Field Engineer
UK
The median Field Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 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 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 431 | 560 | 638 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +129 | +78 | -66 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 156 | 157 | 221 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.36% | 0.26% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.27% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 88 | 117 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | £105 | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £120 | £145 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £160 | £179 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -10.49% | +19.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £254 | £238 | £219 |
| 90th Percentile | £400 | £338 | £321 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £158 | £165 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.58% | -4.24% | +13.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 48 | 12 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.75 | £16.26 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.94 | £18.64 | £13.67 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +21.21% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £20.25 | £21.37 | £18.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.20 | £25.57 | £19.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.50 | £20.00 | £15.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.50% | +26.98% | -4.55% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 40,501 | 57,364 | 85,821 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.55% | 95.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,442 | 40,011 | 60,276 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,615 | 1,620 | 2,120 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.33 | £15.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.77 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.12% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Field Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Field Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer.
Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer.
Field Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 19 April 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 |
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| England | +97 | 118 | £200 | +23.08% | 674 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 114 | £200 | +26.58% | 657 |
| London | +111 | 36 | £260 | +48.57% | 92 |
| South West | +45 | 28 | £165 | +3.13% | 98 |
| Scotland | +54 | 26 | £200 | +81.82% | 46 |
| South East | +8 | 20 | £200 | -11.11% | 179 |
| North of England | +21 | 12 | £200 | +48.15% | 131 |
| Work from Home | +128 | 11 | £165 | -12.00% | 154 |
| East of England | +21 | 11 | £450 | +309.09% | 85 |
| Midlands | +16 | 11 | £177 | +12.03% | 118 |
| Wales | +21 | 7 | £195 | +85.27% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 7 | £200 | +76.21% | 49 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 7 | £142 | -10.69% | 50 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 4 | £200 | +61.29% | 69 |
| North East | +21 | 3 | - | - | 16 |
| North West | +13 | 2 | - | - | 69 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 April 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 featuring Field Engineer in the job title.
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Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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