Electronics Hardware Engineer Job Trends

Electronics Hardware Engineer
UK

The median Electronics Hardware Engineer salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 710 680 826
Rank change year-on-year -30 +146 -8
Permanent jobs requiring an Electronics Hardware Engineer 18 4 76
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.020% 0.009% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.010% 0.075%
Number of salaries quoted 15 4 56
10th Percentile £40,400 - £37,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £45,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -7.69% +2.63%
75th Percentile - £51,250 £65,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £45,000 £48,750
% change year-on-year +66.67% -7.69% +2.63%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 86,220 39,579 100,813
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.98% 89.52% 94.70%
Number of salaries quoted 58,944 22,377 72,921
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,878 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -6.54%

Electronics Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Electronics Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Electronics Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Electronics Hardware Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Electronics Hardware Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Electronics Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Electronics Hardware Engineer over the 6 months to 10 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics Hardware Engineer in the UK

Electronics Hardware Engineer
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronics Hardware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 10 June 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
UK excluding London -29 18 £75,000 +66.67% 3
England -67 18 £75,000 +66.67% 3
South East - 12 £75,000 - 3
East of England - 3 £55,000 -
South West - 2 £38,000 -
North East - 1 £45,000 -
North of England - 1 £45,000 -

Electronics Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 June 2026, Electronics 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 featuring Electronics Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (16.67%) EMC
1 3 (16.67%) Firmware
1 3 (16.67%) Prototyping
1 3 (16.67%) Schematic Capture
1 3 (16.67%) Test Strategy
2 2 (11.11%) Embedded Firmware
2 2 (11.11%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (5.56%) C#
3 1 (5.56%) Degree
3 1 (5.56%) HNC
3 1 (5.56%) HND
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (5.56%) Python
3 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.56%) Software Engineering
3 1 (5.56%) Software Testing

Electronics Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
General
1 18 (100.00%) Electronics
2 5 (27.78%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.56%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (5.56%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) IoT
2 2 (11.11%) Acoustics
3 1 (5.56%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (5.56%) ARM Cortex
3 1 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (16.67%) Prototyping
1 3 (16.67%) Schematic Capture
1 3 (16.67%) Test Strategy
2 2 (11.11%) Embedded Software Development
3 1 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (5.56%) Software Engineering
3 1 (5.56%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.56%) C#
1 1 (5.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (5.56%) Degree
1 1 (5.56%) HNC
1 1 (5.56%) HND
1 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
1 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (16.67%) Firmware
2 2 (11.11%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) EMC
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft