Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Bedford

Hardware Engineer
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The median Hardware Engineer salary in Bedford is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 0.49% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £67,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bedford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedford. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bedford with a recognized job title 187 56 146
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.22% 91.80% 97.99%
Number of salaries quoted 155 25 126
10th Percentile £30,000 £38,000 £21,250
25th Percentile £32,250 £40,400 £29,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.09% +32.50% -31.91%
75th Percentile £55,000 £78,750 £50,000
90th Percentile £67,500 £95,000 £60,625
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,967 £49,500
% change year-on-year -11.71% +2.96% -13.91%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Hardware Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Bedford

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Bedford.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Bedford

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford

For the 6 months to 27 May 2026, Hardware Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Bedford region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Chemistry
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 13485
1 1 (100.00%) Market Surveillance
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) QMS
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Chemistry
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Market Surveillance
1 1 (100.00%) QMS
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft