Field Support Engineer Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Field Support Engineer
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Field Support Engineer salary in Northern Ireland is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Support Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 - -
75th Percentile £32,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £30,000 £32,750 £34,000
% change year-on-year -8.40% -3.68% +4.62%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 441 407 299
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.45% 98.31% 95.53%
Number of salaries quoted 196 144 221
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,112 £29,994
25th Percentile £37,563 £42,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £68,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £59,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +1.69% -1.67%

Field Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Field Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Field Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Field Support Engineer
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for Field Support Engineer job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Salary distribution trend for Field Support Engineer job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Field Support Engineer
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field Support Engineer within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
County Antrim - 1 £31,500 -
Field Support Engineer
UK

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, Field Support 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Field Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) PSTN
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
1 1 (100.00%) PSTN
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft