Field Engineer
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The median Field Engineer daily rate in Leicestershire is £125, 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 | 17 | 25 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +3 | +2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 2.00% | 0.63% | 4.02% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.35% | 0.69% | 4.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £228 |
| 25th Percentile | £123 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £125 | - | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +58.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £128 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £125 | £142 | £158 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.97% | -10.13% | -1.25% |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | - | £13.50 | £19.64 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -31.26% | -1.80% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title | 85 | 145 | 170 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.00% | 91.19% | 97.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 58 | 105 | 145 |
| 10th Percentile | £157 | £131 | £235 |
| 25th Percentile | £256 | £256 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £446 | £375 | £395 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.00% | -5.06% | -1.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £641 | £633 | £562 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £447 | £410 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.02% | -8.89% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.05 | £14.98 | £13.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.88 | £19.81 | £14.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £25.00 | £20.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +22.19% | +9.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.88 | £27.81 | £32.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £28.75 | £28.38 | £62.63 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £23.21 | £17.50 | £20.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.60% | -14.05% | +19.03% |
Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Job postings that featured Field Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Field Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer in Leicestershire.
Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer in Leicestershire.
Field Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire
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 Leicestershire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | +2 | 2 | £125 | - | 4 |
| Field Engineer East Midlands |
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