Field Engineer Job Trends in London

Field Engineer
England > London

The median Field Engineer salary in London is £39,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 343 413 435
Rank change year-on-year +70 +22 +332
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 38 19 38
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.31% 0.11% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.12% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 37 17 35
10th Percentile £30,800 £29,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,425 - £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £45,000 £33,200
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +35.54% -4.46%
75th Percentile £46,000 £50,000 £36,800
90th Percentile £60,000 - £39,500
England median annual salary £35,000 £33,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +6.06% +1.54% -

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 11,061 16,390 18,473
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.13% 95.04% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 7,230 10,053 15,089
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £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 £120,000 £118,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

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 November 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 November 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 +3 8 £60,000 +130.77% 2
South London - 4 £45,000 - 3
West London - 1 £40,000 - 5
Field Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 4 November 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 12 (31.58%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (26.32%) Broadband
3 9 (23.68%) Customer Service
4 8 (21.05%) Firmware
4 8 (21.05%) NVQ Level 3
4 8 (21.05%) Preventative Maintenance
4 8 (21.05%) Virgin Media
5 4 (10.53%) Cisco
5 4 (10.53%) Microsoft
5 4 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (10.53%) Windows
6 3 (7.89%) Firewall
6 3 (7.89%) Google
6 3 (7.89%) Google Workspace
6 3 (7.89%) LAN
6 3 (7.89%) VPN
6 3 (7.89%) WAN
6 3 (7.89%) Windows 10
7 1 (2.63%) Active Directory
7 1 (2.63%) Canon
7 1 (2.63%) Citrix
7 1 (2.63%) DBS Check
7 1 (2.63%) Digital Identity
7 1 (2.63%) ITIL
7 1 (2.63%) Mimecast
7 1 (2.63%) OneDrive
7 1 (2.63%) Polycom
7 1 (2.63%) Service Management
7 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow
7 1 (2.63%) SharePoint

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 (2.63%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (10.53%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (7.89%) Google Workspace
3 1 (2.63%) Mimecast
3 1 (2.63%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (26.32%) Broadband
2 3 (7.89%) Firewall
2 3 (7.89%) LAN
2 3 (7.89%) VPN
2 3 (7.89%) WAN
General
1 8 (21.05%) Legal
2 4 (10.53%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.63%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 11 (28.95%) Driving Licence
2 8 (21.05%) Renewable Energy
2 8 (21.05%) SCADA
3 4 (10.53%) Digital Media
3 4 (10.53%) Home Automation
3 4 (10.53%) Smart Home
4 3 (7.89%) Smartphone
5 2 (5.26%) Onboarding
5 2 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (2.63%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.53%) Windows
2 3 (7.89%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.63%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (31.58%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (23.68%) Customer Service
3 8 (21.05%) Preventative Maintenance
4 1 (2.63%) Digital Identity
4 1 (2.63%) ITIL
4 1 (2.63%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 8 (21.05%) NVQ Level 3
2 1 (2.63%) DBS Check
System Software
1 8 (21.05%) Firmware
2 1 (2.63%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.63%) XenApp
Vendors
1 8 (21.05%) Virgin Media
2 4 (10.53%) Cisco
2 4 (10.53%) Microsoft
3 3 (7.89%) Google
4 1 (2.63%) Canon
4 1 (2.63%) Citrix
4 1 (2.63%) Polycom
4 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow