Principal Hardware Engineer Job Trends in Tonbridge

Principal Hardware Engineer
Kent > Tonbridge

The median Principal Hardware Engineer salary in Tonbridge is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 September 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Hardware Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Tonbridge 1.79% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.92% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Tonbridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tonbridge. 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 Tonbridge with a recognized job title 52 10 24
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 100.00% 88.89%
Number of salaries quoted 33 10 22
10th Percentile - - £33,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £27,500 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £30,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -20.00% -11.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £35,938 £46,563
90th Percentile - £38,125 £82,500
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%

Principal Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tonbridge

For the 6 months to 12 September 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 Tonbridge region featuring Principal Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DO-254
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) Mentor Graphics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

Principal Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tonbridge 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%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) DO-254
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Mentor Graphics