Principal Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Fife
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 23 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Principal Hardware Engineer jobs | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Fife | 2.84% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.60% | - | - |
| 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 adverts in Fife matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Fife matching a recognised job title | 111 | 27 | 70 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 78.72% | 96.43% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 10 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,100 | £39,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £32,750 | £40,625 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,000 | £50,000 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.00% | +25.00% | -15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,000 | £72,863 | £45,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,000 | £75,900 | £54,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -15.09% | +4.95% |
Principal Hardware Engineer Job Locations in Fife
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Principal Hardware Engineer jobs within the Fife region over the 6 months to 23 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenrothes | - | 4 | £70,000 | - | |
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