Field Engineer Job Trends in London

Field Engineer
England > London

The median Field Engineer salary in London is £44,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 December 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 346 436 415
Rank change year-on-year +90 -21 +269
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 34 13 40
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.26% 0.076% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.081% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 33 11 38
10th Percentile £35,000 £33,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,000 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £45,000 £36,800
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +22.28% +5.14%
75th Percentile £50,000 - £38,750
90th Percentile £60,000 - £41,250
England median annual salary £35,000 £38,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +18.46% -

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 12,077 16,100 17,236
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.76% 94.48% 94.88%
Number of salaries quoted 7,913 9,764 14,054
10th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.45% -0.95% -

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 4 December 2025.

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 4 December 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
East London - 8 £60,000 -
South London - 5 £45,000 - 2
West London - 2 £37,500 - 1
Field Engineer
England

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, 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 10 (29.41%) Preventative Maintenance
2 8 (23.53%) Firmware
2 8 (23.53%) NVQ Level 3
3 5 (14.71%) Cisco
4 3 (8.82%) Customer Service
5 2 (5.88%) Firewall
5 2 (5.88%) Google
5 2 (5.88%) Google Workspace
5 2 (5.88%) LAN
5 2 (5.88%) Microsoft
5 2 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (5.88%) Misys Midas
5 2 (5.88%) VMS
5 2 (5.88%) VPN
5 2 (5.88%) WAN
5 2 (5.88%) Windows
5 2 (5.88%) Windows 10
6 1 (2.94%) Break/Fix
6 1 (2.94%) Canon
6 1 (2.94%) DBS Check
6 1 (2.94%) Digital Identity
6 1 (2.94%) Polycom
6 1 (2.94%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
6 1 (2.94%) Security Cleared
6 1 (2.94%) Tapestry

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:

Business Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.88%) Google Workspace
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.88%) Firewall
1 2 (5.88%) LAN
1 2 (5.88%) VPN
1 2 (5.88%) WAN
General
1 8 (23.53%) Legal
2 3 (8.82%) Electronics
2 3 (8.82%) Social Skills
3 2 (5.88%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.94%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 8 (23.53%) Renewable Energy
1 8 (23.53%) SCADA
2 4 (11.76%) Digital Media
2 4 (11.76%) Driving Licence
2 4 (11.76%) Home Automation
2 4 (11.76%) Smart Home
3 2 (5.88%) CCTV
3 2 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (5.88%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.88%) VMS
1 2 (5.88%) Windows
1 2 (5.88%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (29.41%) Preventative Maintenance
2 3 (8.82%) Customer Service
3 1 (2.94%) Break/Fix
3 1 (2.94%) Digital Identity
3 1 (2.94%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 8 (23.53%) NVQ Level 3
2 1 (2.94%) DBS Check
2 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
2 1 (2.94%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 8 (23.53%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (14.71%) Cisco
2 2 (5.88%) Google
2 2 (5.88%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.94%) Canon
3 1 (2.94%) Polycom