Field Engineer
UK
The median Field Engineer daily rate in the UK is £157, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 395 | 482 | 539 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +87 | +57 | +112 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 153 | 103 | 144 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.48% | 0.24% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.26% | 0.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 103 | 59 | 110 |
| 10th Percentile | £123 | £107 | £105 |
| 25th Percentile | £126 | £150 | £108 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £157 | £170 | £155 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +9.68% | -10.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £210 | £220 | £220 |
| 90th Percentile | £335 | £375 | £250 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £148 | £175 | £150 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.71% | +16.67% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 29 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.51 | - | £19.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.60 | £11.75 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £14.50 | £20.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.93% | -30.89% | +20.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £18.75 | £31.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.45 | £21.15 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £14.00 | £20.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.79% | -32.04% | +18.29% |
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 | 29,294 | 40,276 | 53,656 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.97% | 93.01% | 94.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,671 | 25,908 | 37,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,326 | 2,804 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.45 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.47% | -14.05% | +74.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.96 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
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 6 July 2025.
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 6 July 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +83 | 113 | £148 | -15.71% | 309 |
| England | +86 | 107 | £145 | -14.71% | 322 |
| South East | +46 | 21 | £133 | -22.06% | 77 |
| South West | +44 | 20 | £133 | -19.70% | 43 |
| Scotland | +10 | 19 | £275 | - | 22 |
| London | +36 | 18 | £153 | -2.40% | 40 |
| Midlands | +22 | 18 | £128 | -36.25% | 43 |
| North of England | +10 | 17 | £160 | -20.00% | 84 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 9 | £330 | +100.00% | 50 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 9 | £150 | -25.00% | 26 |
| Wales | +10 | 9 | £131 | -40.34% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 9 | £128 | -10.21% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 8 | £160 | -20.99% | 31 |
| East of England | +29 | 6 | £353 | +107.35% | 31 |
| North East | +2 | 5 | £205 | - | 9 |
| North West | +10 | 4 | £180 | - | 45 |
| Northern Ireland | -11 | 3 | £135 | - | 4 |
Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, 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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