Field Engineer
UK
The median Field Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 442 | 567 | 650 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +125 | +83 | -60 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 153 | 149 | 205 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.25% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.26% | 0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 87 | 109 | 146 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | £105 | £124 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £118 | £146 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £158 | £180 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.58% | -12.22% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £250 | £238 | £218 |
| 90th Percentile | £400 | £338 | £325 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £153 | £170 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.15% | -10.29% | +20.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 13 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.75 | £16.53 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.25 | £18.64 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +21.21% | +1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.25 | £21.71 | £18.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.05 | £30.10 | £19.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.50 | £20.00 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.50% | +21.21% | +1.54% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 40,181 | 56,479 | 84,762 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,164 | 39,476 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £491 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.87% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,646 | 1,570 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.49 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.10% | +95.42% | +0.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.75 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.18% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Field Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Field Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer.
Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer.
Field Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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 |
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| England | +103 | 114 | £200 | +26.58% | 680 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 113 | £200 | +31.15% | 677 |
| London | +113 | 35 | £245 | +30.67% | 85 |
| Scotland | +49 | 26 | £200 | +81.82% | 50 |
| South West | +33 | 26 | £165 | +3.13% | 90 |
| South East | +15 | 18 | £200 | -5.88% | 197 |
| East of England | +16 | 13 | £400 | +263.64% | 96 |
| North of England | +16 | 12 | £200 | +53.85% | 128 |
| Midlands | +9 | 11 | £177 | +12.03% | 117 |
| Work from Home | +129 | 10 | £165 | -17.50% | 173 |
| Wales | +18 | 8 | £220 | +112.56% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 7 | £200 | +76.21% | 48 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 7 | £142 | -10.13% | 45 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 4 | £200 | +61.29% | 72 |
| North East | +19 | 3 | - | - | 15 |
| North West | +14 | 2 | - | - | 67 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Field 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 featuring Field Engineer in the job title.
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Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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