Field Applications Engineer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Field Application Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Field Application Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Applications Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.048% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
UK median daily rate £200 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,949 1,512 1,970
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 93.85% 94.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,011 866 1,204
10th Percentile £302 £233 £200
25th Percentile £400 £358 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £550
90th Percentile £675 £600 £638
UK median daily rate £518 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.50% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 66 128
10th Percentile £12.75 £16.02 £12.30
25th Percentile £13.50 £16.84 £15.19
Median hourly rate £35.00 £19.71 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +77.57% +1.08% +4.19%
75th Percentile £61.50 £25.15 £57.50
90th Percentile £77.50 £57.50 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £43.25 £27.38 £37.50
% change year-on-year +57.99% -27.00% -14.77%

Field Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Field Applications Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Field Applications Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Applications Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 June 2026. 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
Glasgow - 1 £200 -
Field Applications Engineer
UK

Field Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 23 June 2026, Field Applications 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 Scotland region featuring Field Applications Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) IP Telephony
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

Field Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 1 (100.00%) IP Telephony
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) SDH
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco