Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Hardware-in-the-Loop skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 647 | 714 | 672 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +67 | -42 | +140 |
| Permanent jobs citing Hardware-in-the-Loop | 12 | 41 | 60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.023% | 0.061% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.027% | 0.074% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 29 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,631 | £43,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £42,011 | £51,250 | £44,725 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £56,000 | £49,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.64% | +14.29% | +6.52% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £80,000 | £52,400 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £52,805 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £56,000 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.64% | +14.29% | +6.52% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Hardware-in-the-Loop falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 44,404 | 55,778 | 50,322 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 86.64% | 82.84% | 93.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,555 | 29,039 | 38,573 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £34,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,500 | £45,000 | £43,867 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,700 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £78,750 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £46,750 | £54,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.43% | +2.86% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Hardware-in-the-Loop relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Hardware-in-the-Loop.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Hardware-in-the-Loop over the 6 months to 10 November 2025.
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Top 9 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware-in-the-Loop within the UK over the 6 months to 10 November 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +59 | 12 | £45,000 | -19.64% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | +57 | 12 | £45,000 | -19.64% | 16 |
| Midlands | +39 | 5 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 5 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +52 | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| East of England | +15 | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | +33 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| North of England | +23 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| North West | +22 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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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: