Hardware Technician Job Trends in Dorset

Hardware Technician
South West > Dorset

The median Hardware Technician salary in Dorset is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 April 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Technician 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
South West median annual salary £28,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 640 217 1,018
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.53% 97.31% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 361 142 643
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,842 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.87% -2.32% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -2.91%

Hardware Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Hardware Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Hardware Technician job vacancy trend in Dorset

Hardware Technician
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Technician job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Technician job vacancies in Dorset

Hardware Technician Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 22 April 2026, Hardware Technician 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 Dorset region featuring Hardware Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Hardware Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft