Senior Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Hampshire

Senior Hardware Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Senior Hardware Engineer salary in Hampshire is £61,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 April 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 107 179
Rank change year-on-year -17 +72 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Hardware Engineer 6 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.18% 0.064% 0.054%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.068% 0.057%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £54,875 - £42,100
25th Percentile £56,563 £53,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £57,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.52% +18.56% +86.54%
75th Percentile £64,063 £61,250 £53,250
90th Percentile £64,625 - £54,900
South East median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £53,250
% change year-on-year -7.69% +22.07% -18.08%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 3,229 1,461 3,524
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.67% 93.65% 94.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,265 1,098 2,786
10th Percentile £29,250 £29,350 £26,625
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,987 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.02% +9.97% -1.96%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Senior Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Senior Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Senior Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for Senior Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Hampshire

Senior Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Hardware Engineer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 15 April 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
Southampton - 4 - -
Tadley - 1 £65,000 -
Senior Hardware Engineer
South East

Senior Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 15 April 2026, Senior 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 Hampshire region featuring Senior Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Leadership

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

General
1 1 (16.67%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared