Field Engineer Contracts in Edinburgh

Field Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £110 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 58 110 127
Rank change year-on-year +52 +17 -15
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 13 2 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.60% 0.16% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.68% 0.16% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile - - £141
25th Percentile £105 - £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £110 - £313
75th Percentile £115 - £428
90th Percentile - - £494
Scotland median daily rate £200 £110 £100
% change year-on-year +81.82% +10.00% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 0
10th Percentile £12.63 - -
25th Percentile £13.31 - -
Median hourly rate £16.25 £21.26 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.57% - -
75th Percentile £18.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median hourly rate £17.50 £21.26 -
% change year-on-year -17.69% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 773 1,228 1,860
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.31% 95.64% 95.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 876 1,276
10th Percentile £202 £240 £230
25th Percentile £400 £405 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £547 £569
90th Percentile £663 £625 £638
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £463
% change year-on-year - +2.70% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 12 21
10th Percentile £16.00 £13.62 £14.55
25th Percentile £17.25 £17.72 £17.50
Median hourly rate £50.00 £21.26 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +135.18% -18.23% -54.78%
75th Percentile £60.75 £53.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £66.00 £54.43 £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £24.26 £21.75 £26.85
% change year-on-year +11.52% -18.99% -28.40%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in Edinburgh

Field Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Field Engineer in Edinburgh

Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer in Edinburgh.

Hourly rate trend for Field Engineer in Edinburgh

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, 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 Edinburgh region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (84.62%) Break/Fix
1 11 (84.62%) Public Sector
2 7 (53.85%) Customer Service
2 7 (53.85%) Analytical Mindset
2 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (53.85%) Network+ Certification
2 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (53.85%) Data Centre
2 7 (53.85%) MCSE
2 7 (53.85%) CCNA
2 7 (53.85%) Dell
2 7 (53.85%) Cisco Certification
2 7 (53.85%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (53.85%) A+ Certification
2 7 (53.85%) SAN
3 1 (7.69%) Pay per click

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 7 (53.85%) SAN
General
1 11 (84.62%) Public Sector
2 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Analytical Mindset
1 7 (53.85%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Break/Fix
2 7 (53.85%) Customer Service
2 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (7.69%) Pay per click
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) A+ Certification
1 7 (53.85%) CCNA
1 7 (53.85%) Cisco Certification
1 7 (53.85%) MCSE
1 7 (53.85%) Microsoft Certification
1 7 (53.85%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 7 (53.85%) Dell