Field Hardware Engineer Contracts in Leicester

Field Hardware Engineer
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Field Hardware Engineer daily rate in Leicester is £115, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 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
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Hardware Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicester 1.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £108 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £115 - -
75th Percentile £123 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £115 - -

All DemandTrendContract 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 66 86 110
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 78.57% 95.56% 97.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 62 83
10th Percentile £123 £251 £300
25th Percentile £167 £309 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.71% -5.56% +2.86%
75th Percentile £482 £529 £594
90th Percentile £560 £604 £662
Leicestershire median daily rate £360 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -15.29% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £13.16
25th Percentile - - £13.62
Median hourly rate - - £16.69
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.63%
75th Percentile - - £22.41
90th Percentile - - £44.38
Leicestershire median hourly rate £20.75 £24.00 £19.69
% change year-on-year -13.54% +21.89% +6.43%

Field Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Hardware Engineer in Leicester

Field Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, Field Hardware 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 Leicester region featuring Field Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Dell
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SAN
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

Field Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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 1 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Dell