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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 664 | 740 | 746 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +76 | +6 | +168 |
| Permanent jobs citing Hardware-in-the-Loop | 12 | 56 | 31 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.024% | 0.072% | 0.051% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.027% | 0.088% | 0.055% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 33 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,631 | £46,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £42,011 | £51,250 | £44,725 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £57,500 | £49,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.74% | +17.35% | +6.52% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £80,000 | £52,400 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £52,940 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £57,500 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.74% | +17.35% | +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 | 43,869 | 63,416 | 56,859 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 88.70% | 81.19% | 94.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,728 | 36,039 | 42,828 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,000 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £95,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £52,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
Hardware-in-the-Loop
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Hardware-in-the-Loop as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Hardware-in-the-Loop
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Hardware-in-the-Loop.
Hardware-in-the-Loop
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Hardware-in-the-Loop over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
Hardware-in-the-Loop
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 18 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK excluding London | +71 | 12 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 24 |
| England | +65 | 12 | £45,000 | -21.74% | 24 |
| Midlands | +27 | 5 | £45,000 | -14.29% | 8 |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £45,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +61 | 4 | - | - | 11 |
| East of England | -21 | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| South East | +42 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| North of England | +23 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | +10 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Hardware-in-the-Loop
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: