Field Engineer Contracts in Swindon

Field Engineer
Wiltshire > Swindon

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Swindon is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 30 30
Rank change year-on-year +20 0 -3
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 10 1 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Swindon 8.33% 0.45% 1.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.71% 0.45% 2.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £150 £210
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -28.57% +57.57%
75th Percentile £219 - £215
90th Percentile £230 - -
Wiltshire median daily rate £200 £150 £210
% change year-on-year +33.33% -28.57% +57.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £13.13 - -
25th Percentile £14.81 - -
Median hourly rate £16.50 - -
75th Percentile £17.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £16.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Swindon

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Swindon. 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 Swindon with a recognized job title 103 222 289
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.83% 99.55% 93.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 180 204
10th Percentile £146 £200 £232
25th Percentile £200 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +5.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £536 £588 £591
90th Percentile £726 £694 £671
Wiltshire median daily rate £550 £555 £525
% change year-on-year -0.90% +5.71% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 3
10th Percentile £14.25 - £15.18
25th Percentile £15.75 - £15.44
Median hourly rate £16.50 - £17.25
Median % change year-on-year - - -31.00%
75th Percentile £30.25 - £26.19
90th Percentile - - £30.73
Wiltshire median hourly rate £25.00 £65.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -61.83% +19.09% +22.22%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in Swindon

Field Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

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

Daily rate trend for Field Engineer in Swindon

Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Swindon

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

Hourly rate trend for Field Engineer in Swindon

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 Swindon region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (40.00%) Firewall
1 4 (40.00%) Migration
1 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (40.00%) Break/Fix
1 4 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (30.00%) SD-WAN
2 3 (30.00%) Telecoms
2 3 (30.00%) LAN
2 3 (30.00%) PBX
2 3 (30.00%) WAN
3 2 (20.00%) Cisco
4 1 (10.00%) ADSL
4 1 (10.00%) Data Centre
4 1 (10.00%) VLAN
4 1 (10.00%) Data Protection
4 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (10.00%) HSRP
4 1 (10.00%) Meraki
4 1 (10.00%) VPN
4 1 (10.00%) Legal
4 1 (10.00%) CCNA
4 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
4 1 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (10.00%) Internet
4 1 (10.00%) MPLS
4 1 (10.00%) BGP

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swindon 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Firewall
2 3 (30.00%) LAN
2 3 (30.00%) PBX
2 3 (30.00%) SD-WAN
2 3 (30.00%) WAN
3 1 (10.00%) ADSL
3 1 (10.00%) BGP
3 1 (10.00%) EIGRP
3 1 (10.00%) HSRP
3 1 (10.00%) Internet
3 1 (10.00%) MPLS
3 1 (10.00%) VLAN
3 1 (10.00%) VPN
General
1 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (30.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (10.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (10.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Break/Fix
1 4 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (40.00%) Migration
1 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (10.00%) Data Protection
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) CCNA
1 1 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) Cisco
3 1 (10.00%) Meraki