Senior Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Maidstone

Senior Hardware Engineer
Kent > Maidstone

The median Senior Hardware Engineer salary in Maidstone is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 June 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Hardware Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Maidstone 1.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £60,000 £48,000 £46,250
% change year-on-year +25.00% +3.78% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Maidstone

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Maidstone. 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 Maidstone with a recognized job title 157 49 172
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.37% 64.47% 88.21%
Number of salaries quoted 96 38 153
10th Percentile £25,000 £22,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £27,000 £26,563 £31,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £33,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.06% -24.14% +14.47%
75th Percentile £52,500 £53,875 £58,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £63,750
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £40,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -6.90% -6.45%

Senior Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Maidstone

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 Maidstone.

Senior Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Maidstone

Senior Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone

For the 6 months to 19 June 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 Maidstone region featuring Senior Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) DO-254
1 2 (100.00%) HND
1 2 (100.00%) Mentor Graphics
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

Senior Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Maidstone 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 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) DO-254
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Mentor Graphics