Field Hardware Engineer Contract Job Trends

Field Hardware Engineer
UK

The median Field Hardware Engineer daily rate in the UK is £170, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 682 566 -
Rank change year-on-year -116 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Hardware Engineer 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.004% 0.006% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.007% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £170 £121 -
Median % change year-on-year +40.67% - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £170 £121 -
% change year-on-year +40.67% - -

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 50,385 30,076 35,581
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.19% 91.01% 92.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,746 18,991 21,622
10th Percentile £325 £275 £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 £630 £623 £638
90th Percentile £731 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,923 1,619 1,598
10th Percentile £14.50 £13.75 £14.85
25th Percentile £20.00 £17.30 £20.75
Median hourly rate £41.74 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +65.94% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £67.50 £51.65 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £68.75 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% -1.71%

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 4 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 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 -96 2 £170 +40.67% 1
England -112 2 £170 +40.67%
North West - 2 £170 -
North of England - 2 £170 -