Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Field Engineer
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Basingstoke is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 0.23% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £129 £128 £107
% change year-on-year +0.78% +19.44% -5.95%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. 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 Basingstoke with a recognized job title 402 196 378
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.57% 95.61% 94.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 300 170 282
10th Percentile £463 £475 £425
25th Percentile £519 £538 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.35%
75th Percentile £725 £613 £675
90th Percentile £775 £650 £725
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £537 £575
% change year-on-year +2.37% -6.57% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 3
10th Percentile £13.11 - £34.20
25th Percentile £15.20 - £34.50
Median hourly rate £27.00 £21.39 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.23% -38.89% +113.15%
75th Percentile £28.00 - £46.75
90th Percentile £39.50 - £53.20
Hampshire median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -5.00% -12.82% +11.90%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Field Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 16 August 2026, Field Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basingstoke region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Dell
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Dell