Field Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Field Support Engineer
Wales > South Wales

As of 2 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Field Support Engineer daily rate in South Wales.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Support Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 0.51% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Wales median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 372 268 339
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 92.41% 91.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 228 181 261
10th Percentile £211 £167 £150
25th Percentile £304 £213 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £413 £425
Median % change year-on-year - -2.94% -7.61%
75th Percentile £525 £538 £551
90th Percentile £639 £650 £625
Wales median daily rate £422 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -0.71% - -7.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 24 27
10th Percentile £12.27 £17.24 £12.05
25th Percentile £15.21 £20.97 £14.78
Median hourly rate £21.25 £25.27 £22.68
Median % change year-on-year -15.91% +11.42% +25.30%
75th Percentile £28.94 £41.25 £54.50
90th Percentile £50.00 £45.00 £86.72
Wales median hourly rate £19.50 £24.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -18.75% +6.67% +36.36%

Field Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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 South Wales.

Field Support Engineer job vacancy trend in South Wales

Field Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

Field Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 2 March 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
Cardiff - 2 - - 2
Field Support Engineer
Wales

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 2 March 2026, 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 South Wales region featuring Field Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 2 (100.00%) CCNA
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Dell
1 2 (100.00%) MCSE
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SAN

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 (100.00%) SAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 2 (100.00%) CCNA
1 2 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (100.00%) MCSE
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Dell