Hardware Engineer Jobs

Hardware Engineer
UK

The median Hardware Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 487 757 1136
Rank change year-on-year +270 +379 -262
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 485 189 128
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.46% 0.20% 0.076%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% 0.22% 0.079%
Number of salaries quoted 334 47 84
10th Percentile £25,775 £24,200 £22,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £25,500 £24,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £30,163
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +57.48% -13.82%
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,125 £47,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £51,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £29,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +63.79% -17.14%

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 99,838 86,540 162,414
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.86% 91.29% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,991 55,953 84,888
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,676
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,238
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.49% +5.76%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Hardware Engineer in the UK

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Hardware Engineer in the UK

Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Hardware Engineer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Hardware Engineer in the UK

Hardware Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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
UK excluding London +171 457 £50,000 +5.26% 111
England +281 446 £50,000 +5.26% 113
South East +10 135 £43,000 -18.10% 37
Work from Home +106 95 £52,500 +10.53% 33
East of England +53 93 £55,000 +124.49% 25
Midlands +66 83 £57,500 +43.75% 19
West Midlands +53 66 £58,750 - 11
South West +18 66 £60,000 -14.29% 12
North of England +88 62 £28,000 +12.00% 11
North West +42 61 £27,750 +11.00% 6
East Midlands -1 17 £50,000 +25.00% 8
Scotland -56 13 £50,000 +25.79% 3
London +108 10 £70,000 +86.67% 8
Wales - 8 £26,750 - 12
North East - 1 £28,000 - 4

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

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, 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 Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 200 (41.24%) Electronics
2 139 (28.66%) Degree
3 69 (14.23%) Manufacturing
4 68 (14.02%) EMC
5 60 (12.37%) Social Skills
6 53 (10.93%) IoT
7 51 (10.52%) Firmware
8 44 (9.07%) Wireless
9 42 (8.66%) Analytical Skills
10 41 (8.45%) Schematic Capture
10 41 (8.45%) Validation
11 40 (8.25%) Security Cleared
12 39 (8.04%) Python
13 38 (7.84%) Software Testing
13 38 (7.84%) Problem-Solving
14 36 (7.42%) Self-Motivation
15 35 (7.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 34 (7.01%) FPGA
17 33 (6.80%) LabVIEW
18 31 (6.39%) Microsoft
19 29 (5.98%) SC Cleared
20 28 (5.77%) Automotive
21 27 (5.57%) Wi-Fi
21 27 (5.57%) CAD
21 27 (5.57%) Bluetooth
22 26 (5.36%) TCP/IP
23 25 (5.15%) Agile
23 25 (5.15%) Test Automation
23 25 (5.15%) Customer Service
24 23 (4.74%) Break/Fix

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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (1.65%) Confluence
Applications
1 18 (3.71%) OrCAD
2 14 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.47%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.03%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.82%) EPLAN
5 4 (0.82%) Windchill
6 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
7 2 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.21%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 8 (1.65%) AWS
2 6 (1.24%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.21%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 44 (9.07%) Wireless
2 27 (5.57%) Bluetooth
2 27 (5.57%) Wi-Fi
3 26 (5.36%) TCP/IP
4 23 (4.74%) Ethernet
5 20 (4.12%) Internet
6 15 (3.09%) 5G
6 15 (3.09%) GSM
6 15 (3.09%) ISDN
6 15 (3.09%) LTE
6 15 (3.09%) PSTN
6 15 (3.09%) UMTS
7 10 (2.06%) RS-232
8 3 (0.62%) Modbus
8 3 (0.62%) ZigBee
9 2 (0.41%) RS-422
9 2 (0.41%) RS-485
9 2 (0.41%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 33 (6.80%) LabVIEW
2 9 (1.86%) JIRA
3 8 (1.65%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.62%) Git
5 2 (0.41%) Subversion
General
1 200 (41.24%) Electronics
2 69 (14.23%) Manufacturing
3 60 (12.37%) Social Skills
4 42 (8.66%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (7.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (5.77%) Automotive
7 23 (4.74%) Games
8 22 (4.54%) Aerospace
9 17 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (3.30%) Telecoms
11 11 (2.27%) Advertising
12 10 (2.06%) Aviation
12 10 (2.06%) Military
13 6 (1.24%) Retail
14 5 (1.03%) Aeronautics
14 5 (1.03%) Japanese Language
15 4 (0.82%) Avionics
15 4 (0.82%) Finance
15 4 (0.82%) Marketing
16 3 (0.62%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.82%) Flash
2 3 (0.62%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 53 (10.93%) IoT
2 36 (7.42%) Self-Motivation
3 34 (7.01%) FPGA
4 21 (4.33%) Analogue Electronics
5 19 (3.92%) Operational Technology
6 18 (3.71%) PCIe
7 15 (3.09%) Acoustics
7 15 (3.09%) Satnav
8 11 (2.27%) VHDL
9 9 (1.86%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.65%) EPoS
10 8 (1.65%) Renewable Energy
11 7 (1.44%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.82%) CPLD
13 4 (0.82%) Life Science
14 3 (0.62%) 3D Printing
14 3 (0.62%) CAN bus
14 3 (0.62%) Infotainment
14 3 (0.62%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.09%) Linux
2 12 (2.47%) Windows
3 4 (0.82%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (8.45%) Schematic Capture
1 41 (8.45%) Validation
2 38 (7.84%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (7.84%) Software Testing
3 27 (5.57%) CAD
4 25 (5.15%) Agile
4 25 (5.15%) Customer Service
4 25 (5.15%) Test Automation
5 23 (4.74%) Break/Fix
6 22 (4.54%) Customer Requirements
7 21 (4.33%) Coaching
7 21 (4.33%) Project Planning
8 18 (3.71%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 17 (3.51%) Asset Management
9 17 (3.51%) IT Asset Management
9 17 (3.51%) Software Engineering
10 16 (3.30%) Mentoring
11 15 (3.09%) Critical Thinking
11 15 (3.09%) Data Management
11 15 (3.09%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 39 (8.04%) Python
2 11 (2.27%) C
3 6 (1.24%) Bash
4 2 (0.41%) C++
4 2 (0.41%) Embedded C
4 2 (0.41%) MATLAB
4 2 (0.41%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 139 (28.66%) Degree
2 40 (8.25%) Security Cleared
3 29 (5.98%) SC Cleared
4 21 (4.33%) A+ Certification
5 20 (4.12%) DV Cleared
6 19 (3.92%) MCP
7 17 (3.51%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (3.30%) HND
9 11 (2.27%) HNC
10 7 (1.44%) Chartered Engineer
10 7 (1.44%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.24%) PhD
12 4 (0.82%) CCNA
12 4 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.82%) MCSA
12 4 (0.82%) MCSE
13 2 (0.41%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.54%) SLA
2 11 (2.27%) QA
3 8 (1.65%) ISO 9001
4 6 (1.24%) JTAG
System Software
1 51 (10.52%) Firmware
2 23 (4.74%) Active Directory
3 18 (3.71%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (3.09%) SCCM
2 2 (0.41%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 68 (14.02%) EMC
2 31 (6.39%) Microsoft
3 11 (2.27%) Apple
4 6 (1.24%) HP
5 5 (1.03%) Dell
5 5 (1.03%) Mentor Graphics
5 5 (1.03%) Xilinx
6 4 (0.82%) IBM
6 4 (0.82%) Intel
6 4 (0.82%) Siemens
7 3 (0.62%) Altera
7 3 (0.62%) Lattice Semiconductor
8 2 (0.41%) Cadence
8 2 (0.41%) Cisco
8 2 (0.41%) NVIDIA
9 1 (0.21%) 3PAR
9 1 (0.21%) CA
9 1 (0.21%) F5
9 1 (0.21%) SAP
9 1 (0.21%) Sun