Field Engineer Contracts in Leicester

Field Engineer
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Leicester is £125, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 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
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 20 24
Rank change year-on-year +6 +4 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 3 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicester 3.85% 0.92% 2.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.76% 0.97% 2.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £138
25th Percentile £123 - £149
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £125 - £171
Median % change year-on-year - - +42.71%
75th Percentile £128 - £197
90th Percentile - - £210
Leicestershire median daily rate £125 - £250
% change year-on-year - - +58.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £11.75 £19.49
Median hourly rate - £13.50 £20.60
Median % change year-on-year - -34.47% -
75th Percentile - £15.25 £21.71
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median hourly rate - £13.50 £20.60
% change year-on-year - -34.47% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 63 103 103
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.77% 94.50% 96.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 72 89
10th Percentile £227 £256 £262
25th Percentile £298 £318 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £451 £420
Median % change year-on-year +3.88% +7.44% +5.00%
75th Percentile £566 £600 £450
90th Percentile £650 £625 £580
Leicestershire median daily rate £428 £375 £415
% change year-on-year +14.00% -9.64% +3.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 7
10th Percentile - £14.98 £12.98
25th Percentile £21.25 £19.81 £14.08
Median hourly rate £22.50 £25.00 £18.38
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +36.02% +5.03%
75th Percentile £23.75 £27.81 £21.65
90th Percentile - £28.38 £22.53
Leicestershire median hourly rate £22.50 £25.00 £18.38
% change year-on-year -10.00% +36.02% -4.52%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in Leicester

Field Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester

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

Daily rate trend for Field Engineer in Leicester

Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester

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

Hourly rate trend for Field Engineer in Leicester