Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Exeter

Hardware Engineer
Devon > Exeter

The median Hardware Engineer salary in Exeter is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Exeter 1.83% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £25,563 - -
25th Percentile £25,844 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 - -
75th Percentile £26,231 - -
90th Percentile £26,648 - -
Devon median annual salary £26,000 - £55,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 208 211 94
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.41% 96.35% 92.16%
Number of salaries quoted 151 146 74
10th Percentile £25,375 £28,000 £24,327
25th Percentile £29,750 £34,404 £32,513
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £43,491 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.03% +2.33% +8.57%
75th Percentile £48,125 £55,000 £55,361
90th Percentile £58,750 £70,000 £66,750
Devon median annual salary £40,000 £43,491 £47,500
% change year-on-year -8.03% -8.44% +18.75%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Exeter

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Exeter

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Exeter.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Exeter

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, Hardware 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 Exeter region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Break/Fix
2 1 (25.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (25.00%) CCNA
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Dell
2 1 (25.00%) MCSE
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) SAN

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) SAN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (25.00%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Break/Fix
2 1 (25.00%) Coaching
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (25.00%) CCNA
1 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (25.00%) MCSE
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (25.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Dell