Hardware Engineer Job Trends in London

Hardware Engineer
England > London

The median Hardware Engineer salary in London is £37,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 374 436 429
Rank change year-on-year +62 -7 +287
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 1 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.007% 0.019% 0.039%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.020% 0.041%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 7
10th Percentile - £50,500 -
25th Percentile £35,500 £58,750 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £72,500 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year -48.97% +158.93% -20.00%
75th Percentile £38,500 £86,250 £48,000
90th Percentile - £94,500 £72,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £31,250
% change year-on-year -9.09% +76.00% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,155 15,090 16,911
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.75% 93.55% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8,065 8,950 13,672
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in London

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 18 December 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
East London - 1 £37,000 -
Hardware Engineer
England

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, 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 London region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Dell
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Snow

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

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Dell
1 1 (100.00%) Snow