Field Engineer Jobs in London

Field Engineer
England > London

The median Field Engineer salary in London is £33,850 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 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 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 362 487 518
Rank change year-on-year +125 +31 +389
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 34 20 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.26% 0.086% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% 0.091% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 21 18 60
10th Percentile - £25,500 £23,750
25th Percentile £30,800 £26,906 £32,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,850 £37,500 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.73% +13.64% +1.54%
75th Percentile £39,500 £49,063 £37,500
90th Percentile £46,000 £50,000 £45,000
England median annual salary £39,000 £30,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +30.00% -7.69% +8.33%

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 12,033 21,986 27,482
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 94.37% 95.00%
Number of salaries quoted 7,404 15,933 21,585
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £50,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £97,500 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,900 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.97% -11.83% -

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
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in London over the 6 months to 16 July 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 16 July 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 -15 2 £60,000 +130.77% 2
South London - 1 £45,000 - 2
Field Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 July 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 15 (44.12%) Driving Licence
2 14 (41.18%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (35.29%) Telecoms
4 11 (32.35%) Degree
4 11 (32.35%) Linux
5 10 (29.41%) Broadband
5 10 (29.41%) R
5 10 (29.41%) Military
5 10 (29.41%) VLAN
6 9 (26.47%) Security Cleared
6 9 (26.47%) Tactical Data Link
6 9 (26.47%) Preventative Maintenance
6 9 (26.47%) Link 16
7 8 (23.53%) Virgin Media
7 8 (23.53%) CompTIA Security+
7 8 (23.53%) Customer Service
7 8 (23.53%) Communications Security
7 8 (23.53%) Microsoft
7 8 (23.53%) CCNP
7 8 (23.53%) CCNA
7 8 (23.53%) Windows
7 8 (23.53%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (20.59%) SSCP
8 7 (20.59%) C
8 7 (20.59%) TCP/IP
8 7 (20.59%) GSEC
8 7 (20.59%) Firewall
8 7 (20.59%) Key Management
8 7 (20.59%) RS-232
8 7 (20.59%) RS-485

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 (8.82%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (5.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (14.71%) Google Workspace
3 2 (5.88%) Mimecast
3 2 (5.88%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (29.41%) Broadband
1 10 (29.41%) VLAN
2 9 (26.47%) Link 16
2 9 (26.47%) Tactical Data Link
3 7 (20.59%) Firewall
3 7 (20.59%) RS-232
3 7 (20.59%) RS-485
3 7 (20.59%) TCP/IP
4 3 (8.82%) LAN
4 3 (8.82%) VPN
4 3 (8.82%) WAN
4 3 (8.82%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (2.94%) Asterisk PBX
5 1 (2.94%) BGP
5 1 (2.94%) DMVPN
5 1 (2.94%) EIGRP
5 1 (2.94%) NAS
5 1 (2.94%) Wireless
General
1 12 (35.29%) Telecoms
2 10 (29.41%) Military
3 7 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (11.76%) Social Skills
5 2 (5.88%) Legal
6 1 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.94%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 15 (44.12%) Driving Licence
2 4 (11.76%) Management Information System
3 3 (8.82%) Smartphone
4 2 (5.88%) Data Centre
4 2 (5.88%) iPhone
4 2 (5.88%) Onboarding
4 2 (5.88%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (5.88%) SCADA
5 1 (2.94%) Client/Server
5 1 (2.94%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (2.94%) Digital Media
5 1 (2.94%) Home Automation
5 1 (2.94%) Security Posture
5 1 (2.94%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.94%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 11 (32.35%) Linux
2 8 (23.53%) Windows
3 5 (14.71%) Windows Server
4 3 (8.82%) Windows 10
5 2 (5.88%) Unix
6 1 (2.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (2.94%) Windows 7
6 1 (2.94%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (41.18%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (26.47%) Preventative Maintenance
3 8 (23.53%) Communications Security
3 8 (23.53%) Customer Service
4 7 (20.59%) Key Management
5 3 (8.82%) ITIL
5 3 (8.82%) Service Management
6 2 (5.88%) Break/Fix
6 2 (5.88%) Data Management
6 2 (5.88%) Network Design
6 2 (5.88%) Network Management
6 2 (5.88%) Server Management
7 1 (2.94%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (2.94%) Data Collection
7 1 (2.94%) Deadline-Driven
7 1 (2.94%) Hardware Maintenance
7 1 (2.94%) Incident Management
7 1 (2.94%) Knowledge Management
7 1 (2.94%) Service Delivery
7 1 (2.94%) Workload Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (29.41%) R
2 7 (20.59%) C
Qualifications
1 11 (32.35%) Degree
2 9 (26.47%) Security Cleared
3 8 (23.53%) CCNA
3 8 (23.53%) CCNP
3 8 (23.53%) Cisco Certification
3 8 (23.53%) CompTIA Security+
4 7 (20.59%) GSEC
4 7 (20.59%) SSCP
5 2 (5.88%) Master's Degree
5 2 (5.88%) NVQ Level 3
6 1 (2.94%) MCP
6 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (20.59%) MIL-STD-1553
2 1 (2.94%) QA
2 1 (2.94%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (11.76%) Active Directory
2 2 (5.88%) Firmware
2 2 (5.88%) XenApp
3 1 (2.94%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (2.94%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 8 (23.53%) Microsoft
1 8 (23.53%) Virgin Media
2 5 (14.71%) Google
3 3 (8.82%) Cisco
4 2 (5.88%) Avaya
4 2 (5.88%) BMC
4 2 (5.88%) Citrix
4 2 (5.88%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.94%) Apple
5 1 (2.94%) Dell
5 1 (2.94%) HP
5 1 (2.94%) Red Hat
5 1 (2.94%) SonicWALL
5 1 (2.94%) VMware