Principal Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Staffordshire

Principal Hardware Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Hardware Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.074% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.081% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median annual salary - - £70,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 1,237 445 967
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.04% 73.68% 96.03%
Number of salaries quoted 740 276 716
10th Percentile £27,694 £26,375 £24,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,822 £29,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £38,754 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.12% -3.12% -11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,688 £54,063
90th Percentile £75,000 £64,525 £62,500
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Principal Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Hardware Engineer within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
Stafford - 1 - - 2
Principal Hardware Engineer
West Midlands

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

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 Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire 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