Hardware Engineer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Hardware Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Hardware Engineer salary in the UK excluding London 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 385 556 745
Rank change year-on-year +171 +189 -99
Permanent jobs requiring a Hardware Engineer 457 178 118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.60% 0.31% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 0.35% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 323 37 79
10th Percentile £23,250 £23,350 £22,500
25th Percentile £36,875 £25,500 £24,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +63.79% -17.14%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £67,250 £76,250 £51,250
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £30,163
% change year-on-year +5.26% +57.48% -13.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 72,397 50,271 70,852
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.99% 88.93% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 50,949 29,577 42,673
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +6.49% +5.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,000
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Hardware Engineer in the UK excluding London

Hardware Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Hardware Engineer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Hardware Engineer in the UK excluding London

Hardware Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Salary histogram for Hardware Engineer in the UK excluding London

Hardware Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region 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
South East +10 135 £43,000 -18.10% 37
East of England +53 93 £55,000 +124.49% 28
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
Wales - 8 £26,750 - 12
North East - 1 £28,000 - 4
Hardware Engineer
UK

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 200 (43.76%) Electronics
2 139 (30.42%) Degree
3 69 (15.10%) Manufacturing
4 61 (13.35%) EMC
5 60 (13.13%) Social Skills
6 53 (11.60%) IoT
7 51 (11.16%) Firmware
8 44 (9.63%) Wireless
9 42 (9.19%) Analytical Skills
10 41 (8.97%) Schematic Capture
10 41 (8.97%) Validation
11 39 (8.53%) Python
12 38 (8.32%) Software Testing
12 38 (8.32%) Problem-Solving
13 36 (7.88%) Self-Motivation
14 35 (7.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 34 (7.44%) Security Cleared
15 34 (7.44%) FPGA
16 33 (7.22%) LabVIEW
17 31 (6.78%) Microsoft
18 28 (6.13%) Automotive
19 27 (5.91%) Wi-Fi
19 27 (5.91%) CAD
19 27 (5.91%) Bluetooth
20 26 (5.69%) TCP/IP
21 25 (5.47%) Agile
21 25 (5.47%) Test Automation
21 25 (5.47%) Customer Service
22 23 (5.03%) SC Cleared
22 23 (5.03%) Break/Fix

Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (1.75%) Confluence
Applications
1 18 (3.94%) OrCAD
2 14 (3.06%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.63%) AutoCAD
4 5 (1.09%) SOLIDWORKS
5 4 (0.88%) EPLAN
5 4 (0.88%) Windchill
6 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Excel
7 2 (0.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.44%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.22%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 8 (1.75%) AWS
2 6 (1.31%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.22%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 44 (9.63%) Wireless
2 27 (5.91%) Bluetooth
2 27 (5.91%) Wi-Fi
3 26 (5.69%) TCP/IP
4 23 (5.03%) Ethernet
5 20 (4.38%) Internet
6 15 (3.28%) 5G
6 15 (3.28%) GSM
6 15 (3.28%) ISDN
6 15 (3.28%) LTE
6 15 (3.28%) PSTN
6 15 (3.28%) UMTS
7 10 (2.19%) RS-232
8 3 (0.66%) Modbus
8 3 (0.66%) ZigBee
9 2 (0.44%) RS-422
9 2 (0.44%) RS-485
9 2 (0.44%) Wideband
Development Applications
1 33 (7.22%) LabVIEW
2 9 (1.97%) JIRA
3 8 (1.75%) Bitbucket
4 3 (0.66%) Git
5 2 (0.44%) Subversion
General
1 200 (43.76%) Electronics
2 69 (15.10%) Manufacturing
3 60 (13.13%) Social Skills
4 42 (9.19%) Analytical Skills
5 35 (7.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 28 (6.13%) Automotive
7 23 (5.03%) Games
8 20 (4.38%) Aerospace
9 17 (3.72%) Organisational Skills
10 16 (3.50%) Telecoms
11 11 (2.41%) Advertising
12 10 (2.19%) Aviation
13 9 (1.97%) Military
14 6 (1.31%) Retail
15 5 (1.09%) Aeronautics
15 5 (1.09%) Japanese Language
16 4 (0.88%) Avionics
16 4 (0.88%) Marketing
17 3 (0.66%) Law
17 3 (0.66%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (0.88%) Flash
2 3 (0.66%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.60%) IoT
2 36 (7.88%) Self-Motivation
3 34 (7.44%) FPGA
4 21 (4.60%) Analogue Electronics
5 19 (4.16%) Operational Technology
6 18 (3.94%) PCIe
7 15 (3.28%) Acoustics
7 15 (3.28%) Satnav
8 11 (2.41%) VHDL
9 9 (1.97%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.75%) EPoS
10 8 (1.75%) Renewable Energy
11 7 (1.53%) Embedded Systems
12 5 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.88%) CPLD
14 3 (0.66%) 3D Printing
14 3 (0.66%) CAN bus
14 3 (0.66%) CCTV
14 3 (0.66%) Robotics
14 3 (0.66%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 15 (3.28%) Linux
2 12 (2.63%) Windows
3 4 (0.88%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (8.97%) Schematic Capture
1 41 (8.97%) Validation
2 38 (8.32%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (8.32%) Software Testing
3 27 (5.91%) CAD
4 25 (5.47%) Agile
4 25 (5.47%) Customer Service
4 25 (5.47%) Test Automation
5 23 (5.03%) Break/Fix
6 22 (4.81%) Customer Requirements
7 21 (4.60%) Coaching
7 21 (4.60%) Project Planning
8 18 (3.94%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 17 (3.72%) Asset Management
9 17 (3.72%) IT Asset Management
9 17 (3.72%) Software Engineering
10 16 (3.50%) Mentoring
11 15 (3.28%) Critical Thinking
11 15 (3.28%) Data Management
11 15 (3.28%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 39 (8.53%) Python
2 11 (2.41%) C
3 6 (1.31%) Bash
4 2 (0.44%) C++
4 2 (0.44%) Embedded C
4 2 (0.44%) MATLAB
4 2 (0.44%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 139 (30.42%) Degree
2 34 (7.44%) Security Cleared
3 23 (5.03%) SC Cleared
4 21 (4.60%) A+ Certification
5 20 (4.38%) DV Cleared
6 19 (4.16%) MCP
7 17 (3.72%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (3.50%) HND
9 11 (2.41%) HNC
10 7 (1.53%) Chartered Engineer
10 7 (1.53%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.31%) PhD
12 4 (0.88%) CCNA
12 4 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.88%) MCSA
12 4 (0.88%) MCSE
13 2 (0.44%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.81%) SLA
2 11 (2.41%) QA
3 8 (1.75%) ISO 9001
4 6 (1.31%) JTAG
System Software
1 51 (11.16%) Firmware
2 23 (5.03%) Active Directory
3 18 (3.94%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (3.28%) SCCM
2 2 (0.44%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 61 (13.35%) EMC
2 31 (6.78%) Microsoft
3 11 (2.41%) Apple
4 6 (1.31%) HP
5 5 (1.09%) Dell
5 5 (1.09%) Mentor Graphics
5 5 (1.09%) Xilinx
6 4 (0.88%) IBM
6 4 (0.88%) Intel
6 4 (0.88%) Siemens
7 3 (0.66%) Altera
7 3 (0.66%) Lattice Semiconductor
8 2 (0.44%) Cadence
8 2 (0.44%) Cisco
8 2 (0.44%) NVIDIA
9 1 (0.22%) 3PAR
9 1 (0.22%) CA
9 1 (0.22%) F5
9 1 (0.22%) SAP
9 1 (0.22%) Sun