Hardware Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Hardware Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
65 |
- |
83 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer |
4 |
0 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
0.37% |
- |
0.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.38% |
- |
0.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
0 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,250 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
- |
£47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
- |
£50,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£48,750 |
- |
£52,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£26,150 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+148.57% |
-47.70% |
-4.76% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title |
1,052 |
676 |
1,212 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.50% |
85.25% |
95.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
651 |
320 |
863 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£26,929 |
£35,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£57,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.51% |
-5.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£76,840 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£98,474 |
£90,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
-4.55% |
