Field Support Engineer
UK
The median Field Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £165 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 566 | 685 | 816 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +131 | -151 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Support Engineer | 13 | 15 | 44 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.030% | 0.025% | 0.050% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.032% | 0.026% | 0.052% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 12 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £150 | £141 |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | £165 | £151 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £165 | £219 | £178 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.57% | +23.24% | +10.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £204 | £350 | £195 |
| 90th Percentile | £218 | - | £238 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £165 | £206 | £174 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +18.71% | +8.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.84 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £16.45 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.24 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +40.29% | -31.58% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £20.36 | £15.69 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £21.17 | £17.78 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £18.24 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +40.29% | -31.58% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,413 | 56,730 | 84,732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,320 | 39,605 | 59,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,602 | 2,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.28 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.09% | +95.65% | +0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £42.37 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +117.26% | +2.47% |
Field Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Field Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Field Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Field Support Engineer.
Field Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Field Support Engineer.
Field Support Engineer
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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 |
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| England | +114 | 13 | £165 | -20.00% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +70 | 13 | £165 | -20.00% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +126 | 8 | £165 | +10.00% | 2 |
| South West | +28 | 7 | £165 | +10.00% | |
| North of England | +28 | 3 | £205 | +10.81% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 3 | £205 | +2.50% | 1 |
| Midlands | +27 | 1 | £200 | -5.88% | 2 |
| South East | +22 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| East of England | +13 | 1 | £240 | +6.67% | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £200 | - | 2 |
Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Field Support Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Field Support Engineer in the job title.
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Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: