Hardware Engineer
Highlands > Inverness
The median Hardware Engineer salary in Inverness is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
7 |
12 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Inverness |
8.24% |
1.85% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
8.75% |
2.94% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£52,500 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£50,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+30.00% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,000 |
- |
- |
| Highlands median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Inverness. 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 Inverness with a recognized job title |
80 |
34 |
43 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.12% |
62.96% |
95.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
46 |
12 |
25 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,250 |
- |
£27,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,750 |
£38,000 |
£30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+33.55% |
+26.67% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£39,125 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£49,250 |
£48,000 |
| Highlands median annual salary |
£51,500 |
£38,000 |
£30,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+35.53% |
+26.67% |
+20.00% |
Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Inverness
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 Inverness.
Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Inverness
Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Inverness.
Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram in Inverness
Salary distribution for jobs citing Hardware Engineer in Inverness over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.
Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Inverness
For the 6 months to 13 September 2026, 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 Inverness region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.
Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Inverness 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:
