Field Hardware Engineer Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Field Hardware Engineer
England > West Midlands

The median Field Hardware Engineer daily rate in the West Midlands is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 - 114
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Field Hardware Engineer 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.093% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 - £150
England median daily rate £210 - £145
% change year-on-year - - +31.82%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,917 1,750 1,763
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.08% 93.33% 93.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,237 1,094 1,211
10th Percentile £250 £213 £220
25th Percentile £400 £391 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.81% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 99 67 64
10th Percentile £12.62 £12.66 £15.50
25th Percentile £14.96 £15.22 £17.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £23.60 £22.40
Median % change year-on-year +6.57% +5.38% +26.38%
75th Percentile £34.33 £31.78 £35.25
90th Percentile £50.00 £46.25 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% -11.11% +38.46%

Field Hardware Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Field Hardware Engineer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Field Hardware Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Field Hardware Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Field Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 28 November 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Field Hardware Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) HP
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) Time Management

Field Hardware Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) HP