Field Engineer Jobs in the South East

Field Engineer
England > South East

The median Field Engineer salary in the South East is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 246 339 366
Rank change year-on-year +93 +27 +37
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 61 58 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.64% 0.33% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 0.36% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 42 58 28
10th Percentile £30,845 £25,000 £25,625
25th Percentile £36,250 £26,250 £28,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £32,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +69.23% - +3.17%
75th Percentile £60,000 £38,750 £33,813
90th Percentile £70,000 £53,187 £37,875
England median annual salary £38,000 £30,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +26.67% -7.69% +4.84%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,226 16,296 12,776
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.93% 94.07% 90.27%
Number of salaries quoted 4,393 11,638 8,088
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £40,250 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Field Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in the South East

Field Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer in the South East.

Salary trend for Field Engineer in the South East

Field Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Field Engineer in the South East

Field Engineer
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
Hampshire +87 29 £55,000 +107.55% 19
Thames Valley +49 13 £60,000 +84.62% 42
Oxfordshire - 10 £60,000 - 12
Kent +38 7 £70,000 +33.33% 12
West Sussex +44 6 £37,500 +15.38% 9
Surrey +53 5 £32,600 +14.39% 18
Berkshire +23 2 £28,000 -6.67% 23
Buckinghamshire +25 1 £40,000 +14.29% 11
Field Engineer
England

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 28 May 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 South East region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 38 (62.30%) Driving Licence
2 35 (57.38%) Security Cleared
3 30 (49.18%) Military
4 21 (34.43%) SC Cleared
5 20 (32.79%) Customer Service
6 19 (31.15%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (29.51%) Innovative Thinking
7 18 (29.51%) Social Skills
7 18 (29.51%) System Testing
7 18 (29.51%) ATM
7 18 (29.51%) VoIP
8 11 (18.03%) Cybersecurity
8 11 (18.03%) Degree
9 10 (16.39%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (16.39%) Data Centre
10 9 (14.75%) Preventative Maintenance
10 9 (14.75%) WAN
10 9 (14.75%) Microsoft Office
10 9 (14.75%) SNMP
11 8 (13.11%) Juniper
12 7 (11.48%) Electronics
12 7 (11.48%) Network Design
13 6 (9.84%) Telecoms
13 6 (9.84%) CCTV
14 5 (8.20%) Control Theory
15 4 (6.56%) Analogue Electronics
15 4 (6.56%) Change Control
15 4 (6.56%) Service Delivery
15 4 (6.56%) Cisco
15 4 (6.56%) Microsoft

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 9 (14.75%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.28%) Azure
1 2 (3.28%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 18 (29.51%) ATM
1 18 (29.51%) VoIP
2 9 (14.75%) SNMP
2 9 (14.75%) WAN
3 1 (1.64%) 4G
3 1 (1.64%) 5G
3 1 (1.64%) Broadband
3 1 (1.64%) DHCP
3 1 (1.64%) DNS
3 1 (1.64%) Firewall
3 1 (1.64%) LAN
3 1 (1.64%) Network Security
3 1 (1.64%) NGN
3 1 (1.64%) SAN
3 1 (1.64%) SD-WAN
3 1 (1.64%) VPN
3 1 (1.64%) Wireless
General
1 30 (49.18%) Military
2 18 (29.51%) Social Skills
3 7 (11.48%) Electronics
4 6 (9.84%) Telecoms
5 2 (3.28%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (3.28%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.64%) Banking
6 1 (1.64%) Finance
6 1 (1.64%) Legal
6 1 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 38 (62.30%) Driving Licence
2 10 (16.39%) Data Centre
3 6 (9.84%) CCTV
4 4 (6.56%) Analogue Electronics
5 3 (4.92%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.64%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.64%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.64%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 4 (6.56%) Windows
2 2 (3.28%) Linux
2 2 (3.28%) Mac OS
3 1 (1.64%) Android
3 1 (1.64%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (32.79%) Customer Service
2 19 (31.15%) Problem-Solving
3 18 (29.51%) Innovative Thinking
3 18 (29.51%) System Testing
4 11 (18.03%) Cybersecurity
5 10 (16.39%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (14.75%) Preventative Maintenance
7 7 (11.48%) Network Design
8 5 (8.20%) Control Theory
9 4 (6.56%) Change Control
9 4 (6.56%) Service Delivery
10 3 (4.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 2 (3.28%) Break/Fix
11 2 (3.28%) Collaborative Culture
11 2 (3.28%) Critical Thinking
11 2 (3.28%) Proactive Maintenance
11 2 (3.28%) Server Management
11 2 (3.28%) Time Management
12 1 (1.64%) Infrastructure Engineering
12 1 (1.64%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 35 (57.38%) Security Cleared
2 21 (34.43%) SC Cleared
3 11 (18.03%) Degree
4 3 (4.92%) A+ Certification
5 2 (3.28%) Azure Certification
5 2 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (3.28%) CCNA
5 2 (3.28%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.64%) CCNP
6 1 (1.64%) CTC Cleared
6 1 (1.64%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.64%) JNCIA
6 1 (1.64%) JNCIP
6 1 (1.64%) MCSE
6 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.64%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.28%) COSHH
2 1 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.64%) GDPR
Vendors
1 8 (13.11%) Juniper
2 4 (6.56%) Cisco
2 4 (6.56%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.28%) Google
4 1 (1.64%) Aruba
4 1 (1.64%) Canon
4 1 (1.64%) Dell
4 1 (1.64%) Meraki
4 1 (1.64%) VMware