90.11% 91.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 44 105
10th Percentile £190 £247 £135
25th Percentile £281 £406 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +25.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £538 £578 £537
90th Percentile £575 £646 £595
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 4 14
10th Percentile £18.69 - £15.67
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £23.50 £35.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.86% +55.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £25.15 £52.50 £26.00
90th Percentile £27.50 £61.50 £32.32
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -40.82% -12.19% +12.32%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

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

Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

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

Hardware Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 21 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
Oxford - 4 £210 -
Carterton - 1 - - 1
Hardware Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 21 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Break/Fix
2 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 2 (33.33%) HP
2 2 (33.33%) Service Management
2 2 (33.33%) Time Management
3 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Ticket Management

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Break/Fix
2 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 2 (33.33%) Service Management
2 2 (33.33%) Time Management
3 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
3 1 (16.67%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) HP