Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Bournemouth

Hardware Engineer
Dorset > Bournemouth

The median Hardware Engineer salary in Bournemouth is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 46 26
Rank change year-on-year +26 -20 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 1 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bournemouth 1.11% 1.60% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.18% 1.71% 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - £32,800 -
25th Percentile - £36,250 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year - +37.93% -
75th Percentile - - £29,500
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median annual salary £40,000 £40,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year - -44.83% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bournemouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bournemouth. 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 Bournemouth with a recognized job title 85 351 126
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.44% 93.85% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 51 162 121
10th Percentile £27,500 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £29,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £54,439 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.52% +3.69% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,688 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
Dorset median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% +10.00%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth

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 Bournemouth.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Bournemouth

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Bournemouth

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Bournemouth.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Bournemouth

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, 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 Bournemouth region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Aviation

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth 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 1 (100.00%) Aviation