Field Engineer Contracts in the Highlands

Field Engineer
Scotland > Highlands

The median Field Engineer daily rate in the Highlands is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 3 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 3 3 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Highlands 42.86% 16.67% -
As % of the Job Titles category 42.86% 16.67% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £200 -
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -
Scotland median daily rate £263 £200 £110
% change year-on-year +31.25% +81.82% +10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Highlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Highlands. 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 the Highlands with a recognized job title 7 18 4
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 2
10th Percentile £225 - £315
25th Percentile £233 £139 £348
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £200 £410
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -51.22% -13.68%
75th Percentile £294 - £478
90th Percentile £350 - £514
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 0
Median hourly rate - £19.50 -
Scotland median hourly rate £20.94 £33.25 £23.18
% change year-on-year -37.02% +43.44% -10.53%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in the Highlands

Field Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Highlands

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

Daily rate trend for Field Engineer in the Highlands

Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Highlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Field Engineer in the Highlands

Field Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Highlands

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 Highlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Inverness +1 3 £220 +10.00% 1
Field Engineer
Scotland

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Highlands

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Highlands region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) SAP
1 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) HP
1 1 (33.33%) Dell
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics
1 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
1 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
1 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management

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

General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
1 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
1 1 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
1 1 (33.33%) Ticket Management
1 1 (33.33%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Dell
1 1 (33.33%) HP
1 1 (33.33%) SAP