Hardware Engineer
UK
The median Hardware Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 484 | 701 | 1139 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +217 | +438 | -202 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer | 395 | 187 | 136 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.23% | 0.078% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.25% | 0.081% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 271 | 54 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,175 | £25,000 | £22,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £30,313 | £23,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £47,500 | £30,400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +56.25% | -13.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £68,438 | £48,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £77,125 | £51,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,500 | £38,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +25.00% | +8.57% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Hardware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer.
Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Hardware Engineer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Hardware Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +125 | 363 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 38 |
| England | +181 | 359 | £52,500 | +10.53% | 38 |
| South East | +2 | 94 | £48,750 | -9.30% | 20 |
| Work from Home | +90 | 87 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 9 |
| Midlands | +44 | 71 | £57,500 | +109.09% | 6 |
| East of England | +26 | 67 | £55,000 | +107.55% | 9 |
| South West | +36 | 65 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +51 | 55 | £57,500 | +109.09% | 5 |
| North of England | +52 | 52 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 4 |
| North West | +37 | 52 | £42,500 | -10.53% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 16 | £47,500 | +40.74% | |
| London | +85 | 13 | £70,000 | +33.33% | |
| Scotland | -33 | 12 | £50,000 | -4.76% | |
| Wales | - | 5 | £30,000 | - | 1 |
Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Hardware Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.
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Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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