Field Support Engineer Job Trends in the South West

Field Support Engineer
England > South West

The median Field Support Engineer salary in the South West is £34,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 - 228
Rank change year-on-year - - +81
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Support Engineer 5 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.13% - 0.065%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - 0.068%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile £28,700 - £36,900
25th Percentile £32,000 - £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,000 - £39,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile £36,000 - £40,625
90th Percentile - - £40,700
England median annual salary £35,000 £32,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year +9.38% -5.88% +4.62%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 3,578 5,799 4,409
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.91% 94.28% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,363 3,592 3,403
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,500 £53,351
Median % change year-on-year -12.62% -3.47% +6.70%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

Field Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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 the South West.

Field Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the South West

Field Support Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Field Support Engineer job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Field Support Engineer job vacancies in the South West

Field Support Engineer
Job Locations in the South West

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 South West region over the 6 months to 30 October 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
Cornwall - 4 £34,000 - 1
Wiltshire - 1 £27,000 -
Field Support Engineer
England

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, 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 South West region featuring Field Support Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (80.00%) ConnectWise
2 4 (80.00%) Firewall
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (80.00%) Sophos
3 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (20.00%) OneDrive
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Windows 10

Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 5 (100.00%) SharePoint
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (20.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) Firewall
General
1 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) ConnectWise
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (80.00%) Sophos