Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Field Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £128, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 58 75
Rank change year-on-year -6 +17 +21
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 7 10 7
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.90% 1.20% 0.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.97% 1.25% 0.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 7 7
10th Percentile - £113 £105
25th Percentile £59 £130 £107
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £128 £218 £190
Median % change year-on-year -41.38% +14.47% +9.35%
75th Percentile £160 £249 £210
90th Percentile £202 £275 £214
South West median daily rate £170 £180 £190
% change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 0
Median hourly rate £18.87 £13.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +39.78% - -
South West median hourly rate £18.87 £13.50 -
% change year-on-year +39.78% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 723 797 997
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.69% 95.91% 95.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 361 426 646
10th Percentile £250 £213 £300
25th Percentile £385 £383 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £638
90th Percentile £750 £700 £700
South West median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 147 129 129
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.50 £30.65
25th Percentile £18.87 £49.00 £50.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.37% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.25 £76.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £74.09 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.50 £57.33
% change year-on-year -61.60% +14.25% -4.45%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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 Bristol.

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 24 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Field Engineer in Bristol

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 24 October 2025, 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 Bristol region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
1 1 (14.29%) ATM
1 1 (14.29%) Break/Fix
1 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
1 1 (14.29%) DBS Check
1 1 (14.29%) Dell
1 1 (14.29%) HP
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Ticket Management
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
1 1 (14.29%) Windows 10
1 1 (14.29%) Windows 7

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) ATM
General
1 2 (28.57%) Retail
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) EPoS
2 2 (28.57%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
1 1 (14.29%) Windows 10
1 1 (14.29%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
1 1 (14.29%) Break/Fix
1 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
1 1 (14.29%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) DBS Check
1 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Dell
1 1 (14.29%) HP
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft