Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Stafford

Hardware Engineer
Staffordshire > Stafford

The median Hardware Engineer salary in Stafford is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 September 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 14 11
Rank change year-on-year -5 -3 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 9 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Stafford 4.76% 2.99% 6.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.11% 3.28% 6.33%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 4
10th Percentile - - £49,500
25th Percentile - - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £60,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median annual salary £75,000 - £57,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Stafford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stafford. 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 Stafford with a recognized job title 176 61 79
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.12% 91.04% 95.18%
Number of salaries quoted 111 41 60
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - +15.61%
75th Percentile £70,000 £53,688 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 - £61,250
Staffordshire median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% - -7.51%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stafford

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

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in Stafford

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in Stafford

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Stafford.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in Stafford

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford

For the 6 months to 9 September 2026, Hardware Engineer job roles required 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 job ads across the Stafford region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Degree
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (44.44%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (44.44%) Business Development
2 4 (44.44%) Commercial Awareness
2 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (44.44%) Cost Management
2 4 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (44.44%) DBS Check
2 4 (44.44%) Functional Safety
2 4 (44.44%) ISO 14001
2 4 (44.44%) ISO 9001
2 4 (44.44%) Line Management
2 4 (44.44%) People Management
2 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (44.44%) Project Delivery
2 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (44.44%) Strategic Planning
2 4 (44.44%) Technical Leadership

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Business Development
1 4 (44.44%) Commercial Awareness
1 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (44.44%) Cost Management
1 4 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (44.44%) Line Management
1 4 (44.44%) People Management
1 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (44.44%) Project Delivery
1 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (44.44%) Strategic Planning
1 4 (44.44%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Degree
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (44.44%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (44.44%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) ISO 14001
1 4 (44.44%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 4 (44.44%) Functional Safety