Hardware Engineer Jobs in England

Hardware Engineer
UK > England

The median Hardware Engineer salary in England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 449 712 1069
Rank change year-on-year +263 +357 -226
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 470 182 117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.49% 0.22% 0.081%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.24% 0.084%
Number of salaries quoted 328 46 76
10th Percentile £27,000 £24,750 £22,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £25,813 £25,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +58.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,625 £47,500
90th Percentile £69,125 £77,500 £51,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £30,400
% change year-on-year +5.26% +56.25% -13.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Hardware Engineer in England

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Hardware Engineer in England

Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Hardware Engineer in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Hardware Engineer in England

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
South East +5 143 £43,500 -17.14% 30
East of England +51 95 £55,000 +124.49% 18
Midlands +48 89 £57,500 +43.75% 21
South West +11 71 £60,000 -14.29% 16
West Midlands +56 69 £57,500 - 12
North of England +67 63 £30,000 +20.00% 6
North West +33 63 £30,000 +20.00% 3
East Midlands -10 20 £50,000 +25.00% 9
London +96 12 £70,000 +86.67% 4
Hardware Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 across the England region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 203 (43.19%) Electronics
2 137 (29.15%) Degree
3 67 (14.26%) Manufacturing
4 58 (12.34%) EMC
5 54 (11.49%) Firmware
6 53 (11.28%) IoT
7 51 (10.85%) Social Skills
8 44 (9.36%) Wireless
9 41 (8.72%) Validation
9 41 (8.72%) Analytical Skills
10 38 (8.09%) Schematic Capture
11 37 (7.87%) Python
12 36 (7.66%) Problem-Solving
13 35 (7.45%) Security Cleared
14 33 (7.02%) LabVIEW
14 33 (7.02%) FPGA
14 33 (7.02%) Self-Motivation
14 33 (7.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 31 (6.60%) Microsoft
15 31 (6.60%) Automotive
16 30 (6.38%) Software Testing
17 27 (5.74%) Bluetooth
17 27 (5.74%) Wi-Fi
17 27 (5.74%) CAD
18 24 (5.11%) TCP/IP
18 24 (5.11%) SC Cleared
18 24 (5.11%) Customer Service
19 23 (4.89%) Active Directory
19 23 (4.89%) Games
20 22 (4.68%) Aerospace

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 17 (3.62%) OrCAD
2 14 (2.98%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.55%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.06%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.85%) EPLAN
5 4 (0.85%) Windchill
6 2 (0.43%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Excel
7 1 (0.21%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 8 (1.70%) AWS
2 6 (1.28%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.21%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 44 (9.36%) Wireless
2 27 (5.74%) Bluetooth
2 27 (5.74%) Wi-Fi
3 24 (5.11%) TCP/IP
4 21 (4.47%) Ethernet
5 20 (4.26%) Internet
6 15 (3.19%) 5G
6 15 (3.19%) GSM
6 15 (3.19%) ISDN
6 15 (3.19%) LTE
6 15 (3.19%) PSTN
6 15 (3.19%) UMTS
7 6 (1.28%) RS-232
8 3 (0.64%) Modbus
8 3 (0.64%) ZigBee
9 2 (0.43%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 33 (7.02%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.21%) Git
2 1 (0.21%) JIRA
General
1 203 (43.19%) Electronics
2 67 (14.26%) Manufacturing
3 51 (10.85%) Social Skills
4 41 (8.72%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (7.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 31 (6.60%) Automotive
7 23 (4.89%) Games
8 22 (4.68%) Aerospace
9 16 (3.40%) Organisational Skills
9 16 (3.40%) Telecoms
10 14 (2.98%) Military
11 11 (2.34%) Advertising
12 10 (2.13%) Aviation
13 5 (1.06%) Aeronautics
13 5 (1.06%) Japanese Language
13 5 (1.06%) Retail
14 4 (0.85%) Avionics
14 4 (0.85%) Marketing
15 3 (0.64%) Law
15 3 (0.64%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.85%) Flash
2 3 (0.64%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.28%) IoT
2 33 (7.02%) FPGA
2 33 (7.02%) Self-Motivation
3 21 (4.47%) Analogue Electronics
4 19 (4.04%) Operational Technology
5 16 (3.40%) PCIe
6 15 (3.19%) Acoustics
6 15 (3.19%) Satnav
7 9 (1.91%) Embedded Systems
7 9 (1.91%) Renewable Energy
8 8 (1.70%) VHDL
9 7 (1.49%) Driving Licence
10 5 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.06%) Data Centre
10 5 (1.06%) Infotainment
11 4 (0.85%) CPLD
11 4 (0.85%) Life Science
12 3 (0.64%) CCTV
12 3 (0.64%) Robotics
12 3 (0.64%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.98%) Linux
2 11 (2.34%) Windows
3 4 (0.85%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (8.72%) Validation
2 38 (8.09%) Schematic Capture
3 36 (7.66%) Problem-Solving
4 30 (6.38%) Software Testing
5 27 (5.74%) CAD
6 24 (5.11%) Customer Service
7 22 (4.68%) Break/Fix
7 22 (4.68%) Customer Requirements
8 21 (4.47%) Coaching
8 21 (4.47%) Project Planning
9 18 (3.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 18 (3.83%) Software Engineering
10 17 (3.62%) Asset Management
10 17 (3.62%) IT Asset Management
10 17 (3.62%) Test Automation
11 16 (3.40%) Mentoring
12 15 (3.19%) Agile
12 15 (3.19%) Critical Thinking
12 15 (3.19%) Data Management
12 15 (3.19%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 37 (7.87%) Python
2 9 (1.91%) C
3 4 (0.85%) Bash
4 3 (0.64%) C++
5 2 (0.43%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 137 (29.15%) Degree
2 35 (7.45%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.11%) SC Cleared
4 21 (4.47%) A+ Certification
5 20 (4.26%) DV Cleared
6 19 (4.04%) MCP
7 17 (3.62%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (2.98%) HND
9 9 (1.91%) HNC
10 7 (1.49%) Chartered Engineer
10 7 (1.49%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.28%) PhD
12 4 (0.85%) CCNA
12 4 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.85%) MCSA
12 4 (0.85%) MCSE
13 2 (0.43%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.47%) SLA
2 6 (1.28%) JTAG
3 3 (0.64%) QA
4 1 (0.21%) DO-254
System Software
1 54 (11.49%) Firmware
2 23 (4.89%) Active Directory
3 18 (3.83%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (3.19%) SCCM
2 2 (0.43%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 58 (12.34%) EMC
2 31 (6.60%) Microsoft
3 11 (2.34%) Apple
4 6 (1.28%) Xilinx
5 5 (1.06%) HP
5 5 (1.06%) Mentor Graphics
6 4 (0.85%) Dell
6 4 (0.85%) Intel
6 4 (0.85%) Siemens
7 3 (0.64%) IBM
8 2 (0.43%) Cisco
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