Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Bristol

Hardware Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Hardware Engineer salary in Bristol is £66,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
4 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 - -
75th Percentile £69,375 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £30,000 £50,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -40.00% -23.08% -3.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 2,844 1,002 2,424
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 92.27% 96.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,149 757 1,705
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -8.65% -5.25%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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 Bristol.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 4 September 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 Bristol region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) DO-160
2 1 (12.50%) DO-254
2 1 (12.50%) LabVIEW
2 1 (12.50%) MATLAB
2 1 (12.50%) Simulink
2 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
2 1 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (12.50%) Validation
2 1 (12.50%) Verification and Validation

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 (12.50%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
1 1 (12.50%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Software Engineering
1 1 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (12.50%) Validation
1 1 (12.50%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) DO-160
1 1 (12.50%) DO-254
Hardware Engineer jobs