Field Service Engineer Job Trends in the East of England

Field Services Engineer
England > East of England

The median Field Services Engineer salary in the East of England is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 176 119
Rank change year-on-year +46 -57 +100
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Service Engineer 25 2 29
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.60% 0.057% 1.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 0.064% 1.25%
Number of salaries quoted 15 2 27
10th Percentile £29,400 - -
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £40,000 £28,001
Median % change year-on-year - +42.85% -13.84%
75th Percentile £54,125 £42,500 £35,000
90th Percentile £54,500 - £38,000
England median annual salary £35,000 £32,500 £28,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +16.07% -13.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 3,711 3,141 2,328
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.36% 89.41% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2,253 1,409 1,764
10th Percentile £27,800 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £39,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -3.23%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%

Field Service Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Field Service Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Field Service Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

Field Service Engineer
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for Field Service Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for Field Service Engineer job vacancies in the East of England

Field Service Engineer
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Service Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Field Service Engineer in the East of England

Field Service Engineer
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field Service Engineer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire - 7 £49,000 - 1
Hertfordshire - 5 £30,000 - 1
Norfolk - 5 - -
Suffolk - 5 - - 2
Essex - 2 £45,000 - 1
Bedfordshire +35 1 £40,000 -
Field Service Engineer
England

Field Service Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Field Service Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the East of England region featuring Field Service Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (8.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (8.00%) SLA
2 2 (8.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (4.00%) Biotechnology
3 1 (4.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (4.00%) Degree
3 1 (4.00%) Firmware
3 1 (4.00%) GxP
3 1 (4.00%) HNC
3 1 (4.00%) Motion Control
3 1 (4.00%) Presales
3 1 (4.00%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (4.00%) Robotic Automation
3 1 (4.00%) RS-232
3 1 (4.00%) Software Engineering

Field Service Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 2 (8.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (4.00%) RS-232
General
1 5 (20.00%) Retail
2 4 (16.00%) Electronics
2 4 (16.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (8.00%) Life Science
1 2 (8.00%) Robotics
1 2 (8.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (4.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (8.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (4.00%) Biotechnology
3 1 (4.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (4.00%) Motion Control
3 1 (4.00%) Presales
3 1 (4.00%) Preventative Maintenance
3 1 (4.00%) Robotic Automation
3 1 (4.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (4.00%) Degree
1 1 (4.00%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) SLA
2 1 (4.00%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (4.00%) Firmware