Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Devon

Hardware Engineer
South West > Devon

The median Hardware Engineer salary in Devon is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 - 54
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 8 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 1.42% - 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% - 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £25,563 - -
25th Percentile £25,844 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 - £55,000
75th Percentile £26,231 - -
90th Percentile £26,648 - -
South West median annual salary £33,075 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -44.88% +9.09% +51.72%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 543 446 310
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.45% 94.89% 94.80%
Number of salaries quoted 354 222 246
10th Percentile £26,650 £28,000 £23,000
25th Percentile £30,125 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,491 £46,098
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% -5.66% +15.25%
75th Percentile £58,750 £59,375 £54,109
90th Percentile £70,875 £70,000 £63,875
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,422 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.76% -2.05% +5.00%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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 Devon.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Devon

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Devon.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Devon

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the Devon region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Exeter - 4 £26,000 - 2
Paignton - 4 - -
Hardware Engineer
South West

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 29 December 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 Devon region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (50.00%) 5G
2 4 (50.00%) B2B
2 4 (50.00%) Break/Fix
2 4 (50.00%) Customer Engagement
2 4 (50.00%) Degree
2 4 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (50.00%) SD-WAN
2 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (50.00%) Test Assurance
2 4 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 4 (50.00%) WAN
3 1 (12.50%) A+ Certification
3 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (12.50%) CCNA
3 1 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (12.50%) Coaching
3 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
3 1 (12.50%) Dell
3 1 (12.50%) MCSE
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (12.50%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (12.50%) SAN

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

Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) 5G
1 4 (50.00%) SD-WAN
1 4 (50.00%) WAN
2 1 (12.50%) SAN
General
1 5 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (12.50%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) GNSS
1 4 (50.00%) Self-Driving Car
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (12.50%) Data Centre
2 1 (12.50%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (50.00%) B2B
2 4 (50.00%) Break/Fix
2 4 (50.00%) Customer Engagement
2 4 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (50.00%) Test Assurance
2 4 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (12.50%) Coaching
3 1 (12.50%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) A+ Certification
2 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (12.50%) CCNA
2 1 (12.50%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (12.50%) MCSE
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (12.50%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Dell