Field Hardware Engineer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Field Hardware Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Field Hardware Engineer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Hardware Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 - -
South East median daily rate £210 - £124

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,880 1,625 2,299
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 91.50% 94.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,267 963 1,489
10th Percentile £268 £250 £210
25th Percentile £402 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £600
90th Percentile £650 £663 £682
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 43 114
10th Percentile £15.51 £18.54 £16.55
25th Percentile £18.87 £29.00 £24.27
Median hourly rate £25.15 £55.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -54.27% +10.00% +108.33%
75th Percentile £80.00 £62.84 £63.29
90th Percentile £95.00 £65.62 £72.23
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £41.00 £54.56
% change year-on-year -38.66% -24.85% +28.63%

Field Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Field Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Field Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Hardware Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Hardware Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Field Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Hardware Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Hardware Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Field Hardware Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Hardware Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
Oxfordshire - 4 £210 -
Berkshire - 1 - - 1
Field Hardware Engineer
South East

Field Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Field Hardware 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 Thames Valley region featuring Field Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Break/Fix
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) HP
2 2 (40.00%) Time Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management

Field Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

General
1 2 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Break/Fix
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) Time Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) HP