Field Engineer Job Trends in Cambridge

Field Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Field Engineer salary in Cambridge is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 40 - 46
Rank change year-on-year - - +75
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 11 0 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge 3.17% - 2.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.25% - 2.64%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £32,500 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.78%
75th Percentile £54,125 - £37,500
90th Percentile £54,500 - £51,250
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £35,000 £32,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +9.38% -8.57% +2.19%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Cambridge with a recognized job title 338 602 416
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.41% 96.63% 90.04%
Number of salaries quoted 232 418 247
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £28,150
25th Percentile £28,500 £40,000 £39,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +8.11% +0.91%
75th Percentile £62,500 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £85,750
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - -

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings that featured Field Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in Cambridge

Field Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge

Field Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 9 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Field Engineer in Cambridge

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 9 September 2025, Field Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (72.73%) Customer Service
2 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
3 5 (45.45%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
5 3 (27.27%) Electronics
6 2 (18.18%) Data Centre
7 1 (9.09%) RS-232
7 1 (9.09%) Presales
7 1 (9.09%) HNC
7 1 (9.09%) GxP
7 1 (9.09%) TCP/IP
7 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (9.09%) Preventative Maintenance
7 1 (9.09%) Motion Control
7 1 (9.09%) Firmware
7 1 (9.09%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (9.09%) Software Engineering
7 1 (9.09%) Degree
7 1 (9.09%) Robotics
7 1 (9.09%) Biotechnology
7 1 (9.09%) Life Science

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) RS-232
1 1 (9.09%) TCP/IP
General
1 4 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Electronics
3 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Data Centre
2 1 (9.09%) Life Science
2 1 (9.09%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Customer Service
2 6 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) Biotechnology
3 1 (9.09%) Motion Control
3 1 (9.09%) Presales
3 1 (9.09%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (9.09%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft