Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in West London

Field Engineer
London > West London

The median Field Engineer daily rate in West London is £180, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 39 42
Rank change year-on-year -15 +3 -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 2 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in West London 0.47% 0.72% 0.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.79% 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £170 £123 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £180 £125 -
Median % change year-on-year +44.00% - -
75th Percentile £190 £128 -
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £167 £153 £156
% change year-on-year +9.51% -2.40% -28.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £12.20
25th Percentile - - £12.88
Median hourly rate - - £15.50
75th Percentile - - £17.88
90th Percentile - - £18.40
London median hourly rate - £25.15 £19.50
% change year-on-year - +28.97% -36.59%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West London. 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 West London with a recognized job title 399 252 339
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.66% 90.97% 95.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 256 167 243
10th Percentile £236 £225 £213
25th Percentile £363 £331 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £425 £485
Median % change year-on-year +22.35% -12.37% -13.78%
75th Percentile £663 £500 £588
90th Percentile £744 £574 £650
London median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 24 30
10th Percentile £20.39 £20.24 £16.13
25th Percentile £26.32 £20.45 £19.17
Median hourly rate £28.72 £25.00 £31.86
Median % change year-on-year +14.86% -21.52% -50.23%
75th Percentile £40.00 £33.64 £57.13
90th Percentile - £54.10 £65.20
London median hourly rate £37.50 £31.75 £28.00
% change year-on-year +18.11% +13.39% -25.33%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in West London

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in West London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in West London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in West London

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in West London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in West London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in West London

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 13 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 across the West London region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft