Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Cardiff

Hardware Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

As of 8 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Hardware Engineer salary in Cardiff.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.31% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 313 516 356
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.01% 96.81% 97.00%
Number of salaries quoted 218 358 304
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,595
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £78,790 £75,000 £72,500
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -0.52%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Cardiff

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

For the 6 months to 8 November 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 Cardiff region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity