Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Leicestershire

Hardware Engineer
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Hardware Engineer salary in Leicestershire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 October 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 - 42
Rank change year-on-year - - +40
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 1 0 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 0.24% - 3.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - 3.72%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 15
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £27,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -45.00%
75th Percentile - - £28,750
90th Percentile - - £31,000
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% +72.73% -21.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 386 621 403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.69% 91.46% 96.64%
Number of salaries quoted 244 288 298
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £34,000 £36,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £60,725
90th Percentile £68,375 £70,000 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £40,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.79% -9.52% +5.00%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Leicestershire

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 27 October 2025. 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
Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 1 £40,000 - 4
Hardware Engineer
East Midlands