Hardware Engineer Job Trends in the South West

Hardware Engineer
England > South West

The median Hardware Engineer salary in the South West is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 189 208
Rank change year-on-year +24 +19 +101
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 9 36 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.25% 0.54% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.58% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 4 23 6
10th Percentile £43,000 £40,000 £36,750
25th Percentile £47,500 £60,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £63,750
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +1.96% +119.83%
75th Percentile - - £76,000
90th Percentile - - £76,250
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% +5.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 3,332 6,242 4,408
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.99% 94.43% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,160 3,856 3,422
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,575 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £56,525 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.70% -5.79% -

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Hardware Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in the South West

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Hardware Engineer job vacancies in the South West

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Hardware Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 October 2025. 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
Devon - 4 - - 2
Cornwall - 3 £50,000 -
Dorset +8 1 £40,000 - 1
Somerset -7 1 - -
Hardware Engineer
England

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, Hardware Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South West region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (44.44%) WAN
1 4 (44.44%) B2B
1 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (44.44%) Test Automation
1 4 (44.44%) Customer Engagement
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (44.44%) 5G
1 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (44.44%) Project Delivery
1 4 (44.44%) Requirements Gathering
1 4 (44.44%) SD-WAN
1 4 (44.44%) GNSS
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
1 4 (44.44%) Test Assurance
1 4 (44.44%) Self-Driving Car
2 3 (33.33%) Embedded Firmware
2 3 (33.33%) Firmware
2 3 (33.33%) Validation
3 1 (11.11%) Aviation
3 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) 5G
1 4 (44.44%) SD-WAN
1 4 (44.44%) WAN
General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Aviation
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) GNSS
1 4 (44.44%) Self-Driving Car
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) B2B
1 4 (44.44%) Customer Engagement
1 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (44.44%) Project Delivery
1 4 (44.44%) Requirements Gathering
1 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (44.44%) Test Assurance
1 4 (44.44%) Test Automation
2 3 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (33.33%) Firmware