Field Engineer Job Trends in London

Field Engineer
England > London

The median Field Engineer salary in London is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 September 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 352 432
Rank change year-on-year -42 +80 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 62 35 22
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.24% 0.30% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.33% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 57 34 19
10th Percentile £30,910 £30,800 £30,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,425 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £39,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -13.33% +36.36%
75th Percentile £55,000 £49,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £50,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £39,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +21.88% -1.54%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 23,928 10,698 17,851
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 91.04% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,205 6,931 10,984
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile - £120,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Field Engineer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in London

Field Engineer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in London over the 6 months to 30 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Field Engineer in London

Field Engineer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 30 September 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 London +4 8 £52,500 +16.67% 1
West London - 3 £40,000 - 6
East London -14 1 £45,000 -25.00% 2
Central London - 1 £46,000 - 17
Field Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 30 September 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 London region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 12 (19.35%) Customer Service
1 12 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (14.52%) Microsoft
2 9 (14.52%) Preventative Maintenance
3 6 (9.68%) Telematics
4 5 (8.06%) Cisco
5 4 (6.45%) Break/Fix
5 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (6.45%) Service Delivery
5 4 (6.45%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (4.84%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (4.84%) Firewall
6 3 (4.84%) Google
6 3 (4.84%) Google Workspace
6 3 (4.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (4.84%) ITIL
6 3 (4.84%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (4.84%) VLAN
6 3 (4.84%) Windows
7 2 (3.23%) Agilent
7 2 (3.23%) Data Protection
7 2 (3.23%) Degree
7 2 (3.23%) EDI
7 2 (3.23%) Internet
7 2 (3.23%) SC Cleared
7 2 (3.23%) Security Cleared
7 2 (3.23%) SLA
7 2 (3.23%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (3.23%) Wireless
8 1 (1.61%) Active Directory

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.84%) Google Workspace
1 3 (4.84%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.61%) Entra ID
2 1 (1.61%) IaaS
2 1 (1.61%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.45%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (4.84%) Firewall
2 3 (4.84%) VLAN
3 2 (3.23%) Internet
3 2 (3.23%) Structured Cabling
3 2 (3.23%) Wireless
4 1 (1.61%) BGP
4 1 (1.61%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (1.61%) LAN
4 1 (1.61%) PBX
4 1 (1.61%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.61%) VoIP
4 1 (1.61%) VPN
4 1 (1.61%) WAN
General
1 8 (12.90%) Retail
2 7 (11.29%) Social Skills
3 5 (8.06%) Finance
4 4 (6.45%) Banking
4 4 (6.45%) Electronics
5 2 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (3.23%) Local Government
5 2 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (3.23%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (3.23%) Police
6 1 (1.61%) Aviation
6 1 (1.61%) German Language
6 1 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.61%) Japanese Language
6 1 (1.61%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.61%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.61%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.23%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 17 (27.42%) Driving Licence
2 8 (12.90%) EPoS
3 6 (9.68%) Video Conferencing
4 5 (8.06%) CCTV
4 5 (8.06%) Smart Home
5 4 (6.45%) Digital Signage
6 3 (4.84%) Life Science
7 2 (3.23%) Data Centre
7 2 (3.23%) Digital Media
7 2 (3.23%) Fibre Optics
7 2 (3.23%) Home Automation
8 1 (1.61%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (1.61%) Operational Technology
8 1 (1.61%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.84%) Windows
2 1 (1.61%) Linux
2 1 (1.61%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (19.35%) Customer Service
1 12 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (14.52%) Preventative Maintenance
3 6 (9.68%) Telematics
4 4 (6.45%) Break/Fix
4 4 (6.45%) Service Delivery
5 3 (4.84%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (4.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 3 (4.84%) ITIL
6 2 (3.23%) Data Protection
7 1 (1.61%) Asset Management
7 1 (1.61%) Business Development
7 1 (1.61%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (1.61%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (1.61%) Lead Generation
7 1 (1.61%) Network Design
7 1 (1.61%) Patch Management
7 1 (1.61%) Project Planning
7 1 (1.61%) Service Management
7 1 (1.61%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.61%) Bash
1 1 (1.61%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (3.23%) Degree
1 2 (3.23%) SC Cleared
1 2 (3.23%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.61%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.23%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.61%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.61%) Ansible
1 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 9 (14.52%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.06%) Cisco
3 3 (4.84%) Google
4 2 (3.23%) Agilent
5 1 (1.61%) Arista
5 1 (1.61%) Draytek
5 1 (1.61%) Juniper
5 1 (1.61%) Meraki
5 1 (1.61%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.61%) Snow
5 1 (1.61%) Starlink