Field Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Field Support Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

As of 20 December 2025, 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 the Thames Valley.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 - 146
Rank change year-on-year - - +32
Contract jobs requiring a Field Support Engineer 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.095% - 0.081%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - 0.086%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £195
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £200
75th Percentile - - £205
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate - - £200
% change year-on-year - - +33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £17.33 - -
25th Percentile £17.68 - -
Median hourly rate £18.85 - -
75th Percentile £20.00 - -
90th Percentile £20.35 - -
South East median hourly rate £18.85 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,908 1,807 2,323
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.94% 91.40% 94.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,264 1,077 1,521
10th Percentile £267 £250 £210
25th Percentile £401 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £638 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £507
% change year-on-year -1.96% +0.69% +1.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 121 51 105
10th Percentile £15.25 £18.50 £17.93
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.50 £25.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £47.25 £51.06
Median % change year-on-year -46.77% -7.46% +155.28%
75th Percentile £75.00 £62.62 £65.00
90th Percentile £95.00 £65.62 £72.33
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.69 £53.50
% change year-on-year -41.09% -20.21% +52.86%

Field Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Field Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Field Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Field Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Field Support 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 Support Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 December 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
Berkshire - 1 - -
Oxfordshire - 1 - - 1
Field Support Engineer
South East

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 20 December 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 Thames Valley region featuring Field Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Ticket Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow

Field Support 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 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Marketing
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
1 2 (100.00%) Ticket Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow