Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Oxford

Field Engineer
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Oxford is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 March 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - 15
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 6.35% - 1.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.78% - 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 - £250
Oxfordshire median daily rate £250 £250 £250
% change year-on-year +0.20% -0.20% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 59 46 85
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.65% 95.83% 85.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 23 61
10th Percentile £200 £215 £170
25th Percentile £353 £361 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £538 £581 £525
90th Percentile £614 £693 £600
Oxfordshire median daily rate £475 £500 £400
% change year-on-year -5.00% +25.00% -13.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 11
10th Percentile - £22.44 -
25th Percentile £19.34 £23.50 £13.00
Median hourly rate £22.25 £45.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.57% +73.08% +23.57%
75th Percentile £26.05 £46.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £27.67 £46.78 -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £20.18 £36.38 £19.50
% change year-on-year -44.53% +86.56% -24.86%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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 Oxford.

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxford

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Oxford

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Oxford

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 23 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 Oxford region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Break/Fix
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) HP
2 1 (25.00%) Service Management
2 1 (25.00%) Time Management

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Break/Fix
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Service Management
2 1 (25.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) HP