Electronics Hardware Engineer Job Trends in the South East

Electronics Hardware Engineer
England > South East

The median Electronics Hardware Engineer salary in the South East is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 272 299 270
Rank change year-on-year +27 -29 +146
Permanent jobs requiring an Electronics Hardware Engineer 3 3 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.029% 0.033% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.037% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £54,750
25th Percentile - - £58,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +25.00%
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £62,000 £47,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +30.53% -17.39% +22.34%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 9,483 8,214 8,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 91.15% 94.82%
Number of salaries quoted 5,907 4,331 6,052
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,509 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.52% +7.64% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,965
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.51% -5.75%

Electronics Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Electronics Hardware Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Electronics Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in the South East

Electronics Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Electronics Hardware Engineer job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Electronics Hardware Engineer job vacancies in the South East

Electronics Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics Hardware Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hampshire - 3 £65,000 -
Electronics Hardware Engineer
England