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 8 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 659 | 677 | 739 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +62 | +64 |
| Permanent jobs citing Hardware-in-the-Loop | 7 | 20 | 63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.011% | 0.039% | 0.085% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.013% | 0.043% | 0.096% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 15 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,283 | £37,500 | £43,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,957 | £43,750 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,663 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.31% | - | -16.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,120 | £53,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,043 | £57,500 | £61,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,663 | £51,250 | £53,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.76% | -4.65% | -14.00% |
All Process & 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 | 52,183 | 46,628 | 65,707 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 79.83% | 91.97% | 88.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30,949 | 22,565 | 51,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £35,000 | £29,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £46,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £101,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -8.90% |
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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 8 February 2026.
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Top 7 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 8 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +42 | 7 | £52,663 | +0.31% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 7 | £52,663 | +2.76% | 17 |
| East of England | - | 5 | £45,000 | - | 2 |
| Work from Home | +48 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| North West | +18 | 1 | £60,326 | - | 2 |
| South East | +5 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| North of England | -8 | 1 | £60,326 | - | 3 |
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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: