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
Salary Trend 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 |
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