Hardware Engineer
UK
The median Hardware Engineer daily rate in the UK is £210 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 21 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 21 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 446 | 639 | 787 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +193 | +148 | -119 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer | 125 | 57 | 76 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.10% | 0.086% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.11% | 0.090% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 56 | 28 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £143 | £128 | £100 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £199 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £250 | £164 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +52.67% | +16.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £430 | £405 | £215 |
| 90th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £249 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £210 | £250 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +42.86% | +20.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 18 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.25 | £15.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £45.00 | £16.15 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.50 | £47.55 | £16.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.24% | +182.60% | -57.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £62.38 | £24.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.43 | £65.00 | £40.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £66.00 | £47.55 | £16.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.81% | +182.60% | -57.85% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,413 | 53,669 | 84,232 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.81% | 94.62% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,677 | 37,466 | 59,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.31% | +3.43% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,675 | 1,499 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 21 May 2024.
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 21 May 2024.
Hardware Engineer
Top 15 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 21 May 2024. 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 | +98 | 107 | £210 | -16.00% | 95 |
| England | +145 | 99 | £210 | -26.96% | 94 |
| South East | +53 | 48 | £210 | -44.00% | 36 |
| Scotland | +61 | 23 | £200 | +81.82% | 6 |
| London | +113 | 18 | £250 | -32.43% | 5 |
| South West | +9 | 12 | £185 | -18.68% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 11 | £430 | - | 25 |
| North of England | +29 | 9 | £200 | +8.11% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 9 | £200 | +8.11% | 1 |
| Midlands | +19 | 8 | £183 | -27.00% | 18 |
| East of England | +17 | 8 | £450 | - | 16 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 6 | £130 | -48.00% | 12 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 2 | £235 | - | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 May 2024, 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:
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