Field Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Field Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Field Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 268 352 514
Rank change year-on-year +84 +162 -116
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 514 214 138
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.62% 0.63% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% 0.70% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 415 163 117
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,800 £30,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% -7.69%
75th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £35,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £42,791
UK median annual salary £38,500 £37,500 £31,000
% change year-on-year +2.67% +20.97% -6.06%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 78,187 30,550 52,478
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.61% 89.27% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 54,320 17,285 31,143
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,500 £38,620
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £59,319 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.85% - -8.33%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Field Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Field Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Field Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Field Engineer in the UK excluding London

Field Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
South East +30 163 £45,000 +9.09% 82
Midlands +17 88 £40,000 +6.67% 54
South West -11 87 £40,000 -11.11% 33
North of England -23 61 £34,750 +13.93% 38
East Midlands +24 56 £35,000 - 18
East of England -11 53 £35,000 -6.67% 21
Scotland +34 48 £30,000 - 30
North West -4 34 £35,000 +14.75% 22
West Midlands -25 32 £45,000 +12.50% 36
Yorkshire -34 18 £34,500 +14.00% 13
North East -54 9 £30,000 -25.00% 3
Wales -73 9 £35,000 +14.75% 7
Northern Ireland -73 5 £32,600 +3.49% 7
Field Engineer
UK

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Field 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 UK excluding London region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 86 (16.73%) Customer Service
2 65 (12.65%) Windows
3 64 (12.45%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (10.89%) Microsoft
5 52 (10.12%) Microsoft 365
6 32 (6.23%) Firewall
7 30 (5.84%) ITIL
8 29 (5.64%) Preventative Maintenance
8 29 (5.64%) Wi-Fi
9 28 (5.45%) WAN
10 27 (5.25%) Active Directory
11 26 (5.06%) LAN
11 26 (5.06%) Security Cleared
12 24 (4.67%) SC Cleared
13 23 (4.47%) Windows 10
14 22 (4.28%) Cisco Certification
15 21 (4.09%) Apple iOS
16 20 (3.89%) Broadband
17 19 (3.70%) Android
17 19 (3.70%) CCNA
17 19 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
17 19 (3.70%) VLAN
18 18 (3.50%) Break/Fix
18 18 (3.50%) Proactive Monitoring
18 18 (3.50%) Remote Monitoring and Management
18 18 (3.50%) VPN
18 18 (3.50%) Windows Server
19 17 (3.31%) Cyber Essentials
19 17 (3.31%) Logitech
19 17 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 17 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (0.78%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.58%) OpenROAD
4 2 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.19%) CMS
Applications
1 6 (1.17%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (0.19%) CorelDRAW
2 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
2 1 (0.19%) Siemens NX
Cloud Services
1 52 (10.12%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (3.31%) Mimecast
3 16 (3.11%) Azure
3 16 (3.11%) Entra ID
4 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 32 (6.23%) Firewall
2 29 (5.64%) Wi-Fi
3 28 (5.45%) WAN
4 26 (5.06%) LAN
5 20 (3.89%) Broadband
6 19 (3.70%) VLAN
7 18 (3.50%) VPN
8 17 (3.31%) TCP/IP
9 16 (3.11%) Wireless
10 12 (2.33%) SAN
11 11 (2.14%) DHCP
11 11 (2.14%) DNS
12 9 (1.75%) Structured Cabling
13 7 (1.36%) VoIP
14 4 (0.78%) ATM
14 4 (0.78%) Ethernet
15 3 (0.58%) RFID
16 2 (0.39%) Cisco IOS
16 2 (0.39%) SD-WAN
16 2 (0.39%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.39%) SQL Server
General
1 54 (10.51%) Social Skills
2 47 (9.14%) Retail
3 33 (6.42%) Telecoms
4 32 (6.23%) Electronics
5 30 (5.84%) Analytical Skills
6 26 (5.06%) Manufacturing
7 18 (3.50%) Aerospace
7 18 (3.50%) Public Sector
8 16 (3.11%) Military
9 11 (2.14%) Advertising
10 10 (1.95%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (1.75%) Automotive
11 9 (1.75%) Pharmaceutical
12 7 (1.36%) Avionics
12 7 (1.36%) Legal
13 6 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
14 5 (0.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (0.78%) Games
16 3 (0.58%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (0.58%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.19%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 105 (20.43%) Driving Licence
2 26 (5.06%) EPoS
3 16 (3.11%) NHS
4 13 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
5 12 (2.33%) Data Centre
6 10 (1.95%) Photography
6 10 (1.95%) Robotics
7 9 (1.75%) CCTV
8 8 (1.56%) Smartphone
9 3 (0.58%) Digital Media
9 3 (0.58%) Home Automation
9 3 (0.58%) Management Information System
9 3 (0.58%) Smart Home
10 2 (0.39%) CAN bus
10 2 (0.39%) iPhone
10 2 (0.39%) Life Science
11 1 (0.19%) CMDB
11 1 (0.19%) FMCG
11 1 (0.19%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 65 (12.65%) Windows
2 23 (4.47%) Windows 10
3 21 (4.09%) Apple iOS
4 19 (3.70%) Android
5 18 (3.50%) Windows Server
6 14 (2.72%) Mac OS
7 7 (1.36%) Linux
8 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.39%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.19%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (16.73%) Customer Service
2 64 (12.45%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (5.84%) ITIL
4 29 (5.64%) Preventative Maintenance
5 18 (3.50%) Break/Fix
5 18 (3.50%) Proactive Monitoring
5 18 (3.50%) Remote Monitoring and Management
6 17 (3.31%) Service Catalogue
7 15 (2.92%) Cybersecurity
7 15 (2.92%) Project Delivery
8 13 (2.53%) Chemistry
9 12 (2.33%) Service Delivery
10 11 (2.14%) Coaching
11 10 (1.95%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 10 (1.95%) Mentoring
11 10 (1.95%) Stakeholder Management
12 9 (1.75%) CRM
13 8 (1.56%) Biomedicine
13 8 (1.56%) Customer Requirements
13 8 (1.56%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 17 (3.31%) PowerShell
2 2 (0.39%) SQL
3 1 (0.19%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 26 (5.06%) Security Cleared
2 24 (4.67%) SC Cleared
3 22 (4.28%) Cisco Certification
4 19 (3.70%) CCNA
5 16 (3.11%) A+ Certification
5 16 (3.11%) HNC
5 16 (3.11%) MCSE
5 16 (3.11%) Microsoft Certification
6 15 (2.92%) Network+ Certification
7 13 (2.53%) DV Cleared
8 12 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
8 12 (2.33%) Degree
9 8 (1.56%) NVQ Level 3
10 6 (1.17%) HND
11 4 (0.78%) City & Guilds
12 3 (0.58%) CCNP
13 2 (0.39%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.31%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (1.17%) SLA
3 1 (0.19%) GDPR
System Software
1 27 (5.25%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.56%) Firmware
3 3 (0.58%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 19 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.78%) SCCM
3 2 (0.39%) WSUS
Vendors
1 56 (10.89%) Microsoft
2 17 (3.31%) Logitech
2 17 (3.31%) Sophos
2 17 (3.31%) TOWER Software
3 16 (3.11%) HP
4 13 (2.53%) Dell
4 13 (2.53%) Ubiquiti
5 11 (2.14%) Cisco
6 8 (1.56%) Draytek
6 8 (1.56%) Fortinet
6 8 (1.56%) VMware
7 7 (1.36%) Apple
8 6 (1.17%) SonicWALL
9 5 (0.97%) Siemens
10 3 (0.58%) Starlink
11 2 (0.39%) Capita
11 2 (0.39%) MikroTik
11 2 (0.39%) ServiceNow
12 1 (0.19%) Adobe
12 1 (0.19%) Google