Principal Hardware Engineer
Kent > Rochester
The median Principal Hardware Engineer salary in Rochester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
12 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Hardware Engineer |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Rochester |
7.02% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
7.02% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£55,250 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,625 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£64,375 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£64,750 |
- |
- |
| Kent median annual salary |
£60,000 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Rochester. 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 Rochester with a recognized job title |
57 |
43 |
16 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
100.00% |
94.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
35 |
34 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£24,000 |
£26,075 |
£22,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£34,000 |
£31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£48,500 |
£37,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.25% |
+31.08% |
-26.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,250 |
£57,500 |
£39,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£68,000 |
£55,000 |
| Kent median annual salary |
£44,000 |
£47,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.37% |
+11.76% |
-15.00% |
