Hardware Specialist Contract Job Trends in the South East

Hardware Specialist
England > South East

As of 10 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Hardware Specialist daily rate in the South East.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 199 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.039% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.043% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £530 £322
% change year-on-year - +64.60% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 4,691 2,797 5,238
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.11% 92.80% 92.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,978 1,815 3,197
10th Percentile £279 £237 £205
25th Percentile £406 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% -
75th Percentile £600 £610 £608
90th Percentile £700 £670 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 404 124 420
10th Percentile £14.50 £17.50 £12.82
25th Percentile £18.97 £23.50 £18.00
Median hourly rate £37.97 £43.75 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.22% +15.13% -15.56%
75th Percentile £80.12 £62.55 £62.47
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £75.16
England median hourly rate £36.00 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +2.86% +7.69% -23.29%

Hardware Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Hardware Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Hardware Specialist job vacancy trend in the South East

Hardware Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Specialist job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Hardware Specialist job vacancies in the South East

Hardware Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Specialist job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Hardware Specialist job vacancies in the South East

Hardware Specialist
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Specialist within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 March 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
Hampshire - 2 - -
Hardware Specialist
England

Hardware Specialist Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, Hardware Specialist 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 South East region featuring Hardware Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Autodesk
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow

Hardware Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Autodesk
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow