Field Engineer Contract Job Trends in Wiltshire

Field Engineer
South West > Wiltshire

The median Field Engineer daily rate in Wiltshire is £144, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 58 73
Rank change year-on-year +6 +15 +10
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 2 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire 0.48% 0.17% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.52% 0.20% 0.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £130 - -
25th Percentile £135 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £144 - £250
75th Percentile £152 - -
90th Percentile £157 - -
South West median daily rate £170 £180 £190
% change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% +6.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wiltshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title 384 510 804
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.21% 86.00% 94.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 250 365 592
10th Percentile £298 £339 £313
25th Percentile £483 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £564 £543 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.92% -1.36% +0.18%
75th Percentile £650 £638 £626
90th Percentile £725 £725 £712
South West median daily rate £513 £505 £538
% change year-on-year +1.49% -6.05% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 12 25
10th Percentile £18.87 - £40.85
25th Percentile £20.50 - £46.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £12.79 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +87.65% -74.42% -7.41%
75th Percentile £25.15 £20.03 £62.50
90th Percentile - £25.00 £69.50
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £57.66
% change year-on-year -62.74% +17.07% -3.90%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

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 Wiltshire.

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in Wiltshire

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Wiltshire

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Wiltshire

Field Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 18 October 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
Swindon +1 2 £144 - 2
Field Engineer
South West

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire

For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, 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 Wiltshire region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) ATM
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire 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 (50.00%) ATM
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check