Field Engineer Contract Job Trends

Field Engineer
UK

The median Field Engineer daily rate in the UK is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
7 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 488 387 494
Rank change year-on-year -101 +107 +47
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 165 153 102
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.32% 0.48% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.52% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 103 58
10th Percentile £126 £123 £106
25th Percentile £150 £126 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £157 £173
Median % change year-on-year +11.51% -9.03% +15.00%
75th Percentile £250 £210 £220
90th Percentile £401 £335 £375
UK excluding London median daily rate £170 £148 £175
% change year-on-year +15.25% -15.71% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 14 29
10th Percentile £15.82 £18.51 -
25th Percentile £16.09 £18.60 £11.75
Median hourly rate £16.25 £20.00 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +37.93% -30.89%
75th Percentile £16.33 £25.15 £18.75
90th Percentile £21.13 £26.45 £21.15
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.25 £18.87 £14.00
% change year-on-year -13.88% +34.79% -32.04%

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 48,135 29,273 40,238
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.45% 91.98% 93.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,133 18,680 25,890
10th Percentile £325 £287 £285
25th Percentile £417 £400 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £493
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.65% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,254 1,329 2,797
10th Percentile £15.75 £13.75 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.14 £17.44 £16.65
Median hourly rate £42.59 £26.45 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +61.03% -29.47% -12.79%
75th Percentile £67.50 £55.25 £62.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.25 £74.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £44.50 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +76.94% -37.13% +1.14%

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 7 July 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
Top 17 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 7 July 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 -98 130 £170 +15.25% 137
England -97 115 £167 +15.17% 120
South East -52 34 £163 +22.64% 35
Scotland -1 32 £200 -27.27% 16
London -72 26 £174 +13.77% 16
North of England -64 22 £155 -3.13% 23
South West -35 18 £123 -7.55% 20
North West -30 16 £155 -13.89% 18
Wales -16 10 £230 +75.24% 7
Work from Home -56 8 £400 +21.21% 31
East of England -27 7 £150 -57.45% 20
Midlands -69 6 £213 +66.67% 16
West Midlands -64 5 £225 +50.00% 11
North East -39 3 - - 3
Yorkshire -53 3 £208 +30.00% 2
Northern Ireland +4 2 £196 +45.29% 5
East Midlands -23 1 £200 +56.86% 5

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

For the 6 months to 7 July 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 68 (41.21%) Customer Service
2 65 (39.39%) Problem-Solving
3 62 (37.58%) Break/Fix
4 58 (35.15%) Dell
5 54 (32.73%) Cisco Certification
6 53 (32.12%) CCNA
7 48 (29.09%) A+ Certification
7 48 (29.09%) SAN
8 47 (28.48%) MCSE
8 47 (28.48%) Microsoft Certification
8 47 (28.48%) Network+ Certification
9 28 (16.97%) Cisco
10 25 (15.15%) Security Cleared
11 23 (13.94%) Windows
12 20 (12.12%) SC Cleared
13 19 (11.52%) LAN
14 18 (10.91%) HP
14 18 (10.91%) WAN
15 14 (8.48%) MPLS
16 13 (7.88%) SDH
17 11 (6.67%) Migration
18 10 (6.06%) Canon
18 10 (6.06%) Service Management
18 10 (6.06%) SLA
19 9 (5.45%) Degree
20 8 (4.85%) Structured Cabling
21 6 (3.64%) Customer Requirements
21 6 (3.64%) Data Protection
21 6 (3.64%) Microsoft
21 6 (3.64%) Palo Alto

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 (1.82%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 4 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.61%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.82%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 5 (3.03%) Azure
2 4 (2.42%) Entra ID
3 3 (1.82%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (1.21%) AWS
5 1 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.61%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.61%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.61%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.61%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 48 (29.09%) SAN
2 19 (11.52%) LAN
3 18 (10.91%) WAN
4 14 (8.48%) MPLS
5 13 (7.88%) SDH
6 8 (4.85%) Structured Cabling
7 6 (3.64%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (3.64%) Wireless
8 5 (3.03%) SD-WAN
8 5 (3.03%) VPN
9 4 (2.42%) IP Telephony
10 3 (1.82%) Cisco Nexus
10 3 (1.82%) Ethernet
10 3 (1.82%) Radio Access Network
11 2 (1.21%) VLAN
12 1 (0.61%) 4G
12 1 (0.61%) Cisco IOS
12 1 (0.61%) MIMO
12 1 (0.61%) Network Security
12 1 (0.61%) VPLS
General
1 51 (30.91%) Analytical Skills
2 39 (23.64%) Social Skills
3 22 (13.33%) Telecoms
4 12 (7.27%) Legal
5 11 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
6 8 (4.85%) Police
7 6 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (3.64%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.42%) Banking
9 3 (1.82%) Dutch Language
9 3 (1.82%) Finance
9 3 (1.82%) French Language
9 3 (1.82%) German Language
9 3 (1.82%) Italian Language
9 3 (1.82%) Spanish Language
10 2 (1.21%) Environmental Health
11 1 (0.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.61%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.61%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.21%) Java RMI
Miscellaneous
1 53 (32.12%) Data Centre
2 47 (28.48%) Analytical Mindset
3 27 (16.36%) Driving Licence
4 13 (7.88%) Virtual Team
5 6 (3.64%) Handset
6 5 (3.03%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.42%) EPoS
8 3 (1.82%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.82%) Photography
9 2 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.21%) Mobile App
9 2 (1.21%) PACS
10 1 (0.61%) ASTM
10 1 (0.61%) CCTV
10 1 (0.61%) iPhone
10 1 (0.61%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.61%) Management Information System
10 1 (0.61%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.61%) SCADA
10 1 (0.61%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 23 (13.94%) Windows
2 4 (2.42%) Linux
2 4 (2.42%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.82%) Android
4 2 (1.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (41.21%) Customer Service
2 65 (39.39%) Problem-Solving
3 62 (37.58%) Break/Fix
4 11 (6.67%) Migration
5 10 (6.06%) Service Management
6 6 (3.64%) Customer Requirements
6 6 (3.64%) Data Protection
6 6 (3.64%) Project Delivery
6 6 (3.64%) Roadmaps
6 6 (3.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (3.03%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (3.03%) Customer Experience
7 5 (3.03%) Preventative Maintenance
7 5 (3.03%) Time Management
8 4 (2.42%) AI
8 4 (2.42%) Computer Science
8 4 (2.42%) Data Privacy
8 4 (2.42%) High Availability
8 4 (2.42%) Service Delivery
8 4 (2.42%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.21%) SQL
2 1 (0.61%) Korn
Qualifications
1 54 (32.73%) Cisco Certification
2 53 (32.12%) CCNA
3 48 (29.09%) A+ Certification
4 47 (28.48%) MCSE
4 47 (28.48%) Microsoft Certification
4 47 (28.48%) Network+ Certification
5 25 (15.15%) Security Cleared
6 20 (12.12%) SC Cleared
7 9 (5.45%) Degree
8 5 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (2.42%) CCNP
9 4 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.21%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.61%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.61%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.06%) SLA
2 3 (1.82%) GDPR
3 1 (0.61%) DICOM
3 1 (0.61%) HL7
System Software
1 4 (2.42%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (1.82%) SCCM
2 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 58 (35.15%) Dell
2 28 (16.97%) Cisco
3 18 (10.91%) HP
4 10 (6.06%) Canon
5 6 (3.64%) Microsoft
5 6 (3.64%) Palo Alto
6 5 (3.03%) Meraki
7 4 (2.42%) BT
7 4 (2.42%) Huawei
7 4 (2.42%) Nokia
8 3 (1.82%) Adobe
8 3 (1.82%) Ericsson
8 3 (1.82%) F5
8 3 (1.82%) SolarWinds
9 2 (1.21%) Aruba
9 2 (1.21%) Hitachi
10 1 (0.61%) Computacenter
10 1 (0.61%) EMC
10 1 (0.61%) Qualys
10 1 (0.61%) ServiceNow
161 Field Engineer jobs Nationwide