Senior Hardware Engineer Jobs

Senior Hardware Engineer
UK

The median Senior Hardware Engineer salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 778 921 1222
Rank change year-on-year +143 +301 -310
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Hardware Engineer 105 38 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.038% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.042% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 80 11 5
10th Percentile £43,625 £25,500 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,875 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £67,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.52% +42.11% -6.86%
75th Percentile £65,000 £82,500 £51,250
90th Percentile £65,250 - £60,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £66,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -16.98% +39.47% -6.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 94,483 90,798 154,064
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 91.49% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,539 57,358 84,412
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,526
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Senior Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Senior Hardware Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Hardware Engineer in the UK

Senior Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Hardware Engineer.

Salary trend for Senior Hardware Engineer in the UK

Senior Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Hardware Engineer over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Hardware Engineer in the UK

Senior Hardware Engineer
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Hardware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +159 98 £55,000 -21.99% 23
UK excluding London +40 92 £55,000 -16.98% 24
East of England +35 50 £55,000 - 6
South East +14 24 £52,500 -20.75% 11
Work from Home +63 22 £60,000 +9.09% 13
South West -3 15 £37,500 -48.98% 2
London +126 6 £62,500 -34.21%
North East - 2 £28,000 -
North of England - 2 £28,000 -
Midlands - 1 £60,000 - 3
West Midlands - 1 £60,000 - 2

Senior Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 May 2024, Senior Hardware Engineer 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 permanent job ads featuring Senior Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 57 (54.29%) Electronics
2 40 (38.10%) IoT
3 39 (37.14%) Degree
4 38 (36.19%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (24.76%) Software Testing
5 26 (24.76%) CAD
5 26 (24.76%) TCP/IP
5 26 (24.76%) EMC
6 23 (21.90%) Wireless
7 14 (13.33%) Validation
7 14 (13.33%) Internet
8 12 (11.43%) Self-Motivation
9 11 (10.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 11 (10.48%) Games
10 9 (8.57%) Software Engineering
10 9 (8.57%) FPGA
10 9 (8.57%) Analogue Electronics
11 8 (7.62%) PCIe
11 8 (7.62%) OrCAD
11 8 (7.62%) Schematic Capture
11 8 (7.62%) Ethernet
12 7 (6.67%) Automotive
12 7 (6.67%) Facilities Management
12 7 (6.67%) Social Skills
13 6 (5.71%) Wi-Fi
13 6 (5.71%) Bluetooth
14 5 (4.76%) ITIL
14 5 (4.76%) SLA
14 5 (4.76%) Aerospace
14 5 (4.76%) Manufacturing

Senior 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:

Applications
1 8 (7.62%) OrCAD
2 1 (0.95%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.95%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 26 (24.76%) TCP/IP
2 23 (21.90%) Wireless
3 14 (13.33%) Internet
4 8 (7.62%) Ethernet
5 6 (5.71%) Bluetooth
5 6 (5.71%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.90%) Wideband
General
1 57 (54.29%) Electronics
2 38 (36.19%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (10.48%) Games
4 7 (6.67%) Automotive
4 7 (6.67%) Social Skills
5 5 (4.76%) Aerospace
5 5 (4.76%) Manufacturing
6 4 (3.81%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (3.81%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 40 (38.10%) IoT
2 12 (11.43%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (8.57%) Analogue Electronics
3 9 (8.57%) FPGA
4 8 (7.62%) PCIe
5 4 (3.81%) Driving Licence
5 4 (3.81%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.81%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (24.76%) CAD
1 26 (24.76%) Software Testing
2 14 (13.33%) Validation
3 11 (10.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 9 (8.57%) Software Engineering
5 8 (7.62%) Schematic Capture
6 7 (6.67%) Facilities Management
7 5 (4.76%) ITIL
7 5 (4.76%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (4.76%) Verification and Validation
8 4 (3.81%) Break/Fix
8 4 (3.81%) Customer Service
8 4 (3.81%) Innovative Thinking
8 4 (3.81%) Time Management
9 2 (1.90%) Decision-Making
10 1 (0.95%) Coaching
10 1 (0.95%) IT Asset Management
10 1 (0.95%) People Management
10 1 (0.95%) Systems Engineering
10 1 (0.95%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.81%) C
1 4 (3.81%) Python
2 1 (0.95%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 39 (37.14%) Degree
2 1 (0.95%) HNC
2 1 (0.95%) HND
2 1 (0.95%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.76%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (3.81%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.90%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 26 (24.76%) EMC
2 5 (4.76%) Dell
3 4 (3.81%) HP
3 4 (3.81%) IBM
4 1 (0.95%) 3PAR
4 1 (0.95%) Cisco
4 1 (0.95%) Mentor Graphics
4 1 (0.95%) Sun