Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Sheffield
Hardware Engineer
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The median Hardware Engineer salary in Sheffield is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 67 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Hardware Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield | 0.091% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.096% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | £50,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sheffield
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Sheffield matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Sheffield matching a recognised job title | 1,040 | 387 | 739 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.37% | 97.73% | 95.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 861 | 287 | 399 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £26,550 | £33,385 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £46,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.57% | -14.81% | +22.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £67,806 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| South Yorkshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £41,750 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.76% | -20.48% | +16.67% |
Hardware Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Hardware Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Hardware Engineer Salary Trend in Sheffield
Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Sheffield.
Hardware Engineer Skill Set Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 26 October 2026, Hardware Engineer job ads cited 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 Hardware Engineer job ads across the Sheffield region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Customer Requirements | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Functional Safety | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | HNC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | HND | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Logistics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Project Delivery | 100.0% | 1 |
Hardware Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
General
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manufacturing | 100.0% | 1 |