Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Field Engineer
Devon > Exeter

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Exeter 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 19 21 27
Rank change year-on-year +2 +6 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 1 4 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Exeter 1.23% 3.77% 0.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% 3.85% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £147 -
25th Percentile - £157 £155
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 £178 £160
Median % change year-on-year +54.93% +10.94% -
75th Percentile - £182 £165
90th Percentile - £185 -
Devon median daily rate £275 £178 £160
% change year-on-year +54.93% +10.94% -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 74 104 101
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.36% 98.11% 90.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 77 90
10th Percentile £186 £143 £311
25th Percentile £305 £313 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £525 £501
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +4.74% -5.42%
75th Percentile £509 £650 £667
90th Percentile £547 £685 £725
Devon median daily rate £413 £455 £475
% change year-on-year -9.34% -4.21% -6.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.76 £12.50 -
Median hourly rate £22.84 £13.65 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.39% -24.19% -18.18%
75th Percentile £22.92 £18.52 -
90th Percentile - £23.56 -
Devon median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -61.31% +62.50% +125.35%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in Exeter

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

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

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

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter

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

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

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

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 Exeter region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

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

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter 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 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft