Hybrid/Remote Field Service Engineer Contract Job Trends

Field Services Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Field Services Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £328, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 329 305 366
Rank change year-on-year -24 +61 +130
Contract jobs requiring a Field Service Engineer 2 4 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.018% 0.038% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.019% 0.040% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 1
10th Percentile £187 - -
25th Percentile £239 £158 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £328 £165 £150
Median % change year-on-year +98.48% +10.00% -25.00%
75th Percentile £414 £179 -
90th Percentile £466 £192 -
UK median daily rate £127 £133 £133
% change year-on-year -4.53% -0.09% +20.57%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 10,282 9,956 15,416
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.43% 93.45% 94.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,610 6,442 10,344
10th Percentile £338 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £630
90th Percentile £725 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 414 175 507
10th Percentile £16.12 £18.50 £14.25
25th Percentile £22.72 £25.25 £21.45
Median hourly rate £54.25 £40.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +35.63% -15.79% -15.75%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.63 £66.00
90th Percentile £71.99 £76.50 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £34.11 £35.00
% change year-on-year -12.05% -2.54% -9.09%

Field Service Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Field Service Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Field Service Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Field Service Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Field Service Engineer over the 6 months to 18 February 2026.

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

Field Service Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 18 February 2026, Field Service 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 Service Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) BitLocker
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DHCP
2 1 (50.00%) Disk Encryption
2 1 (50.00%) DNS
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) LAN
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) Skype
2 1 (50.00%) Skype for Business
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) VB
2 1 (50.00%) VBScript
2 1 (50.00%) VLAN
2 1 (50.00%) VPN
2 1 (50.00%) WAN
2 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi

Field Service 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 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (50.00%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DHCP
1 1 (50.00%) DNS
1 1 (50.00%) LAN
1 1 (50.00%) Skype
1 1 (50.00%) VLAN
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
1 1 (50.00%) WAN
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Environmental Health
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (50.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Disk Encryption
1 1 (50.00%) ITSM
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (50.00%) Service Management
1 1 (50.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (50.00%) VB
1 1 (50.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow