Field Engineer Jobs in London

Field Engineer
England > London

The median Field Engineer salary in London is £33,225 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.

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

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 370 471 541
Rank change year-on-year +101 +70 +295
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 23 28 81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.18% 0.12% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.13% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 10 25 78
10th Percentile £30,800 £25,500 £23,750
25th Percentile £30,913 £28,875 £31,406
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,225 £37,500 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.40% +13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £36,275 £46,250 £37,500
90th Percentile £38,575 £50,000 £45,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £30,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -7.69% +3.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 11,624 22,265 32,087
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.18% 94.22% 95.13%
Number of salaries quoted 7,221 16,628 23,661
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in London

Field Engineer
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer in London.

Salary trend 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 16 May 2025. 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
West London +33 1 £42,500 +13.33% 5
Field Engineer
England

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 May 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 London region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 12 (52.17%) Telecoms
2 11 (47.83%) VLAN
2 11 (47.83%) Degree
2 11 (47.83%) Linux
2 11 (47.83%) Driving Licence
3 10 (43.48%) R
3 10 (43.48%) Military
4 9 (39.13%) Security Cleared
4 9 (39.13%) Link 16
4 9 (39.13%) Tactical Data Link
4 9 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (34.78%) CompTIA Security+
5 8 (34.78%) Communications Security
5 8 (34.78%) CCNP
5 8 (34.78%) CCNA
5 8 (34.78%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (30.43%) SSCP
6 7 (30.43%) TCP/IP
6 7 (30.43%) C
6 7 (30.43%) GSEC
6 7 (30.43%) RS-232
6 7 (30.43%) RS-485
6 7 (30.43%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (30.43%) Preventative Maintenance
6 7 (30.43%) MIL-STD-1553
6 7 (30.43%) Key Management
7 6 (26.09%) Broadband
8 5 (21.74%) Windows
8 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
8 5 (21.74%) Firewall

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (8.70%) Google Workspace
3 1 (4.35%) Azure
3 1 (4.35%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.35%) Mimecast
3 1 (4.35%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 11 (47.83%) VLAN
2 9 (39.13%) Link 16
2 9 (39.13%) Tactical Data Link
3 7 (30.43%) RS-232
3 7 (30.43%) RS-485
3 7 (30.43%) TCP/IP
4 6 (26.09%) Broadband
5 5 (21.74%) Firewall
6 3 (13.04%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (4.35%) Asterisk PBX
7 1 (4.35%) BGP
7 1 (4.35%) DMVPN
7 1 (4.35%) DNS
7 1 (4.35%) EIGRP
7 1 (4.35%) NAS
7 1 (4.35%) Wireless
General
1 12 (52.17%) Telecoms
2 10 (43.48%) Military
3 7 (30.43%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 11 (47.83%) Driving Licence
2 4 (17.39%) Management Information System
3 2 (8.70%) Data Centre
3 2 (8.70%) Onboarding
4 1 (4.35%) Client/Server
4 1 (4.35%) Cyber Security Posture
4 1 (4.35%) iPhone
4 1 (4.35%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 11 (47.83%) Linux
2 5 (21.74%) Windows
2 5 (21.74%) Windows Server
3 2 (8.70%) Unix
4 1 (4.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (4.35%) Windows 7
4 1 (4.35%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (34.78%) Communications Security
3 7 (30.43%) Key Management
3 7 (30.43%) Preventative Maintenance
4 4 (17.39%) Customer Service
5 2 (8.70%) Break/Fix
5 2 (8.70%) Data Management
5 2 (8.70%) ITIL
5 2 (8.70%) Network Design
5 2 (8.70%) Network Management
5 2 (8.70%) Server Management
5 2 (8.70%) Service Management
6 1 (4.35%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (4.35%) Data Collection
6 1 (4.35%) Deadline-Driven
6 1 (4.35%) Hardware Maintenance
6 1 (4.35%) Incident Management
6 1 (4.35%) Knowledge Management
6 1 (4.35%) Service Delivery
6 1 (4.35%) Workload Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (43.48%) R
2 7 (30.43%) C
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) Degree
2 9 (39.13%) Security Cleared
3 8 (34.78%) CCNA
3 8 (34.78%) CCNP
3 8 (34.78%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (34.78%) CompTIA Security+
4 7 (30.43%) GSEC
4 7 (30.43%) SSCP
5 2 (8.70%) Master's Degree
6 1 (4.35%) MCP
6 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (30.43%) MIL-STD-1553
2 1 (4.35%) QA
2 1 (4.35%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (17.39%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.35%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (4.35%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (4.35%) XenApp
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 4 (17.39%) Virgin Media
3 3 (13.04%) Cisco
4 2 (8.70%) Avaya
4 2 (8.70%) BMC
4 2 (8.70%) Dell
4 2 (8.70%) Google
4 2 (8.70%) VMware
5 1 (4.35%) Apple
5 1 (4.35%) Citrix
5 1 (4.35%) HP
5 1 (4.35%) Red Hat
5 1 (4.35%) ServiceNow
5 1 (4.35%) SolarWinds
5 1 (4.35%) SonicWALL