Hardware Engineer
UK
The median Hardware Engineer daily rate in the UK is £210 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 443 | 629 | 767 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +186 | +138 | -87 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer | 132 | 53 | 71 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.095% | 0.081% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.100% | 0.085% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 28 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £172 | £102 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £203 | £140 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £288 | £165 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.96% | +74.24% | +13.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £430 | £467 | £215 |
| 90th Percentile | £493 | £500 | £337 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £210 | £250 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +42.86% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 56 | 15 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.63 | £15.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £48.00 | £18.17 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.00 | £48.99 | £16.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.72% | +191.17% | -57.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £65.00 | £21.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.79 | - | £37.85 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £66.00 | £48.99 | £16.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.72% | +191.17% | -57.76% |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 2024.
Hardware Engineer
Top 15 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 1 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 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 | +105 | 114 | £210 | -16.00% | 114 |
| England | +142 | 106 | £223 | -31.54% | 117 |
| South East | +51 | 53 | £210 | -44.00% | 37 |
| Scotland | - | 23 | £200 | - | 3 |
| London | +109 | 18 | £250 | -32.43% | 7 |
| South West | +6 | 14 | £185 | -26.00% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +121 | 12 | £430 | - | 33 |
| North of England | +25 | 9 | £200 | +8.11% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 9 | £200 | +8.11% | 2 |
| Midlands | +20 | 8 | £183 | -27.00% | 20 |
| East of England | +11 | 8 | £450 | - | 27 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 6 | £130 | -48.00% | 12 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 2 | £235 | - | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 10 |
Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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