Field Engineer
UK
The median Field Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 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 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 446 | 556 | 637 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +110 | +81 | -20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 141 | 150 | 195 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.33% | 0.26% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.27% | 0.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 110 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | £105 | £124 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £107 | £143 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £150 | £189 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -20.53% | +34.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £250 | £218 | £219 |
| 90th Percentile | £400 | £275 | £325 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £145 | £173 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.93% | -15.94% | +23.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 13 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.75 | £16.53 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £11.94 | £19.49 | £13.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.46 | £20.60 | £16.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.24% | +23.54% | +1.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.50 | £26.00 | £18.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.23 | £31.13 | £19.91 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £14.75 | £20.00 | £16.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.25% | +18.69% | +2.12% |
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 | 39,586 | 54,569 | 84,106 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.66% | 95.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,744 | 38,105 | 59,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,669 | 1,523 | 2,070 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.02 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 14 May 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 14 May 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 | +87 | 102 | £200 | +33.33% | 836 |
| UK excluding London | +54 | 102 | £200 | +37.93% | 810 |
| London | +88 | 32 | £230 | +26.90% | 102 |
| Scotland | +52 | 25 | £200 | +81.82% | 57 |
| South West | +21 | 22 | £165 | +3.13% | 98 |
| South East | +13 | 16 | £185 | -7.50% | 211 |
| East of England | +22 | 12 | £400 | +263.64% | 123 |
| North of England | +8 | 11 | £200 | +64.95% | 179 |
| Work from Home | +117 | 10 | £165 | -17.50% | 177 |
| Midlands | +7 | 10 | £200 | +27.80% | 168 |
| Wales | +22 | 7 | £220 | +112.56% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 7 | £200 | +76.21% | 70 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 7 | £142 | -10.13% | 66 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 3 | £200 | +61.29% | 103 |
| North West | +21 | 2 | - | - | 90 |
| North East | +9 | 2 | - | - | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 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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