Field Engineer Job Trends in England

Field Engineer
UK > England

The median Field Engineer salary in England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 326 549 438
Rank change year-on-year +223 -111 +340
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 297 130 263
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.57% 0.27% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 0.29% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 227 104 234
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,125 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £30,680
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +30.38% -5.60%
75th Percentile £40,000 £57,500 £38,000
90th Percentile £46,000 - £42,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £38,500 £30,680
% change year-on-year -9.09% +25.49% -5.60%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 47,437 44,591 47,245
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.80% 92.72% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 29,917 23,336 37,002
10th Percentile £28,697 £33,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £41,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.51% -5.75%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Field Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in England

Field Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in England over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Field Engineer in England

Field Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
South East +55 84 £35,000 -36.36% 35
South West +59 61 £30,500 -15.28% 14
North of England +39 47 £30,000 -6.25% 31
London +82 36 £44,000 -2.22% 14
East of England +54 36 £35,000 -17.65% 23
Midlands +33 34 £30,000 -4.76% 19
Yorkshire +3 24 £30,263 +0.88% 15
North West +48 23 £30,000 -6.98% 13
West Midlands +24 22 £30,000 -4.76% 9
East Midlands - 12 £29,500 - 10
Field Engineer
UK

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Field 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 England region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 63 (21.21%) Customer Service
2 47 (15.82%) Problem-Solving
3 34 (11.45%) Wi-Fi
4 33 (11.11%) Windows
5 32 (10.77%) Service Delivery
6 28 (9.43%) Microsoft 365
7 27 (9.09%) Microsoft
8 22 (7.41%) Cisco
9 21 (7.07%) Preventative Maintenance
10 20 (6.73%) Active Directory
11 19 (6.40%) BPSS Clearance
11 19 (6.40%) Break/Fix
11 19 (6.40%) HP
12 18 (6.06%) Firewall
13 17 (5.72%) DBS Check
14 16 (5.39%) SharePoint
14 16 (5.39%) SLA
15 14 (4.71%) Azure
15 14 (4.71%) Dell
15 14 (4.71%) Sophos
15 14 (4.71%) Windows Server
16 12 (4.04%) Degree
16 12 (4.04%) Microsoft Certification
16 12 (4.04%) Security Cleared
17 11 (3.70%) Internet
18 10 (3.37%) Coaching
18 10 (3.37%) Meraki
18 10 (3.37%) VMware
18 10 (3.37%) VMware Infrastructure
19 9 (3.03%) DHCP

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (5.39%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (2.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.34%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.34%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (0.67%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 28 (9.43%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (4.71%) Azure
3 6 (2.02%) Google Workspace
4 5 (1.68%) Entra ID
5 4 (1.35%) AWS
5 4 (1.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 34 (11.45%) Wi-Fi
2 18 (6.06%) Firewall
3 11 (3.70%) Internet
4 9 (3.03%) DHCP
4 9 (3.03%) DNS
5 8 (2.69%) LAN
5 8 (2.69%) WAN
5 8 (2.69%) Wireless
6 7 (2.36%) Network Security
7 6 (2.02%) SAN
8 5 (1.68%) TCP/IP
8 5 (1.68%) VoIP
9 4 (1.35%) ATM
10 3 (1.01%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.67%) VLAN
11 2 (0.67%) VPN
12 1 (0.34%) Broadband
12 1 (0.34%) IPsec
12 1 (0.34%) RS-232
General
1 43 (14.48%) Social Skills
2 27 (9.09%) Telecoms
3 20 (6.73%) Public Sector
4 16 (5.39%) Electronics
4 16 (5.39%) Retail
5 13 (4.38%) Legal
6 11 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (3.37%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (3.03%) Finance
9 8 (2.69%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.69%) Marketing
10 5 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (1.01%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.67%) Games
12 2 (0.67%) Local Government
12 2 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.34%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.34%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.34%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.34%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 54 (18.18%) Driving Licence
2 27 (9.09%) EPoS
3 18 (6.06%) CCTV
4 16 (5.39%) Data Centre
4 16 (5.39%) Self-Motivation
5 14 (4.71%) Mobile App
6 10 (3.37%) SCADA
7 7 (2.36%) Digital Media
7 7 (2.36%) Home Automation
7 7 (2.36%) Onboarding
7 7 (2.36%) Renewable Energy
7 7 (2.36%) Smart Home
8 6 (2.02%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (2.02%) iPad
8 6 (2.02%) PDA
8 6 (2.02%) PMI
8 6 (2.02%) Smartphone
9 5 (1.68%) Social Media
10 4 (1.35%) Digital Signage
10 4 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 33 (11.11%) Windows
2 14 (4.71%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.35%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.67%) Android
4 2 (0.67%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.67%) VMS
5 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (21.21%) Customer Service
2 47 (15.82%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (10.77%) Service Delivery
4 21 (7.07%) Preventative Maintenance
5 19 (6.40%) Break/Fix
6 10 (3.37%) Coaching
7 8 (2.69%) ITSM
8 7 (2.36%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (2.36%) Digital Marketing
8 7 (2.36%) Programme Management
8 7 (2.36%) Server Management
9 6 (2.02%) Cybersecurity
9 6 (2.02%) ITIL
10 5 (1.68%) Data Protection
10 5 (1.68%) Hardware Maintenance
10 5 (1.68%) Mentoring
10 5 (1.68%) Network Management
10 5 (1.68%) Root Cause Analysis
11 4 (1.35%) Incident Management
11 4 (1.35%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 19 (6.40%) BPSS Clearance
2 17 (5.72%) DBS Check
3 12 (4.04%) Degree
3 12 (4.04%) Microsoft Certification
3 12 (4.04%) Security Cleared
4 8 (2.69%) A+ Certification
4 8 (2.69%) CCNA
4 8 (2.69%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (2.36%) Network+ Certification
5 7 (2.36%) NVQ Level 3
6 6 (2.02%) MCSE
6 6 (2.02%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.01%) HNC
8 2 (0.67%) HND
9 1 (0.34%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.39%) SLA
2 1 (0.34%) GxP
2 1 (0.34%) ISO 13485
2 1 (0.34%) NEBOSH
2 1 (0.34%) QA
System Software
1 20 (6.73%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.03%) Hyper-V
4 8 (2.69%) Firmware
5 1 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (2.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.02%) WSUS
3 5 (1.68%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.68%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 27 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 22 (7.41%) Cisco
3 19 (6.40%) HP
4 14 (4.71%) Dell
4 14 (4.71%) Sophos
5 10 (3.37%) Meraki
5 10 (3.37%) VMware
6 9 (3.03%) Draytek
7 7 (2.36%) Apple
7 7 (2.36%) SAP
8 6 (2.02%) ConnectWise
8 6 (2.02%) Google
9 5 (1.68%) Fortinet
9 5 (1.68%) IBM
10 4 (1.35%) Canon
10 4 (1.35%) CrowdStrike
10 4 (1.35%) Palo Alto
11 3 (1.01%) Forcepoint
12 2 (0.67%) Allen-Bradley
12 2 (0.67%) Aruba