Field Engineer Contracts in Scotland

Field Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 102 155 170
Rank change year-on-year +53 +15 -17
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 27 11 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.23% 0.39% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% 0.41% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 7 5
10th Percentile £105 £103 -
25th Percentile £106 £105 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £110 £100
Median % change year-on-year +81.82% +10.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £288 £288 £200
90th Percentile £440 £315 £403
UK median daily rate £200 £150 £188
% change year-on-year +33.33% -20.00% +32.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 0
10th Percentile £13.25 - -
25th Percentile £14.88 - -
Median hourly rate £17.50 £21.26 -
Median % change year-on-year -17.69% - -
75th Percentile £19.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £20.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year -12.50% +21.21% +1.54%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 2,071 2,688 3,388
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 95.32% 95.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,253 1,924 2,411
10th Percentile £201 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £460
Median % change year-on-year - +3.26% +8.24%
75th Percentile £586 £555 £550
90th Percentile £659 £650 £623
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 44 52
10th Percentile £12.33 £12.86 £14.65
25th Percentile £16.13 £15.93 £17.50
Median hourly rate £24.29 £22.13 £26.85
Median % change year-on-year +9.79% -17.60% -28.40%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.82 £48.19
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.22 £54.25
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -18.89% +91.49% +4.44%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in Scotland

Field Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Field Engineer in Scotland

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Field Engineer in Scotland

Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Field Engineer in Scotland

Field Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh +47 13 £110 - 8
Glasgow +9 9 £413 +275.00% 14
Highlands - 3 £200 - 7
Aberdeenshire - 1 £200 - 4
Field Engineer
UK

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Field Engineer contract 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 contract job ads across the Scotland region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 16 (59.26%) Break/Fix
2 14 (51.85%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (51.85%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (44.44%) Analytical Mindset
3 12 (44.44%) Customer Service
4 11 (40.74%) Public Sector
5 8 (29.63%) CCNA
5 8 (29.63%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (25.93%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (25.93%) A+ Certification
6 7 (25.93%) Dell
6 7 (25.93%) MCSE
6 7 (25.93%) Data Centre
6 7 (25.93%) Network+ Certification
6 7 (25.93%) SAN
7 4 (14.81%) Cisco
8 3 (11.11%) CheckPoint
8 3 (11.11%) Driving Licence
8 3 (11.11%) DBS Check
9 2 (7.41%) WAN
9 2 (7.41%) Operational Technology
9 2 (7.41%) Firmware
10 1 (3.70%) Zscaler
10 1 (3.70%) Observium
10 1 (3.70%) SD-WAN
10 1 (3.70%) Social Skills
10 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
10 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
10 1 (3.70%) LAN
10 1 (3.70%) Microsoft

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 7 (25.93%) SAN
2 2 (7.41%) WAN
3 1 (3.70%) BGP
3 1 (3.70%) Firewall
3 1 (3.70%) LAN
3 1 (3.70%) MPLS
3 1 (3.70%) OSPF
3 1 (3.70%) SD-WAN
3 1 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Hudson
General
1 14 (51.85%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (40.74%) Public Sector
3 1 (3.70%) Legal
3 1 (3.70%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (44.44%) Analytical Mindset
2 7 (25.93%) Data Centre
3 3 (11.11%) Driving Licence
4 2 (7.41%) Operational Technology
5 1 (3.70%) CMDB
5 1 (3.70%) Handset
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (59.26%) Break/Fix
2 14 (51.85%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (44.44%) Customer Service
4 1 (3.70%) Change Control
4 1 (3.70%) Data Entry
4 1 (3.70%) ITSM
4 1 (3.70%) Pay per click
Qualifications
1 8 (29.63%) CCNA
1 8 (29.63%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (25.93%) A+ Certification
2 7 (25.93%) MCSE
2 7 (25.93%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (25.93%) Network+ Certification
3 3 (11.11%) DBS Check
4 1 (3.70%) CCNP
4 1 (3.70%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.70%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (7.41%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (3.70%) Observium
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) Dell
2 4 (14.81%) Cisco
3 3 (11.11%) CheckPoint
4 1 (3.70%) Avaya
4 1 (3.70%) Meraki
4 1 (3.70%) Microsoft
4 1 (3.70%) Palo Alto
4 1 (3.70%) SolarWinds
4 1 (3.70%) Zscaler