Hardware Engineer
UK
The median Hardware Engineer daily rate in the UK is £168, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 481 | 464 | 656 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +192 | +108 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer | 38 | 136 | 57 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.31% | 0.095% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.34% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 58 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £139 | £159 |
| 25th Percentile | £161 | £200 | £191 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £168 | £210 | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -16.00% | +56.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £343 | £300 | £383 |
| 90th Percentile | £362 | £475 | £500 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £168 | £210 | £250 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -16.00% | +42.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 49 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.09 | £30.63 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £48.00 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.66 | £60.50 | £47.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.24% | +27.24% | +182.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.10 | £68.75 | £57.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.17 | £82.43 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.66 | £60.50 | £47.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.24% | +27.24% | +182.60% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Hardware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Hardware Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer.
Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hardware Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Hardware Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer.
Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Hardware Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Hardware Engineer
Top 13 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -37 | 30 | £168 | -20.00% | 93 |
| England | -9 | 29 | £168 | -20.00% | 100 |
| South East | +2 | 11 | £168 | -20.00% | 46 |
| Scotland | -15 | 8 | £168 | -1.90% | 3 |
| London | +27 | 7 | £238 | +62.85% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +35 | 5 | £357 | -16.98% | 34 |
| Midlands | +22 | 5 | £168 | -28.51% | 5 |
| South West | +36 | 3 | £340 | +107.63% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 3 | £140 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +25 | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 2 | £168 | -28.51% | 2 |
| North of England | +20 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.
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Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: