Field Service Engineer Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Field Services Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Field Services Engineer daily rate in Birmingham is £133, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - 61
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Contract Field Service Engineer jobs 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.12% - 0.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £143
25th Percentile £129 - £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £133 - £165
Median % change year-on-year - - +50.00%
75th Percentile £136 - £173
90th Percentile - - £189
West Midlands median daily rate £133 - £165
% change year-on-year - - +50.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Birmingham matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in Birmingham matching a recognised job title 784 616 679
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.13% 90.32% 94.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 449 419 439
10th Percentile £331 £213 £199
25th Percentile £406 £363 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.89% -5.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £638 £575 £609
90th Percentile £725 £645 £733
West Midlands median daily rate £487 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.55% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 34 16
10th Percentile £15.81 - £17.86
25th Percentile £17.56 £12.62 £21.81
Median hourly rate £36.80 £19.25 £29.50
Median % change year-on-year +91.17% -34.75% +5.28%
75th Percentile £55.00 £26.51 £50.63
90th Percentile £75.00 £30.20 £56.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £22.00 £25.15 £23.82
% change year-on-year -12.52% +5.58% +7.78%

Field Service Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Field Service Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Field Service Engineer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Field Service Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Service Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham

Field Service Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Service Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham

Field Service Engineer Skill Set Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Field Service Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Field Service Engineer job ads across the Birmingham region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Customer Service100.0%1
1Structured Cabling100.0%1
1Windows100.0%1

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1EPoS Field Service Engineer100.0%1