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The table below looks at the demand for the Field Engineer role in IT contracts within the Bristol region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Field Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Field Engineer
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4951
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads48
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.672 %0.994 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£125-
Average daily rate£125-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£125-
UK excluding London average daily rate£133£104
% change on same period last year+28.65 %
Hourly rates quoted37
Average minimum hourly rate£12.17£14.57
Average hourly rate£12.33£17.79
% change on same period last year-30.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.50£21.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.52£17.11
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads595805
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.193 %1.007 %
Daily rates quoted169282
Average minimum daily rate£299£350
Average daily rate£322£365
% change on same period last year-11.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£357
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted133145
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£23.07
Average hourly rate£24.14£25.07
% change on same period last year-3.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.15£27.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.50
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Field Engineer South WestField Engineer
South West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Field Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Field Engineer across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol Field Engineer Demand Trend

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Field Engineer across the Bristol region.

Bristol Field Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Field Engineer across the Bristol region.

Bristol Field Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Field Engineer across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Bristol Field Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram

Field Engineer
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Field Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Field Engineer in their job title.

15 (41.67 %)Dell
23 (25.00 %)DCSE
23 (25.00 %)Windows
23 (25.00 %)Active Directory
23 (25.00 %)HP
32 (16.67 %)MS Office
32 (16.67 %)Linux
41 (8.333 %)ATM
41 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
41 (8.333 %)Microsoft
41 (8.333 %)Citrix
41 (8.333 %)NCR
41 (8.333 %)Thin Client
41 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (8.333 %)Telecoms
41 (8.333 %)Finance
41 (8.333 %)Retail
41 (8.333 %)Insurance
41 (8.333 %)Wincor Nixdorf
41 (8.333 %)Fat Client

Field Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region that cited Field Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Field Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (16.67 %)MS Office
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)ATM
11 (8.333 %)TCP/IP
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Telecoms
11 (8.333 %)Finance
11 (8.333 %)Retail
11 (8.333 %)Insurance
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Thin Client
11 (8.333 %)Fat Client
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (25.00 %)Windows
22 (16.67 %)Linux
31 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (25.00 %)DCSE
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (41.67 %)Dell
23 (25.00 %)HP
31 (8.333 %)Microsoft
31 (8.333 %)Citrix
31 (8.333 %)NCR
31 (8.333 %)Wincor Nixdorf