Field Service Engineer Jobs in the South East

Field Services Engineer
England > South East

The median Field Services Engineer salary in the South East is £38,250 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 266 390 381
Rank change year-on-year +124 -9 +90
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Service Engineer 41 7 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.43% 0.040% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.043% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22 7 17
10th Percentile £24,625 £24,850 -
25th Percentile £33,250 £25,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 £25,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -21.54% +4.84%
75th Percentile £60,000 £29,875 £33,750
90th Percentile - £34,250 £39,000
England median annual salary £37,500 £28,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +33.93% -13.85% -

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 Service Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Field Service Engineer in the South East

Field Service Engineer
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Field Service Engineer in the South East

Field Service Engineer
Salary Histogram in the South East

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

Salary histogram for Field Service Engineer in the South East

Field Service 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 Service 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 +84 22 £23,750 -6.86% 20
Thames Valley +75 12 £60,000 +84.62% 39
Oxfordshire - 10 £60,000 - 9
West Sussex - 6 £37,500 - 8
Berkshire - 2 £28,000 - 20
Surrey - 1 £32,600 - 21
Field Service Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Field Service 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 Service Engineer in the job title.

1 29 (70.73%) Driving Licence
2 24 (58.54%) Military
2 24 (58.54%) Security Cleared
3 21 (51.22%) SC Cleared
4 18 (43.90%) System Testing
4 18 (43.90%) ATM
4 18 (43.90%) VoIP
4 18 (43.90%) Innovative Thinking
4 18 (43.90%) Customer Service
5 16 (39.02%) Social Skills
6 14 (34.15%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (24.39%) Data Centre
8 9 (21.95%) Preventative Maintenance
8 9 (21.95%) SNMP
8 9 (21.95%) Microsoft Office
8 9 (21.95%) Degree
8 9 (21.95%) Cybersecurity
9 6 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (14.63%) Electronics
10 5 (12.20%) Control Theory
11 3 (7.32%) Windows
12 2 (4.88%) Linux
12 2 (4.88%) Cisco
12 2 (4.88%) Microsoft
12 2 (4.88%) Mac OS
12 2 (4.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 2 (4.88%) Analytical Skills
12 2 (4.88%) Break/Fix
12 2 (4.88%) Public Sector
12 2 (4.88%) Server Management

Field Service 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 (21.95%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 18 (43.90%) ATM
1 18 (43.90%) VoIP
2 9 (21.95%) SNMP
3 1 (2.44%) 4G
3 1 (2.44%) 5G
3 1 (2.44%) Broadband
3 1 (2.44%) SAN
General
1 24 (58.54%) Military
2 16 (39.02%) Social Skills
3 6 (14.63%) Electronics
4 2 (4.88%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.88%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.44%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 29 (70.73%) Driving Licence
2 10 (24.39%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.44%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.44%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.32%) Windows
2 2 (4.88%) Linux
2 2 (4.88%) Mac OS
3 1 (2.44%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (43.90%) Customer Service
1 18 (43.90%) Innovative Thinking
1 18 (43.90%) System Testing
2 14 (34.15%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (21.95%) Cybersecurity
3 9 (21.95%) Preventative Maintenance
4 6 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (12.20%) Control Theory
6 2 (4.88%) Break/Fix
6 2 (4.88%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (4.88%) Server Management
6 2 (4.88%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (2.44%) Coaching
7 1 (2.44%) ITIL
7 1 (2.44%) PRINCE2
7 1 (2.44%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 24 (58.54%) Security Cleared
2 21 (51.22%) SC Cleared
3 9 (21.95%) Degree
4 1 (2.44%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.44%) CCNA
4 1 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.44%) MCSE
4 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.44%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 2 (4.88%) Cisco
1 2 (4.88%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.44%) Dell
2 1 (2.44%) Meraki