Field Service Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Field Services Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Field Services Engineer daily rate in Bristol is £73, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 February 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 56 75
Rank change year-on-year -16 +19 -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Service Engineer 3 4 3
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.30% 0.70% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.72% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile - £108 £102
25th Percentile £59 £111 £103
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £73 £125 £107
Median % change year-on-year -42.00% +16.82% -
75th Percentile £86 £140 £111
90th Percentile - £145 £113
South West median daily rate £73 £125 £109
% change year-on-year -42.00% +15.21% -35.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £18.87 £18.51 -
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% - -
South West median hourly rate £18.87 £18.51 £16.50
% change year-on-year +1.94% +12.18% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 953 557 980
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 96.87% 95.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 444 309 561
10th Percentile £266 £181 £263
25th Percentile £400 £313 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% +5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £631
90th Percentile £725 £686 £688
South West median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 259 68 164
10th Percentile £17.87 £35.00 £35.00
25th Percentile £33.63 £61.25 £48.56
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
75th Percentile - £68.75 £71.25
90th Percentile £67.84 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £52.35
% change year-on-year -11.54% +24.16% -18.83%

Field Service Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Field Service Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Field Service Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Field Service Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Field Service Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 19 February 2026, Field Service 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 Service Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
1 1 (33.33%) Dell
1 1 (33.33%) HP
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management

Field Service 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) EPoS
2 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
1 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Dell
1 1 (33.33%) HP