Hybrid/Remote Field Engineer Contract Job Trends

Field Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Field Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
2 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 316 320 392
Rank change year-on-year +4 +72 +181
Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer 7 10 12
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.070% 0.083% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.075% 0.089% 0.068%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 10
10th Percentile - - £161
25th Percentile £185 £158 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £228 £220
Median % change year-on-year -16.48% +3.41% +8.64%
75th Percentile £450 £299 -
90th Percentile £480 £369 £225
UK median daily rate £170 £180 £175
% change year-on-year -5.56% +2.86% +4.48%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,336 11,290 17,725
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 93.24% 94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,102 7,106 12,432
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £631 £645
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 318 193 389
10th Percentile £14.78 £19.36 £16.93
25th Percentile £20.50 £25.50 £24.97
Median hourly rate £40.50 £41.57 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -16.87% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.23 £72.50 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% -16.67% +57.89%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Field Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Field Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Field Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Field Engineer job vacancies

Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Field Engineer over the 6 months to 2 November 2025.

Field Engineer daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Field Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Field Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Field Engineer job vacancies

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 2 November 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
2 5 (71.43%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (71.43%) Windows
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (57.14%) Windows 10
4 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
4 3 (42.86%) Apple iOS
4 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
4 3 (42.86%) Logistics
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (42.86%) OneDrive
4 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
5 2 (28.57%) .NET
5 2 (28.57%) Azure
5 2 (28.57%) CRM
5 2 (28.57%) CSS
5 2 (28.57%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (28.57%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (28.57%) HTML
5 2 (28.57%) HTML5
5 2 (28.57%) LAN
5 2 (28.57%) Line Management
5 2 (28.57%) Power Platform
5 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
5 2 (28.57%) Software Engineering
5 2 (28.57%) SQL
5 2 (28.57%) VPN
5 2 (28.57%) WAN
6 1 (14.29%) BitLocker
6 1 (14.29%) CCNA

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (14.29%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (42.86%) OneDrive
2 2 (28.57%) Azure
2 2 (28.57%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (28.57%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (42.86%) TCP/IP
3 2 (28.57%) LAN
3 2 (28.57%) VPN
3 2 (28.57%) WAN
4 1 (14.29%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (14.29%) DHCP
4 1 (14.29%) DNS
4 1 (14.29%) IPsec
4 1 (14.29%) SD-WAN
4 1 (14.29%) Skype
4 1 (14.29%) VLAN
General
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) .NET
1 2 (28.57%) CSS
1 2 (28.57%) HTML
1 2 (28.57%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Driving Licence
2 2 (28.57%) Low-Code
3 1 (14.29%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) Windows 10
3 3 (42.86%) Apple iOS
4 1 (14.29%) Linux
4 1 (14.29%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
1 3 (42.86%) Logistics
2 2 (28.57%) CRM
2 2 (28.57%) Line Management
2 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
2 2 (28.57%) Software Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Disk Encryption
3 1 (14.29%) High Availability
3 1 (14.29%) ITSM
3 1 (14.29%) Load Balancing
3 1 (14.29%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Network Design
3 1 (14.29%) Network Management
3 1 (14.29%) Network Monitoring
3 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
3 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
2 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
2 1 (14.29%) VB
2 1 (14.29%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) CCNA
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (14.29%) DV Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
2 1 (14.29%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Cisco
2 1 (14.29%) F5
2 1 (14.29%) Palo Alto
2 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow
18 hybrid/remote Field Engineer jobs