Hardware Engineer
South West > Dorset
The median Hardware Engineer salary in Dorset is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | 77 | 74 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | -3 | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer | 3 | 26 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.67% | 2.21% | 1.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.68% | 2.33% | 1.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,200 | - | £38,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,500 | £37,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £42,500 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.35% | -37.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53,000 | £48,750 | £74,375 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £76,250 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,000 | £47,500 | £68,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.47% | -30.91% | +137.07% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 443 | 1,116 | 591 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.66% | 94.82% | 84.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 190 | 655 | 377 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,125 | £27,000 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | +5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,438 | £60,000 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £73,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Hardware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer in Dorset.
Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 3 May 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 |
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| Dorchester | - | 3 | £52,000 | - | |
| Hardware Engineer South West |
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Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Hardware Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorset region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.
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Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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