The median Senior Hardware Design Engineer salary in Essex is £59,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
59
-
43
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+41
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Hardware Design Engineer
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title
540
523
417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
90.76%
94.06%
97.43%
Number of salaries quoted
365
293
290
10th Percentile
£26,500
£28,500
£23,500
25th Percentile
£29,750
£40,000
£30,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£41,000
£54,000
£48,800
Median % change year-on-year
-24.07%
+10.66%
+2.74%
75th Percentile
£60,000
£68,750
£72,500
90th Percentile
£75,000
£85,000
£85,000
East of England median annual salary
£45,000
£52,500
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-14.29%
-
+5.00%
Senior Hardware Design Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Hardware Design Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Senior Hardware Design Engineer Salary Trend in Essex
Salary distribution trend for Senior Hardware Design Engineer job vacancies in Essex.
Senior Hardware Design Engineer Skill Set Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, Senior Hardware Design 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 Essex region featuring Senior Hardware Design Engineer in the job title.
Senior Hardware Design Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:
