Principal Hardware Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth
The median Principal Hardware Engineer salary in Portsmouth is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
37 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Hardware Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth |
0.30% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.32% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£47,500 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
- |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+48.15% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title |
308 |
260 |
350 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.90% |
97.38% |
97.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
200 |
146 |
289 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,750 |
£30,000 |
£24,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£33,000 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+11.11% |
-11.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£62,250 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,500 |
£75,000 |
£77,750 |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
