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 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 778 938 1231
Rank change year-on-year +160 +293 -308
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Hardware Engineer 106 37 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.037% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.041% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 81 11 5
10th Percentile £43,750 £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% -29.63%
75th Percentile £65,000 £82,500 £51,250
90th Percentile - - £60,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £66,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year -16.98% +39.47% -29.63%

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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,750 £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 20 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 20 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 +148 99 £55,000 -21.99% 26
UK excluding London +49 93 £55,000 -16.98% 27
East of England +30 50 £55,000 - 9
South East +28 24 £52,500 -20.75% 12
Work from Home +80 22 £60,000 +9.09% 15
South West -8 15 £37,500 -48.98% 2
London +114 6 £62,500 -34.21%
Midlands - 2 £60,000 - 2
North East - 2 £28,000 -
West Midlands - 2 £60,000 - 2
North of England - 2 £28,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 20 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 (53.77%) Electronics
2 40 (37.74%) IoT
3 39 (36.79%) Degree
4 38 (35.85%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (25.47%) EMC
6 26 (24.53%) TCP/IP
6 26 (24.53%) CAD
6 26 (24.53%) Software Testing
7 23 (21.70%) Wireless
8 14 (13.21%) Validation
8 14 (13.21%) Internet
9 12 (11.32%) Self-Motivation
10 11 (10.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 11 (10.38%) Games
11 9 (8.49%) Software Engineering
11 9 (8.49%) FPGA
11 9 (8.49%) Analogue Electronics
12 8 (7.55%) PCIe
12 8 (7.55%) OrCAD
12 8 (7.55%) Schematic Capture
12 8 (7.55%) Ethernet
13 7 (6.60%) Automotive
13 7 (6.60%) Facilities Management
13 7 (6.60%) Social Skills
14 6 (5.66%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (5.66%) Bluetooth
15 5 (4.72%) ITIL
15 5 (4.72%) SLA
15 5 (4.72%) Aerospace
15 5 (4.72%) 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 (7.55%) OrCAD
2 1 (0.94%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.94%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 26 (24.53%) TCP/IP
2 23 (21.70%) Wireless
3 14 (13.21%) Internet
4 8 (7.55%) Ethernet
5 6 (5.66%) Bluetooth
5 6 (5.66%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.89%) Wideband
General
1 57 (53.77%) Electronics
2 38 (35.85%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (10.38%) Games
4 7 (6.60%) Automotive
4 7 (6.60%) Social Skills
5 5 (4.72%) Aerospace
5 5 (4.72%) Manufacturing
6 4 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (3.77%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 40 (37.74%) IoT
2 12 (11.32%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (8.49%) Analogue Electronics
3 9 (8.49%) FPGA
4 8 (7.55%) PCIe
5 4 (3.77%) Driving Licence
5 4 (3.77%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (24.53%) CAD
1 26 (24.53%) Software Testing
2 14 (13.21%) Validation
3 11 (10.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 9 (8.49%) Software Engineering
5 8 (7.55%) Schematic Capture
6 7 (6.60%) Facilities Management
7 5 (4.72%) ITIL
7 5 (4.72%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (4.72%) Verification and Validation
8 4 (3.77%) Break/Fix
8 4 (3.77%) Customer Service
8 4 (3.77%) Innovative Thinking
8 4 (3.77%) Time Management
9 2 (1.89%) Decision-Making
10 1 (0.94%) Coaching
10 1 (0.94%) IT Asset Management
10 1 (0.94%) People Management
10 1 (0.94%) Systems Engineering
10 1 (0.94%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.77%) C
1 4 (3.77%) Python
2 1 (0.94%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 39 (36.79%) Degree
2 1 (0.94%) HNC
2 1 (0.94%) HND
2 1 (0.94%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.72%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (3.77%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (1.89%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 27 (25.47%) EMC
2 5 (4.72%) Dell
3 4 (3.77%) HP
3 4 (3.77%) IBM
4 1 (0.94%) 3PAR
4 1 (0.94%) Cisco
4 1 (0.94%) Mentor Graphics
4 1 (0.94%) Sun