Field Service Engineer Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Field Services Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Field Services Engineer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £135, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 September 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
10 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 26 27
Rank change year-on-year -4 +1 +32
Contract jobs requiring a Field Service Engineer 2 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 1.00% 0.66% 0.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 0.74% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £133 £110 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £135 £120 £107
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +12.15% +1.90%
75th Percentile £138 £130 -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £135 £120 £107
% change year-on-year +12.50% +12.15% +1.90%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 188 136 145
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 90.07% 92.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 75 97
10th Percentile £200 £312 £255
25th Percentile £379 £379 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -18.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £540 £550 £625
90th Percentile £631 £648 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £460 £450 £525
% change year-on-year +2.22% -14.29% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 9 4
10th Percentile £13.64 £17.34 £14.20
25th Percentile £14.31 £18.25 £16.00
Median hourly rate £19.25 £50.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -61.50% +104.08% +68.97%
75th Percentile £24.47 £70.00 £32.44
90th Percentile £40.80 - £33.23
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £19.25 £50.00 £24.50
% change year-on-year -61.50% +104.08% +75.00%

Field Service Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings that featured Field Service Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for Field Service Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Field Service Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Service Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Service Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Field Service Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Service Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Service Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Field Service Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 10 September 2025, Field Service 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Field Service Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) EPoS
1 2 (100.00%) Retail

Field Service Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) EPoS