Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Devon

Field Engineer
South West > Devon

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Devon is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 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
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 27 30
Rank change year-on-year +7 +3 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 4 7 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 2.55% 3.18% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.42% 3.32% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 1
10th Percentile - £151 -
25th Percentile - £166 £155
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £178 £160
Median % change year-on-year +54.93% +10.94% -
75th Percentile - £180 £165
90th Percentile - £184 -
South West median daily rate £135 £180 £190
% change year-on-year -25.00% -5.26% +6.29%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 117 211 165
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 74.52% 95.91% 91.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 138 128
10th Percentile £200 £150 £221
25th Percentile £283 £318 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £455 £475
Median % change year-on-year -9.34% -4.21% -6.17%
75th Percentile £525 £600 £600
90th Percentile £581 £685 £708
South West median daily rate £500 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% +1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 22 9
10th Percentile £21.40 £14.45 £16.95
25th Percentile £22.76 £29.28 £31.05
Median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -61.31% +62.50% +125.35%
75th Percentile £28.50 £72.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £66.50 - £81.00
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +12.50% +10.27%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in Devon

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

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

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

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

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

Field Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 6 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
Dartmouth - 2 £275 - 1
Exeter +2 1 £275 +54.93% 2
Plymouth -2 1 £275 +52.78% 2
Field Engineer
South West

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 6 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 Devon region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service

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

Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft