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 5 August 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 410 348 436
Rank change year-on-year -62 +88 +43
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 34 42 22
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.14% 0.34% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.37% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 28 29 20
10th Percentile £33,100 £30,800 £25,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £31,250 £30,844
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £39,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -7.14% +27.27%
75th Percentile £48,125 £60,000 £46,250
90th Percentile £55,000 - £50,000
England median annual salary £35,000 £40,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +33.33% -8.75%

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 21,832 11,225 18,692
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.89% 91.75% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 14,952 7,298 13,009
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +3.57% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £118,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -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 5 August 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 5 August 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 +8 4 £35,500 -21.11% 6
East London -15 2 £45,000 -25.00% 1
Central London - 2 £44,250 - 3
West London - 1 - -
Field Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 5 August 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 9 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (23.53%) Cisco
3 7 (20.59%) Customer Service
4 6 (17.65%) Preventative Maintenance
5 4 (11.76%) ITIL
5 4 (11.76%) Microsoft
5 4 (11.76%) VLAN
5 4 (11.76%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (8.82%) Break/Fix
6 3 (8.82%) Degree
6 3 (8.82%) Firewall
6 3 (8.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (8.82%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (8.82%) VoIP
6 3 (8.82%) Windows
7 2 (5.88%) Active Directory
7 2 (5.88%) EDI
7 2 (5.88%) Internet
7 2 (5.88%) LAN
7 2 (5.88%) Meraki
7 2 (5.88%) PBX
7 2 (5.88%) SC Cleared
7 2 (5.88%) Security Cleared
7 2 (5.88%) Service Delivery
7 2 (5.88%) Telematics
7 2 (5.88%) WAN
8 1 (2.94%) Ansible
8 1 (2.94%) Arista
8 1 (2.94%) Asset Management

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 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.82%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.94%) Azure
2 1 (2.94%) Entra ID
2 1 (2.94%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 4 (11.76%) VLAN
1 4 (11.76%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (8.82%) Firewall
2 3 (8.82%) VoIP
3 2 (5.88%) Internet
3 2 (5.88%) LAN
3 2 (5.88%) PBX
3 2 (5.88%) WAN
4 1 (2.94%) BGP
4 1 (2.94%) Structured Cabling
4 1 (2.94%) VPN
4 1 (2.94%) Wireless
General
1 8 (23.53%) Social Skills
2 4 (11.76%) Retail
3 2 (5.88%) Finance
3 2 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (5.88%) Police
3 2 (5.88%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.94%) Banking
4 1 (2.94%) Electronics
4 1 (2.94%) German Language
4 1 (2.94%) Japanese Language
4 1 (2.94%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.88%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.59%) Driving Licence
1 7 (20.59%) Smart Home
2 4 (11.76%) Digital Media
2 4 (11.76%) EPoS
2 4 (11.76%) Home Automation
2 4 (11.76%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (5.88%) Digital Signage
4 1 (2.94%) CCTV
4 1 (2.94%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.94%) Fibre Optics
4 1 (2.94%) Linux Command Line
4 1 (2.94%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.82%) Windows
2 1 (2.94%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (20.59%) Customer Service
3 6 (17.65%) Preventative Maintenance
4 4 (11.76%) ITIL
5 3 (8.82%) Break/Fix
5 3 (8.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 2 (5.88%) Service Delivery
6 2 (5.88%) Telematics
7 1 (2.94%) Asset Management
7 1 (2.94%) Business Development
7 1 (2.94%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (2.94%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (2.94%) Data Protection
7 1 (2.94%) Kalman Filter
7 1 (2.94%) Network Design
7 1 (2.94%) Network Management
7 1 (2.94%) Root Cause Analysis
7 1 (2.94%) Service Management
7 1 (2.94%) Time Management
7 1 (2.94%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.94%) Bash
1 1 (2.94%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (8.82%) Degree
2 2 (5.88%) SC Cleared
2 2 (5.88%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.94%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.94%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (5.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.94%) Ansible
1 1 (2.94%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (23.53%) Cisco
2 4 (11.76%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.88%) Meraki
4 1 (2.94%) Arista
4 1 (2.94%) Canon
4 1 (2.94%) Draytek
4 1 (2.94%) Google
4 1 (2.94%) Juniper
4 1 (2.94%) Red Hat
4 1 (2.94%) Snow
4 1 (2.94%) Starlink