Principal Hardware Engineer
UK
As of 20 March 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Hardware Engineer salary in the UK.
| 6 months to 20 Mar 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 693 | 818 | 1019 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +125 | +201 | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Hardware Engineer | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.002% | 0.034% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | 0.036% | 0.002% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £53,750 | £52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £70,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +29.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £80,000 | £56,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £70,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +29.63% | - |
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 | 47,329 | 83,766 | 103,367 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.31% | 94.73% | 92.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,351 | 61,896 | 64,303 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,500 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,560 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.65% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,000 | £72,500 | £81,576 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,313 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Principal Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Hardware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Hardware Engineer.
Principal Hardware Engineer
Top 3 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Hardware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 March 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 | +129 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| England | +119 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| East of England | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |