Principal Hardware Engineer
Scotland > Fife
The median Principal Hardware Engineer salary in Fife is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Hardware Engineer | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Fife | 3.05% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.67% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £70,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Fife
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Fife. 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 Fife with a recognized job title | 109 | 35 | 86 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.21% | 97.22% | 95.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29 | 12 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £40,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £41,875 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,500 | £48,750 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.28% | +21.88% | -17.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £52,813 | £49,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £62,750 | £57,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,865 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -5.42% | +0.70% |
Principal Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in Fife
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Hardware Engineer within the Fife region over the 6 months to 19 September 2026. 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 |
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| Glenrothes | - | 4 | £70,000 | - | |
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