Field Engineer
Northern Ireland > County Antrim
The median Field Engineer daily rate in County Antrim is £230, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 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 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | 28 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +1 | +7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in County Antrim | 0.43% | 0.61% | 0.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.51% | 0.68% | 0.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £171 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £230 | £250 | £182 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +37.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £193 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate | £230 | £250 | £182 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +37.35% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
County Antrim
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in County Antrim. 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 County Antrim with a recognized job title | 198 | 148 | 135 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 84.62% | 90.24% | 88.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 103 | 76 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £234 | £149 | £158 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £186 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £413 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | +3.13% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £635 | £619 | £590 |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate | £481 | £425 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.24% | +6.25% | -20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 15 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.31 | £21.19 | £11.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.60 | £22.68 | £12.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £24.18 | £13.69 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.90% | +76.69% | +24.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.50 | £25.72 | £14.93 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.63 | £40.25 | £18.23 |
| Northern Ireland median hourly rate | £15.50 | £22.56 | £13.46 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.29% | +67.61% | +22.64% |
Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim
Job postings that featured Field Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.
Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in County Antrim.
Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in County Antrim.
Field Engineer
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 18 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Belfast | -6 | 1 | £230 | -8.00% | 2 |
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Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim
For the 6 months to 18 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 County Antrim region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.
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Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim 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:
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