Field Engineer
UK
The median Field Engineer daily rate in the UK is £180, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 475 | 536 | 630 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | +94 | +23 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 97 | 141 | 225 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.24% | 0.26% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.27% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 56 | 109 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £107 | £107 | £105 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £120 | £130 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £180 | £165 | £170 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -2.94% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £223 | £220 | £215 |
| 90th Percentile | £313 | £250 | £273 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £180 | £150 | £163 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -7.69% | +16.07% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 7 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £18.19 | £15.78 |
| 25th Percentile | £11.75 | £19.75 | £15.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.75 | £21.26 | £17.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.32% | +21.28% | -1.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £16.13 | £31.13 | £19.59 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.75 | - | £21.06 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.50 | £20.60 | £17.53 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.47% | +17.51% | +0.60% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 37,355 | 51,390 | 85,225 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 94.57% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,199 | 35,553 | 60,100 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £535 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -0.47% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,247 | 1,538 | 1,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £14.47 | £13.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.32 | £19.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.03 | £43.00 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.26% | +67.45% | +28.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £67.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £39.55 | £21.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.72% | +85.68% | +20.00% |
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 26 July 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 26 July 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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| UK excluding London | +20 | 76 | £180 | +20.00% | 425 |
| England | +30 | 71 | £178 | +9.23% | 428 |
| South East | +16 | 20 | £170 | -15.00% | 129 |
| London | +74 | 14 | £150 | -31.82% | 47 |
| Scotland | +50 | 13 | £288 | -8.00% | 23 |
| North of England | +12 | 13 | £180 | +38.46% | 80 |
| South West | +6 | 10 | £175 | -14.63% | 64 |
| Midlands | +12 | 8 | £200 | +33.33% | 93 |
| Wales | +11 | 8 | £195 | +88.41% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 7 | £200 | +86.92% | 40 |
| Work from Home | +107 | 5 | £205 | -6.82% | 224 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 5 | £177 | +34.03% | 33 |
| North West | +29 | 4 | £180 | -5.26% | 31 |
| East of England | +12 | 4 | £157 | -6.27% | 46 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 3 | £200 | +5.26% | 59 |
| North East | 0 | 2 | £120 | -27.27% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 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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