Field Hardware Engineer Contract Job Trends

Field Hardware Engineer
UK

The median Field Hardware Engineer daily rate in the UK is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 545 546 586
Rank change year-on-year +1 +40 +157
Contract jobs requiring a Field Hardware Engineer 55 2 7
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.13% 0.007% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.007% 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 2 7
10th Percentile - - £125
25th Percentile £200 - £142
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £126 £145
Median % change year-on-year +66.20% -12.86% +31.82%
75th Percentile - - £148
90th Percentile - - £149
UK excluding London median daily rate £210 - £145
% change year-on-year - - +31.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £16.09 - -
25th Percentile £16.17 - -
Median hourly rate £16.25 - -
75th Percentile £16.33 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.25 - -

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 38,124 28,451 41,052
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.79% 92.87% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,974 17,854 27,035
10th Percentile £309 £290 £275
25th Percentile £408 £406 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +1.32% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,315 836 2,340
10th Percentile £14.64 £16.38 £13.15
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.49 £16.30
Median hourly rate £33.50 £34.31 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.35% -1.99% -12.50%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £72.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.50 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -3.08% -7.14% -6.67%

Field Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Field Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Field Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Field Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Field Hardware Engineer
Top 12 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 Hardware Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 February 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 - 52 £210 - 8
England -31 50 £210 +66.20% 4
Midlands - 27 £200 -
East Midlands - 17 £200 -
South East - 10 £210 - 2
West Midlands - 10 £210 -
East of England - 6 - -
Scotland - 5 - - 4
London -44 3 £210 +66.20%
Yorkshire - 2 £210 -
South West - 2 £210 -
North of England - 2 £210 - 2

Field Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 February 2026, Field Hardware 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 Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 36 (65.45%) Customer Service
2 35 (63.64%) HP
3 22 (40.00%) Time Management
4 20 (36.36%) Service Management
5 14 (25.45%) Dell
5 14 (25.45%) Problem-Solving
6 13 (23.64%) Canon
6 13 (23.64%) SC Cleared
6 13 (23.64%) Security Cleared
6 13 (23.64%) Windows
7 6 (10.91%) Break/Fix
8 1 (1.82%) A+ Certification
8 1 (1.82%) CCNA
8 1 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (1.82%) MCSE
8 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (1.82%) Network+ Certification
8 1 (1.82%) SAN

Field Hardware 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.82%) SAN
General
1 22 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
2 13 (23.64%) Legal
2 13 (23.64%) Social Skills
3 1 (1.82%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 13 (23.64%) Driving Licence
1 13 (23.64%) Virtual Team
2 1 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (1.82%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 13 (23.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (65.45%) Customer Service
2 22 (40.00%) Time Management
3 20 (36.36%) Service Management
4 14 (25.45%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (10.91%) Break/Fix
Qualifications
1 13 (23.64%) SC Cleared
1 13 (23.64%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.82%) A+ Certification
2 1 (1.82%) CCNA
2 1 (1.82%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (1.82%) MCSE
2 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (1.82%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 35 (63.64%) HP
2 14 (25.45%) Dell
3 13 (23.64%) Canon