Principal Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Stafford

Principal Hardware Engineer
Staffordshire > Stafford

As of 8 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Hardware Engineer salary in Stafford.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Hardware Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stafford 0.93% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.01% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Staffordshire median annual salary - - -

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 99 59 88
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.19% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 79 48 69
10th Percentile £34,000 £38,754 £26,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,787 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,688 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% +34.22% +8.84%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £45,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £60,000
Staffordshire median annual salary £45,000 £38,754 £40,000
% change year-on-year +16.12% -3.12% -11.11%

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

For the 6 months to 8 May 2026, Principal 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 Principal Hardware Engineer in the job title.

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

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