Field Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Field Support Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Field Support Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 119 -
Rank change year-on-year +3 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Support Engineer 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.25% 0.054% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.059% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £170 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - -
75th Percentile £209 - -
90th Percentile £226 - -
UK median daily rate £190 £240 £200
% change year-on-year -20.83% +20.00% +3.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £23.59 -
UK median hourly rate - £23.59 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,437 1,698 2,209
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.26% 91.98% 94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 823 1,001 1,401
10th Percentile £200 £192 £225
25th Percentile £358 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.89% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £569
90th Percentile £605 £650 £656
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 65 59
10th Percentile £16.35 £12.39 £12.13
25th Percentile £17.30 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £20.80 £18.13 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +14.70% +2.31% -
75th Percentile £39.02 £24.18 £53.73
90th Percentile £64.74 £46.42 £74.60
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -37.13% -10.11% +64.94%

Field Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Field Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Field Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Support Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Field Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Support Engineer job vacancies in Scotland

Field Support 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 Support Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 22 October 2025. 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 - 3 £200 - 3
Field Support Engineer
UK

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, Field Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
1 2 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (25.00%) Android
2 1 (25.00%) Apple
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) Hudson
2 1 (25.00%) LAN
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (25.00%) MPLS
2 1 (25.00%) Proactive Maintenance
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) SDH
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (25.00%) WAN

Field Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) LAN
1 1 (25.00%) MPLS
1 1 (25.00%) SDH
1 1 (25.00%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Hudson
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
1 2 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (25.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (25.00%) Proactive Maintenance
1 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Apple
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco
2 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow