Field Engineer Contracts in the Midlands

Field Engineer
England > Midlands

The median Field Engineer daily rate in the Midlands is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 129 136 166
Rank change year-on-year +7 +30 -30
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 10 29 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.37% 0.87% 0.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.92% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 18 25
10th Percentile £116 £126 £122
25th Percentile £140 £134 £128
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £157 £165
Median % change year-on-year +27.80% -5.15% +17.86%
75th Percentile - £218 £230
90th Percentile £220 £250 £275
England median daily rate £200 £150 £170
% change year-on-year +33.33% -11.76% +20.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £11.75 £18.64 -
Median hourly rate £13.50 £19.64 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.26% -1.80% -
75th Percentile £15.25 £20.43 -
90th Percentile - £21.20 -
England median hourly rate £17.50 £20.00 £16.13
% change year-on-year -12.50% +24.03% +0.78%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 2,498 3,169 4,742
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 94.71% 95.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,687 2,225 3,456
10th Percentile £213 £219 £213
25th Percentile £325 £363 £362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +2.70% +15.63%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £556
90th Percentile £688 £683 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 216 120 165
10th Percentile £11.83 £12.45 £10.58
25th Percentile £14.27 £15.18 £14.32
Median hourly rate £19.36 £20.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.21% +14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £35.00 £30.50 £22.75
90th Percentile £52.45 £65.00 £35.00
England median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +95.65% +4.55%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in the Midlands

Field Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Field Engineer in the Midlands

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Field Engineer in the Midlands

Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Field Engineer in the Midlands

Field Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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
East Midlands +9 7 £142 -10.13% 66
West Midlands +14 3 £200 +61.29% 100
Field Engineer
England

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, 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 Midlands region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (30.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (30.00%) Break/Fix
1 3 (30.00%) ITIL
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) LAN
2 2 (20.00%) VPN
2 2 (20.00%) Service Management
2 2 (20.00%) Legal
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Degree
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (10.00%) SD-WAN
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (10.00%) Azure
3 1 (10.00%) Software Deployment
3 1 (10.00%) Driving Licence
3 1 (10.00%) Migration
3 1 (10.00%) Firewall
3 1 (10.00%) ITSM
3 1 (10.00%) Security Management
3 1 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (10.00%) MCP
3 1 (10.00%) MCSE
3 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (10.00%) A+ Certification

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) LAN
1 2 (20.00%) VPN
2 1 (10.00%) Firewall
2 1 (10.00%) SD-WAN
2 1 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (20.00%) Legal
1 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (10.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Break/Fix
1 3 (30.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (30.00%) ITIL
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (10.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (10.00%) ITSM
3 1 (10.00%) Migration
3 1 (10.00%) Security Management
3 1 (10.00%) Software Deployment
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (10.00%) MCP
2 1 (10.00%) MCSE
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft