Principal Hardware Engineer
Kent > Sittingbourne
The median Principal Hardware Engineer salary in Sittingbourne is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
7 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Hardware Engineer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sittingbourne |
8.70% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
12.50% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,500 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 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 Sittingbourne. 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 Sittingbourne with a recognized job title |
16 |
8 |
22 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
69.57% |
100.00% |
95.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
15 |
6 |
22 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,600 |
£32,500 |
£27,525 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£33,750 |
£39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£35,000 |
£40,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
-27.27% |
+61.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£43,750 |
£47,188 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£49,375 |
- |
| Kent median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£52,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.27% |
+22.35% |
-15.00% |
