Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Swindon

Field Engineer
Wiltshire > Swindon

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Swindon is £144, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 19 24
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 +10
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Swindon 2.08% 0.89% 1.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.47% 1.11% 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £130 - -
25th Percentile £135 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £144 - £250
75th Percentile £152 - -
90th Percentile £157 - -
Wiltshire median daily rate £144 - £250

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Swindon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swindon. 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 Swindon with a recognized job title 81 90 151
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.38% 80.36% 96.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 58 106
10th Percentile £220 £205 £288
25th Percentile £363 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -18.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £629
90th Percentile £710 £625 £688
Wiltshire median daily rate £571 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +3.86% - +0.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £78.75 - -
Median hourly rate £82.50 - £14.36
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.21%
75th Percentile £86.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £24.00 £12.79 £50.00
% change year-on-year +87.65% -74.42% -7.41%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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 Swindon.

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in Swindon

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

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

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

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Swindon

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

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

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, 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 Swindon region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) ATM
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon 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 (50.00%) ATM
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check