Hardware Engineer Jobs in England

Hardware Engineer
UK > England

The median Hardware Engineer salary in England is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 485 726 993
Rank change year-on-year +241 +267 -190
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 384 201 159
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.45% 0.22% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.24% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 285 51 69
10th Percentile £23,600 £23,750 £22,000
25th Percentile £35,250 £25,500 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,000 £30,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% +40.98% -12.86%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £69,500 £77,500 £49,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £43,000 £30,400
% change year-on-year +16.28% +41.45% -13.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,478 82,732 127,934
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.46% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,133 52,417 75,087
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,725 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Hardware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Hardware Engineer in England

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer in England.

Salary trend for Hardware Engineer in England

Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Hardware Engineer in England over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Hardware Engineer in England

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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
South East +28 124 £40,000 -23.81% 32
East of England +66 88 £55,000 +124.49% 17
Midlands +57 62 £57,500 +53.33% 33
North of England +96 57 £22,825 -8.70% 9
West Midlands +66 52 £58,750 - 18
North West +62 52 £22,650 -9.40% 9
South West -2 48 £47,500 -32.14% 13
East Midlands -9 10 £50,000 +33.33% 15
London +116 7 £67,500 +80.00% 8
North East - 3 £28,000 -
Yorkshire +82 2 £29,000 +16.00%
Hardware Engineer
UK

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, 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 England region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 182 (47.40%) Electronics
2 136 (35.42%) Degree
3 62 (16.15%) Manufacturing
4 56 (14.58%) EMC
4 56 (14.58%) Social Skills
5 53 (13.80%) IoT
6 48 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
7 43 (11.20%) Wireless
8 42 (10.94%) Firmware
9 39 (10.16%) Validation
9 39 (10.16%) Schematic Capture
9 39 (10.16%) Self-Motivation
10 37 (9.64%) Python
11 36 (9.38%) Security Cleared
11 36 (9.38%) Problem-Solving
12 34 (8.85%) LabVIEW
13 33 (8.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 31 (8.07%) FPGA
14 31 (8.07%) Software Testing
15 28 (7.29%) CAD
15 28 (7.29%) Customer Service
16 27 (7.03%) Break/Fix
16 27 (7.03%) SLA
17 26 (6.77%) Microsoft
18 25 (6.51%) TCP/IP
18 25 (6.51%) Bluetooth
18 25 (6.51%) Wi-Fi
18 25 (6.51%) Automotive
19 24 (6.25%) SC Cleared
20 22 (5.73%) Active Directory

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 17 (4.43%) OrCAD
2 11 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.34%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.30%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (1.04%) EPLAN
5 4 (1.04%) Windchill
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.26%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 8 (2.08%) AWS
2 4 (1.04%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.26%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 43 (11.20%) Wireless
2 25 (6.51%) Bluetooth
2 25 (6.51%) TCP/IP
2 25 (6.51%) Wi-Fi
3 21 (5.47%) Ethernet
4 19 (4.95%) Internet
5 15 (3.91%) 5G
5 15 (3.91%) GSM
5 15 (3.91%) ISDN
5 15 (3.91%) LTE
5 15 (3.91%) PSTN
5 15 (3.91%) UMTS
6 6 (1.56%) RS-232
7 3 (0.78%) Modbus
7 3 (0.78%) ZigBee
8 2 (0.52%) Wideband
9 1 (0.26%) LAN
Development Applications
1 34 (8.85%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.26%) Git
2 1 (0.26%) JIRA
General
1 182 (47.40%) Electronics
2 62 (16.15%) Manufacturing
3 56 (14.58%) Social Skills
4 48 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (8.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 25 (6.51%) Automotive
7 22 (5.73%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (4.69%) Aerospace
9 17 (4.43%) Games
10 16 (4.17%) Telecoms
11 11 (2.86%) Advertising
11 11 (2.86%) Retail
12 10 (2.60%) Aviation
12 10 (2.60%) Military
13 5 (1.30%) Aeronautics
13 5 (1.30%) Japanese Language
14 4 (1.04%) Avionics
14 4 (1.04%) Marketing
15 3 (0.78%) Legal
16 2 (0.52%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.04%) Flash
2 3 (0.78%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 53 (13.80%) IoT
2 39 (10.16%) Self-Motivation
3 31 (8.07%) FPGA
4 22 (5.73%) Analogue Electronics
5 16 (4.17%) PCIe
6 15 (3.91%) Acoustics
6 15 (3.91%) Satnav
7 14 (3.65%) Operational Technology
8 12 (3.13%) Driving Licence
9 9 (2.34%) EPoS
9 9 (2.34%) VHDL
10 8 (2.08%) Renewable Energy
11 5 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.30%) Embedded Systems
12 4 (1.04%) Algorithms
13 3 (0.78%) 3D Printing
13 3 (0.78%) ASIC
13 3 (0.78%) CAN bus
13 3 (0.78%) Robotics
13 3 (0.78%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.91%) Windows
2 9 (2.34%) Linux
3 2 (0.52%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (10.16%) Schematic Capture
1 39 (10.16%) Validation
2 36 (9.38%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (8.07%) Software Testing
4 28 (7.29%) CAD
4 28 (7.29%) Customer Service
5 27 (7.03%) Break/Fix
6 21 (5.47%) Coaching
6 21 (5.47%) Customer Requirements
6 21 (5.47%) Project Planning
7 17 (4.43%) Software Engineering
7 17 (4.43%) Test Automation
8 16 (4.17%) Data Management
8 16 (4.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 15 (3.91%) Agile
9 15 (3.91%) Asset Management
9 15 (3.91%) Critical Thinking
9 15 (3.91%) IT Asset Management
9 15 (3.91%) Test Scripting
10 14 (3.65%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 37 (9.64%) Python
2 10 (2.60%) C
3 4 (1.04%) Bash
4 3 (0.78%) C++
5 2 (0.52%) MATLAB
6 1 (0.26%) Java
Qualifications
1 136 (35.42%) Degree
2 36 (9.38%) Security Cleared
3 24 (6.25%) SC Cleared
4 20 (5.21%) A+ Certification
4 20 (5.21%) DV Cleared
5 16 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (3.91%) MCP
7 14 (3.65%) HND
8 8 (2.08%) HNC
9 7 (1.82%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.82%) PhD
10 4 (1.04%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.78%) CCNA
11 3 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.78%) MCSA
11 3 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
12 2 (0.52%) MCSE
13 1 (0.26%) MCDST
13 1 (0.26%) VTSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (7.03%) SLA
2 6 (1.56%) JTAG
3 3 (0.78%) QA
System Software
1 42 (10.94%) Firmware
2 22 (5.73%) Active Directory
3 18 (4.69%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (3.91%) SCCM
2 2 (0.52%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 56 (14.58%) EMC
2 26 (6.77%) Microsoft
3 11 (2.86%) Apple
3 11 (2.86%) HP
4 10 (2.60%) Dell
5 9 (2.34%) IBM
6 5 (1.30%) Mentor Graphics
6 5 (1.30%) Xilinx
7 4 (1.04%) Intel
7 4 (1.04%) Siemens
8 1 (0.26%) 3PAR
8 1 (0.26%) CA
8 1 (0.26%) F5
8 1 (0.26%) SAP
8 1 (0.26%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.26%) Sun