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 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 545 - 593
Rank change year-on-year - - +184
Contract jobs requiring a Field Hardware Engineer 45 0 7
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.12% - 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 0 7
10th Percentile £148 - £125
25th Percentile £203 - £142
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 - £145
Median % change year-on-year - - +45.00%
75th Percentile - - £148
90th Percentile - - £149
UK excluding London median daily rate £210 - £145
% change year-on-year - - +45.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
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 33,741 30,870 40,353
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 92.72% 93.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,345 18,959 27,051
10th Percentile £298 £300 £281
25th Percentile £405 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £616 £638 £640
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,972 954 1,548
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.51 £14.50
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.05 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.47 £32.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.63% -27.78% +40.82%
75th Percentile £58.75 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.41 £73.75 £77.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £46.18
% change year-on-year -22.62% -29.62% +77.62%

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 30 December 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
England - 44 £210 - 14
UK excluding London - 42 £210 - 16
Midlands - 24 £210 - 1
East Midlands - 15 £200 - 1
South East - 11 £210 - 6
West Midlands - 9 £210 -
London - 3 £210 -
Yorkshire - 2 £210 - 1
South West - 2 £210 - 2
North of England - 2 £210 - 3
East of England - 2 - - 3
Scotland - 1 - - 2

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

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, 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 26 (57.78%) Customer Service
2 24 (53.33%) HP
3 20 (44.44%) Time Management
4 11 (24.44%) Service Management
5 7 (15.56%) Break/Fix
6 6 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (11.11%) Dell
8 4 (8.89%) Canon
8 4 (8.89%) SC Cleared
8 4 (8.89%) Security Cleared
8 4 (8.89%) Windows
9 1 (2.22%) A+ Certification
9 1 (2.22%) CCNA
9 1 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (2.22%) MCSE
9 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (2.22%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (2.22%) 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 (2.22%) SAN
General
1 20 (44.44%) Organisational Skills
2 4 (8.89%) Legal
2 4 (8.89%) Social Skills
3 2 (4.44%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.89%) Driving Licence
1 4 (8.89%) Virtual Team
2 2 (4.44%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.22%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (57.78%) Customer Service
2 20 (44.44%) Time Management
3 11 (24.44%) Service Management
4 7 (15.56%) Break/Fix
5 6 (13.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (8.89%) SC Cleared
1 4 (8.89%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.22%) A+ Certification
2 1 (2.22%) CCNA
2 1 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (2.22%) MCSE
2 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (2.22%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 24 (53.33%) HP
2 5 (11.11%) Dell
3 4 (8.89%) Canon