Field Service Engineer Contracts in the South West

Field Services Engineer
England > South West

The median Field Services Engineer daily rate in the South West is £125, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 149 -
Rank change year-on-year +59 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Service Engineer 21 8 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.25% 0.25% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.36% 0.27% -
Number of daily rates quoted 19 3 0
10th Percentile £111 £102 -
25th Percentile £123 £103 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £125 £107 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.82% - -
75th Percentile £136 £111 -
90th Percentile £138 £113 -
England median daily rate £125 £110 £110
% change year-on-year +13.64% - -26.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 0
Median hourly rate £18.51 £16.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.18% - -
England median hourly rate £18.51 £17.50 £20.35
% change year-on-year +5.77% -14.02% +56.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 1,546 2,986 3,354
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 93.34% 92.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,007 1,903 2,516
10th Percentile £220 £208 £263
25th Percentile £386 £381 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £614 £620 £638
90th Percentile £688 £700 £713
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 400 267
10th Percentile £18.51 £14.00 £18.09
25th Percentile £26.62 £27.50 £50.62
Median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%
75th Percentile £68.00 £71.25 £75.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £85.00
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Field Service Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Service Engineer in the South West

Field Service Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Field Service Engineer in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Field Service Engineer in the South West

Field Service Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Field Service Engineer in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Field Service Engineer in the South West

Field Service Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Service Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Gloucestershire - 19 £125 - 5
Bristol +16 1 - - 5
Field Service Engineer
England

Field Service Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 South West region featuring Field Service Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (23.81%) Public Sector
2 4 (19.05%) Break/Fix
3 2 (9.52%) Driving Licence
3 2 (9.52%) Ticket Management
3 2 (9.52%) HP
3 2 (9.52%) Dell
3 2 (9.52%) Asset Management
3 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
3 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared

Field Service Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 5 (23.81%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (19.05%) Break/Fix
2 2 (9.52%) Asset Management
2 2 (9.52%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
1 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Dell
1 2 (9.52%) HP