Senior Forward Deployed Engineer Job Trends in England
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
UK > England
The median Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) salary in England is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 791 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Senior Forward Deployed Engineer jobs | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.011% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.012% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £90,625 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £100,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 99,407 | 41,242 | 57,194 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.78% | 90.55% | 94.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,609 | 25,934 | 32,126 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £35,500 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £53,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.21% | -7.83% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for Senior Forward Deployed Engineer jobs in England over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Senior Forward Deployed Engineer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 12 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | - | 8 | £100,000 | - | 8 |
| North West | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Senior Forward Deployed Engineer job ads cited 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 Senior Forward Deployed Engineer job ads across the England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 58.3% | 7 |
| 1 | Python | 58.3% | 7 |
| 3 | Computer Science | 50.0% | 6 |
| 3 | Degree | 50.0% | 6 |
| 3 | 50.0% | 6 | |
| 6 | GCP | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Observability | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Prototyping | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Rapid Prototyping | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 41.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Software Engineering | 41.7% | 5 |
| 12 | Computer Science Degree | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | Containerisation | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | Java | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | JavaScript | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | SDLC | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | Semantic Search | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | Systems Thinking | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | Technical Debt | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | TypeScript | 33.3% | 4 |
| 12 | Workflow | 33.3% | 4 |
| 22 | AWS | 25.0% | 3 |
| 22 | Data Engineering | 25.0% | 3 |
| 22 | Validation | 25.0% | 3 |
| 25 | Analytics | 16.7% | 2 |
| 25 | Apache Cassandra | 16.7% | 2 |
| 25 | Bokeh | 16.7% | 2 |
| 25 | CI/CD | 16.7% | 2 |
| 25 | Code Quality | 16.7% | 2 |
| 25 | Dashboard Development | 16.7% | 2 |
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GCP Engineer | 41.7% | 5 |
| 1 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 41.7% | 5 |
| 3 | Agentic Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 8.3% | 1 |