Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Field Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Cardiff is £144, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 31 29
Rank change year-on-year 0 -2 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 2 4 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff 1.01% 1.76% 1.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% 1.90% 1.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 3
10th Percentile £130 - -
25th Percentile £135 £107 £102
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £144 £164 £104
Median % change year-on-year -12.08% +57.97% -48.25%
75th Percentile £152 £220 £105
90th Percentile £157 - -
South Wales median daily rate £160 £164 £104
% change year-on-year -2.14% +57.97% -48.25%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 194 211 215
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.49% 92.95% 95.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 154 161
10th Percentile £213 £130 £200
25th Percentile £300 £200 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £393 £460 £425
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% +8.24% -10.53%
75th Percentile £495 £550 £550
90th Percentile £675 £623 £638
South Wales median daily rate £381 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -10.29% -5.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 11 9
10th Percentile £12.21 - £16.00
25th Percentile - £15.48 £17.00
Median hourly rate £13.08 £21.59 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.42% -4.04% +25.00%
75th Percentile £17.23 £25.60 £26.00
90th Percentile £21.27 - £29.70
South Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £26.00
% change year-on-year -19.92% -1.54% +44.44%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Job postings that featured Field Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in Cardiff

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

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

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

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

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 21 September 2025, 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 across the Cardiff region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (50.00%) ATM
1 1 (50.00%) EPoS

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) ATM
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check