Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Field Engineer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Milton Keynes is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 - 49
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.49% - 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% - 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £183 - -
25th Percentile £231 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - £170
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £325 - £170

All Contract IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 581 190 423
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.72% 95.00% 94.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 416 142 320
10th Percentile £350 £248 £225
25th Percentile £414 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £495
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -4.04% +4.21%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £598
90th Percentile £640 £650 £703
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £525 £501 £500
% change year-on-year +4.90% +0.10% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 5 30
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.30 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £15.25 £18.00
Median hourly rate £18.32 £19.00 £22.90
Median % change year-on-year -3.58% -17.02% +97.73%
75th Percentile £36.00 £53.75 £29.25
90th Percentile £39.63 £63.50 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.32 £19.00 £23.88
% change year-on-year -3.58% -20.42% +81.42%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Field Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 27 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Field Engineer in Milton Keynes

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 27 March 2026, Field Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Aruba
1 2 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (66.67%) Wireless
2 1 (33.33%) Break/Fix
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) DHCP
2 1 (33.33%) DNS
2 1 (33.33%) HP
2 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (33.33%) Network Segmentation
2 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
2 1 (33.33%) VLAN

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (66.67%) Wireless
2 1 (33.33%) DHCP
2 1 (33.33%) DNS
2 1 (33.33%) Network Security
2 1 (33.33%) TCP/IP
2 1 (33.33%) VLAN
General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Break/Fix
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (33.33%) Network Segmentation
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Aruba
2 1 (33.33%) HP