Hardware Engineer
UK
The median Hardware Engineer daily rate in the UK is £210 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 464 | 661 | 764 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +197 | +103 | -114 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer | 128 | 57 | 90 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.096% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 30 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £147 | £102 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £191 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £250 | £160 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +56.25% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £313 | £383 | £215 |
| 90th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £258 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £210 | £250 | £170 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +47.06% | +3.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 48 | 17 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.63 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £47.25 | £15.50 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.50 | £48.99 | £16.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.49% | +191.17% | -57.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £65.00 | £24.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.43 | - | £41.62 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.50 | £48.99 | £16.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.49% | +191.17% | -57.94% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,021 | 55,966 | 84,699 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,056 | 39,104 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,666 | 1,571 | 2,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.30 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +89.04% | +5.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.29 | £65.75 | £49.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.26 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +116.50% | +2.74% |
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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer.
Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hardware Engineer over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Hardware Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer.
Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Hardware Engineer over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Hardware Engineer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| UK excluding London | +131 | 114 | £210 | -16.00% | 103 |
| England | +154 | 96 | £210 | -23.64% | 107 |
| South East | +59 | 50 | £210 | -44.00% | 34 |
| Scotland | +67 | 29 | £200 | +81.82% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +144 | 18 | £430 | -4.44% | 32 |
| London | +110 | 14 | £150 | -59.46% | 8 |
| South West | +22 | 11 | £185 | -9.76% | 12 |
| North of England | +30 | 9 | £200 | +8.11% | 8 |
| East of England | +14 | 9 | £450 | - | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 8 | £200 | +8.11% | |
| Midlands | +24 | 7 | £235 | +16.05% | 34 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 5 | - | - | 17 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 2 | £235 | - | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - |
Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Hardware Engineer contract 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 contract 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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