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 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 245 335 357
Rank change year-on-year +90 +22 +53
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 54 58 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.58% 0.35% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 0.37% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 46 58 31
10th Percentile £26,125 £25,000 £23,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £26,250 £27,750
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 £33,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £44,759 £37,500
England median annual salary £40,000 £30,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -7.69% +3.17%

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 8,004 15,797 13,153
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.47% 93.98% 90.40%
Number of salaries quoted 4,536 11,357 8,268
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £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 £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +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 9 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 9 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 +77 24 £55,000 +107.55% 16
Thames Valley +45 12 £60,000 +84.62% 34
Kent +36 7 £70,000 +33.33% 6
Oxfordshire - 7 £60,000 - 12
West Sussex +44 6 £37,500 +15.38% 2
Surrey +51 5 £32,600 +14.39% 8
Berkshire +28 4 £24,000 -20.00% 18
Buckinghamshire +27 1 £40,000 +14.29% 7
Field Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 27 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 25 (46.30%) Driving Licence
3 19 (35.19%) Military
4 17 (31.48%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (31.48%) Customer Service
5 15 (27.78%) Social Skills
6 14 (25.93%) WAN
7 13 (24.07%) Juniper
7 13 (24.07%) Network Design
8 10 (18.52%) SC Cleared
9 9 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
10 7 (12.96%) Data Centre
10 7 (12.96%) Cybersecurity
10 7 (12.96%) System Testing
10 7 (12.96%) CCTV
10 7 (12.96%) Degree
10 7 (12.96%) Telecoms
10 7 (12.96%) ATM
10 7 (12.96%) VoIP
10 7 (12.96%) Innovative Thinking
11 6 (11.11%) Analogue Electronics
11 6 (11.11%) Preventative Maintenance
11 6 (11.11%) SNMP
11 6 (11.11%) Microsoft
11 6 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
11 6 (11.11%) Windows
11 6 (11.11%) Electronics
11 6 (11.11%) Change Control
12 5 (9.26%) Control Theory
13 3 (5.56%) Analytical Skills

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 6 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.70%) Azure
1 2 (3.70%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 14 (25.93%) WAN
2 7 (12.96%) ATM
2 7 (12.96%) VoIP
3 6 (11.11%) SNMP
4 1 (1.85%) 4G
4 1 (1.85%) 5G
4 1 (1.85%) Broadband
4 1 (1.85%) DHCP
4 1 (1.85%) DNS
4 1 (1.85%) Firewall
4 1 (1.85%) LAN
4 1 (1.85%) Network Security
4 1 (1.85%) SAN
4 1 (1.85%) VPN
General
1 19 (35.19%) Military
2 15 (27.78%) Social Skills
3 7 (12.96%) Telecoms
4 6 (11.11%) Electronics
5 3 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (3.70%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.85%) Banking
7 1 (1.85%) Finance
7 1 (1.85%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 25 (46.30%) Driving Licence
2 7 (12.96%) CCTV
2 7 (12.96%) Data Centre
3 6 (11.11%) Analogue Electronics
4 2 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.85%) EPoS
5 1 (1.85%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.85%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 6 (11.11%) Windows
2 2 (3.70%) Linux
2 2 (3.70%) Mac OS
3 1 (1.85%) Android
3 1 (1.85%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (31.48%) Customer Service
1 17 (31.48%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (24.07%) Network Design
3 9 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (12.96%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (12.96%) Innovative Thinking
4 7 (12.96%) System Testing
5 6 (11.11%) Change Control
5 6 (11.11%) Preventative Maintenance
6 5 (9.26%) Control Theory
7 3 (5.56%) Service Delivery
8 2 (3.70%) Break/Fix
8 2 (3.70%) Collaborative Culture
8 2 (3.70%) Proactive Maintenance
8 2 (3.70%) Server Management
8 2 (3.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 1 (1.85%) Coaching
9 1 (1.85%) Critical Thinking
9 1 (1.85%) Infrastructure Engineering
9 1 (1.85%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 27 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 10 (18.52%) SC Cleared
3 7 (12.96%) Degree
4 3 (5.56%) A+ Certification
5 2 (3.70%) Azure Certification
5 2 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.85%) CCNA
6 1 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.85%) CTC Cleared
6 1 (1.85%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.85%) MCSE
6 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.85%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.85%) COSHH
Vendors
1 13 (24.07%) Juniper
2 6 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.56%) Cisco
4 2 (3.70%) Google
5 1 (1.85%) Canon
5 1 (1.85%) Dell
5 1 (1.85%) Meraki
5 1 (1.85%) VMware