Hardware Engineer Job Trends in South Wales
Hardware Engineer
Wales > South Wales
The median Hardware Engineer salary in South Wales is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 98 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Hardware Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales | 0.044% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.048% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £76,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median annual salary | £77,500 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in South Wales matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in South Wales matching a recognised job title | 2,105 | 647 | 842 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.49% | 87.20% | 97.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,376 | 484 | 538 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,188 | £29,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,736 | £33,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £48,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | +4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £62,324 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| Wales median annual salary | £51,810 | £48,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.82% | +7.78% | -2.62% |
Hardware Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Hardware Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
Hardware Engineer Salary Trend in South Wales
Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in South Wales.
Hardware Engineer Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Hardware Engineer jobs within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 4 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torfaen | - | 1 | £77,500 | - | 1 |
| Hardware Engineer Wales |
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Hardware Engineer Skill Set Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales
For the 6 months to 4 November 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 South Wales region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .NET | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Asset Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Backlog Prioritisation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | C# | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Dart | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Flutter | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Git | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Mobile Application Development | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Mobile Development | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Network Monitoring | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Open Source | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Product Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | React | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Relational Database | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Re-Platforming | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Roadmaps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Ruby | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Ruby on Rails | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SQL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Technical Debt | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Web Development | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Windows | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Xamarin | 100.0% | 1 |
Hardware Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead Software Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |