Field Engineer Contract Job Trends

Field Engineer
UK

The median Field Engineer daily rate in the UK is £185, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
15 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 485 430 452
Rank change year-on-year -55 +22 +38
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 197 127 109
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.39% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.43% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 96 74
10th Percentile £126 £123 £131
25th Percentile £150 £126 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £185 £160 £180
Median % change year-on-year +15.63% -11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £238 £230 £229
90th Percentile £338 £292 £295
UK excluding London median daily rate £192 £160 £180
% change year-on-year +19.88% -11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 11 14
10th Percentile £15.91 £18.87 -
25th Percentile £17.20 £19.44 £11.75
Median hourly rate £22.33 £20.00 £13.75
Median % change year-on-year +11.66% +45.45% -55.28%
75th Percentile £31.00 £25.15 £20.44
90th Percentile £32.50 £27.00 £21.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.74 £20.00 £13.50
% change year-on-year -11.29% +48.15% -18.18%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 50,255 29,550 35,480
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.36% 91.04% 93.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,827 18,649 21,961
10th Percentile £325 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
75th Percentile £625 £620 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,770 1,552 1,702
10th Percentile £14.59 £13.69 £14.73
25th Percentile £20.25 £17.00 £20.50
Median hourly rate £42.15 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.59% -41.51% -1.96%
75th Percentile £67.50 £51.83 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.00 £70.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +6.95%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Field Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Field Engineer in the UK

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Field Engineer over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Field Engineer in the UK

Field Engineer
Top 16 Contract Job 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 15 September 2026. 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
UK excluding London -75 135 £192 +19.88% 268
England -122 104 £167 +5.39% 287
Scotland +16 49 £225 - 31
London -81 26 £167 -1.76% 66
South East -59 23 £133 +1.92% 84
South West -53 19 £133 -1.85% 29
North of England -65 16 £160 - 36
Work from Home -50 14 £403 - 48
North West -36 11 £160 - 20
Wales -5 10 £200 +25.00% 8
East of England -25 9 £192 -48.85% 21
West Midlands -51 8 £190 -9.52% 34
Midlands -57 8 £190 +49.02% 52
Yorkshire -35 3 £170 +6.41% 14
Northern Ireland +5 2 £196 -14.89% 11
North East -39 2 - - 2

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Field 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 featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 49 (24.87%) Customer Service
2 43 (21.83%) Break/Fix
2 43 (21.83%) Cisco
3 39 (19.80%) Problem-Solving
4 37 (18.78%) CCNA
4 37 (18.78%) Cisco Certification
5 33 (16.75%) Windows
6 31 (15.74%) Dell
7 30 (15.23%) A+ Certification
8 29 (14.72%) MCSE
8 29 (14.72%) Microsoft Certification
8 29 (14.72%) Network+ Certification
8 29 (14.72%) SAN
9 26 (13.20%) LAN
9 26 (13.20%) SDH
9 26 (13.20%) SLA
10 24 (12.18%) WAN
11 19 (9.64%) Structured Cabling
12 16 (8.12%) Microsoft
12 16 (8.12%) MPLS
12 16 (8.12%) Security Cleared
13 14 (7.11%) Nokia
14 13 (6.60%) Migration
15 12 (6.09%) Microsoft 365
16 10 (5.08%) SC Cleared
17 9 (4.57%) Azure
17 9 (4.57%) Customer Experience
17 9 (4.57%) Project Delivery
18 8 (4.06%) Active Directory
18 8 (4.06%) Microsoft Intune

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 1 (0.51%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.51%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.52%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 12 (6.09%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (4.57%) Azure
3 3 (1.52%) Entra ID
4 2 (1.02%) AWS
4 2 (1.02%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.51%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.51%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.51%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.51%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 29 (14.72%) SAN
2 26 (13.20%) LAN
2 26 (13.20%) SDH
3 24 (12.18%) WAN
4 19 (9.64%) Structured Cabling
5 16 (8.12%) MPLS
6 7 (3.55%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (3.55%) Wireless
7 6 (3.05%) SD-WAN
8 5 (2.54%) IP Telephony
8 5 (2.54%) Radio Access Network
9 4 (2.03%) Firewall
10 3 (1.52%) Ethernet
10 3 (1.52%) VPN
11 2 (1.02%) Cisco Nexus
11 2 (1.02%) DHCP
11 2 (1.02%) DNS
11 2 (1.02%) VLAN
12 1 (0.51%) 2G
12 1 (0.51%) VPLS
General
1 56 (28.43%) Telecoms
2 44 (22.34%) Social Skills
3 30 (15.23%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.61%) Public Sector
5 13 (6.60%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (4.06%) Retail
7 7 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.03%) Finance
9 3 (1.52%) Dutch Language
9 3 (1.52%) French Language
9 3 (1.52%) German Language
9 3 (1.52%) Italian Language
9 3 (1.52%) Spanish Language
10 2 (1.02%) Back Office
10 2 (1.02%) Legal
10 2 (1.02%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.51%) Aviation
11 1 (0.51%) Electronics
11 1 (0.51%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.52%) Java RMI
Miscellaneous
1 41 (20.81%) Driving Licence
2 36 (18.27%) Data Centre
3 28 (14.21%) Analytical Mindset
4 8 (4.06%) EPoS
5 6 (3.05%) Chip and PIN
5 6 (3.05%) Handset
6 4 (2.03%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (2.03%) Fibre Optics
6 4 (2.03%) Smartphone
7 3 (1.52%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.52%) Photography
7 3 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (1.52%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (1.02%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.02%) PACS
9 1 (0.51%) AI Agents
9 1 (0.51%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.51%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 33 (16.75%) Windows
2 8 (4.06%) Windows 10
3 5 (2.54%) Linux
3 5 (2.54%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.52%) Android
5 2 (1.02%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.02%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.51%) OS/2
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (24.87%) Customer Service
2 43 (21.83%) Break/Fix
3 39 (19.80%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (6.60%) Migration
5 9 (4.57%) Customer Experience
5 9 (4.57%) Project Delivery
6 8 (4.06%) Proactive Maintenance
7 6 (3.05%) Customer Requirements
7 6 (3.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 6 (3.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (2.54%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (2.54%) Data Protection
8 5 (2.54%) Roadmaps
9 4 (2.03%) AI
9 4 (2.03%) Application Packaging
9 4 (2.03%) Business Transformation
9 4 (2.03%) Computer Science
9 4 (2.03%) Data Privacy
9 4 (2.03%) Validation
9 4 (2.03%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.05%) SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (18.78%) CCNA
1 37 (18.78%) Cisco Certification
2 30 (15.23%) A+ Certification
3 29 (14.72%) MCSE
3 29 (14.72%) Microsoft Certification
3 29 (14.72%) Network+ Certification
4 16 (8.12%) Security Cleared
5 10 (5.08%) SC Cleared
6 6 (3.05%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (3.05%) Degree
7 4 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.02%) CCNP
8 2 (1.02%) JNCIA
9 1 (0.51%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.51%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.51%) City & Guilds
9 1 (0.51%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (13.20%) SLA
2 3 (1.52%) GDPR
3 1 (0.51%) DICOM
3 1 (0.51%) HL7
System Software
1 8 (4.06%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.54%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.02%) Firmware
3 2 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (4.06%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.51%) SCCM
Vendors
1 43 (21.83%) Cisco
2 31 (15.74%) Dell
3 16 (8.12%) Microsoft
4 14 (7.11%) Nokia
5 7 (3.55%) HP
6 6 (3.05%) Ericsson
6 6 (3.05%) Huawei
7 4 (2.03%) BT
8 3 (1.52%) Adobe
8 3 (1.52%) Aruba
8 3 (1.52%) Juniper
8 3 (1.52%) Meraki
8 3 (1.52%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.02%) F5
9 2 (1.02%) Hitachi
9 2 (1.02%) Palo Alto
9 2 (1.02%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.51%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.51%) Splunk
10 1 (0.51%) VMware
352 Field Engineer jobs Nationwide