Electronics Hardware Engineer Job Trends

Electronics Hardware Engineer
UK

The median Electronics Hardware Engineer salary in the UK is £53,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 October 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 746 649 751
Rank change year-on-year -97 +102 -31
Permanent jobs requiring an Electronics Hardware Engineer 64 5 36
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.054% 0.010% 0.049%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.011% 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 36 5 34
10th Percentile £40,000 - -
25th Percentile £47,750 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.63% - -9.52%
75th Percentile £75,000 £51,250 £59,375
90th Percentile - £57,100 £65,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +12.63% - -5.00%

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 109,143 44,565 69,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.71% 89.75% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 74,344 25,695 40,313
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,825 £35,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,500 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.34% -0.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £95,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +17.65% -6.50% -4.76%

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 8 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Electronics Hardware Engineer in the UK

Electronics Hardware Engineer
Top 12 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 8 October 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 -53 64 £53,500 +12.63% 33
England -72 57 £50,500 +6.32% 45
South East - 29 £51,000 - 9
North of England - 21 £50,500 - 5
North East - 13 £50,500 -
Work from Home -37 8 £55,000 +22.22% 13
North West - 8 - - 2
Scotland - 7 £55,000 - 1
East of England -28 4 £65,000 +10.17% 14
South West - 2 £53,625 - 4
East Midlands -34 1 - - 1
Midlands -44 1 - - 1

Electronics Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 8 October 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 13 (20.31%) Degree
1 13 (20.31%) Validation
2 9 (14.06%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (12.50%) Software Engineering
4 6 (9.38%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (9.38%) HNC
4 6 (9.38%) HND
5 5 (7.81%) Microsoft
5 5 (7.81%) Schematic Capture
6 4 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
6 4 (6.25%) Collaborative Engineering
6 4 (6.25%) Experimental Design
6 4 (6.25%) Feasibility Study
6 4 (6.25%) Firmware
7 3 (4.69%) EMC
7 3 (4.69%) Verification and Validation
8 2 (3.13%) Bluetooth
8 2 (3.13%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (3.13%) Customer-Centricity
8 2 (3.13%) Design for Manufacturing
8 2 (3.13%) Product Discovery
8 2 (3.13%) Product Vision
8 2 (3.13%) Regulatory Compliance
8 2 (3.13%) Wireless
9 1 (1.56%) C#
9 1 (1.56%) DO-160
9 1 (1.56%) DO-254
9 1 (1.56%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (1.56%) Embedded Software Development
9 1 (1.56%) FPGA Design

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 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (1.56%) OrCAD
1 1 (1.56%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.13%) Bluetooth
1 2 (3.13%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (1.56%) LabVIEW
General
1 44 (68.75%) Electronics
2 9 (14.06%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (12.50%) Aerospace
4 6 (9.38%) Finance
4 6 (9.38%) Manufacturing
5 5 (7.81%) Automotive
6 2 (3.13%) Wearables
7 1 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (12.50%) Analogue Electronics
2 5 (7.81%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (6.25%) IoT
4 2 (3.13%) FPGA
4 2 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.56%) GNSS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (20.31%) Validation
2 9 (14.06%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (12.50%) Software Engineering
4 5 (7.81%) Schematic Capture
5 4 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
5 4 (6.25%) Collaborative Engineering
5 4 (6.25%) Experimental Design
5 4 (6.25%) Feasibility Study
6 3 (4.69%) Verification and Validation
7 2 (3.13%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (3.13%) Customer-Centricity
7 2 (3.13%) Design for Manufacturing
7 2 (3.13%) Product Discovery
7 2 (3.13%) Product Vision
7 2 (3.13%) Regulatory Compliance
8 1 (1.56%) Embedded Software Development
8 1 (1.56%) FPGA Design
8 1 (1.56%) Prototyping
8 1 (1.56%) Software Testing
8 1 (1.56%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.56%) C#
1 1 (1.56%) MATLAB
1 1 (1.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (20.31%) Degree
2 6 (9.38%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (9.38%) HNC
2 6 (9.38%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.56%) DO-160
1 1 (1.56%) DO-254
System Software
1 4 (6.25%) Firmware
2 1 (1.56%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (7.81%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.69%) EMC