Field Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Field Support Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

As of 2 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Field Support Engineer daily rate in Cardiff.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Support Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.78% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.83% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South Wales median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 242 166 223
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.53% 94.32% 94.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 135 186
10th Percentile £213 £183 £173
25th Percentile £301 £234 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £507 £538 £531
90th Percentile £641 £620 £600
South Wales median daily rate £413 £413 £425
% change year-on-year - -2.94% -7.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 5
10th Percentile - £21.25 £11.32
25th Percentile £12.21 £21.31 £11.75
Median hourly rate £13.50 £24.00 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.75% +77.78% -12.89%
75th Percentile £17.10 £27.25 £18.00
90th Percentile £20.53 £40.63 £39.45
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £25.27 £22.68
% change year-on-year -15.91% +11.42% +25.30%

Field Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Field Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Field Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

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

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 2 March 2026, Field Support 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 Cardiff region featuring Field Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 2 (100.00%) CCNA
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Dell
1 2 (100.00%) MCSE
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SAN

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

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) CCNA
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (100.00%) MCSE
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Dell