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 £32,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 228 443 359
Rank change year-on-year +215 -84 +264
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 334 123 226
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.79% 0.34% 0.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.87% 0.37% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 215 99 202
10th Percentile £25,625 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £37,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £37,500 £57,500 £35,000
90th Percentile £43,550 - £40,225
UK median annual salary £35,000 £38,250 £30,000
% change year-on-year -8.50% +27.50% -7.69%

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 38,388 33,377 32,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,454 16,215 24,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 14 January 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 14 January 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 +63 83 £35,000 -36.36% 37
Scotland +70 67 £26,150 -9.04% 5
South West +58 61 £30,500 -15.28% 14
North of England +36 48 £30,000 -6.25% 27
East of England +56 36 £35,000 -17.65% 25
Midlands +34 34 £30,000 -4.76% 24
Yorkshire +3 25 £30,263 +0.88% 13
North West +33 23 £30,000 -6.98% 11
West Midlands +22 22 £30,000 -4.76% 13
East Midlands +4 12 £29,500 -21.33% 11
Wales +14 5 £30,500 -4.69% 4
Northern Ireland - 1 £31,500 - 3
Field Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 72 (21.56%) HP
2 65 (19.46%) Customer Service
3 55 (16.47%) Problem-Solving
4 39 (11.68%) Service Delivery
5 36 (10.78%) Windows
6 34 (10.18%) Wi-Fi
7 29 (8.68%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (8.38%) BPSS Clearance
8 28 (8.38%) Microsoft
9 24 (7.19%) Dell
10 23 (6.89%) Break/Fix
11 21 (6.29%) Active Directory
11 21 (6.29%) DBS Check
12 20 (5.99%) SLA
13 18 (5.39%) Cisco
13 18 (5.39%) Firewall
14 17 (5.09%) ITSM
15 16 (4.79%) A+ Certification
15 16 (4.79%) Microsoft Certification
15 16 (4.79%) SharePoint
16 15 (4.49%) Security Cleared
17 14 (4.19%) Azure
17 14 (4.19%) Coaching
17 14 (4.19%) Sophos
17 14 (4.19%) Windows Server
18 13 (3.89%) CCNA
18 13 (3.89%) Cisco Certification
19 12 (3.59%) Preventative Maintenance
20 11 (3.29%) Business Intelligence
20 11 (3.29%) Degree

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 16 (4.79%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (2.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.30%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 29 (8.68%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (4.19%) Azure
3 6 (1.80%) Entra ID
3 6 (1.80%) Google Workspace
4 4 (1.20%) AWS
5 3 (0.90%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 34 (10.18%) Wi-Fi
2 18 (5.39%) Firewall
3 11 (3.29%) SAN
4 9 (2.69%) DHCP
4 9 (2.69%) DNS
4 9 (2.69%) Internet
4 9 (2.69%) LAN
4 9 (2.69%) WAN
5 8 (2.40%) Wireless
6 7 (2.10%) ATM
6 7 (2.10%) Network Security
7 6 (1.80%) VoIP
8 5 (1.50%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.90%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.90%) VLAN
9 3 (0.90%) VPN
10 1 (0.30%) Broadband
10 1 (0.30%) IPsec
10 1 (0.30%) PSTN
10 1 (0.30%) RS-232
General
1 46 (13.77%) Social Skills
2 29 (8.68%) Public Sector
3 27 (8.08%) Telecoms
4 17 (5.09%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (5.09%) Electronics
5 16 (4.79%) Retail
6 14 (4.19%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (3.89%) Finance
8 12 (3.59%) Manufacturing
8 12 (3.59%) Marketing
9 11 (3.29%) Legal
10 5 (1.50%) Fire and Rescue
10 5 (1.50%) Police
11 3 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 3 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.60%) Games
12 2 (0.60%) Local Government
12 2 (0.60%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.30%) Billing
13 1 (0.30%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 64 (19.16%) Driving Licence
2 27 (8.08%) EPoS
3 26 (7.78%) Data Centre
4 23 (6.89%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (4.79%) CCTV
6 14 (4.19%) Mobile App
7 12 (3.59%) Analytical Mindset
8 11 (3.29%) Smartphone
9 6 (1.80%) iPad
9 6 (1.80%) PDA
9 6 (1.80%) PMI
10 5 (1.50%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.50%) Social Media
11 4 (1.20%) Digital Signage
11 4 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.90%) Digital Media
12 3 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
12 3 (0.90%) Home Automation
12 3 (0.90%) Smart Home
12 3 (0.90%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 36 (10.78%) Windows
2 14 (4.19%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.50%) Android
4 4 (1.20%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.60%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (19.46%) Customer Service
2 55 (16.47%) Problem-Solving
3 39 (11.68%) Service Delivery
4 23 (6.89%) Break/Fix
5 17 (5.09%) ITSM
6 14 (4.19%) Coaching
7 12 (3.59%) Preventative Maintenance
8 11 (3.29%) Business Intelligence
8 11 (3.29%) Digital Marketing
8 11 (3.29%) Programme Management
9 10 (2.99%) Hardware Maintenance
10 8 (2.40%) ITIL
10 8 (2.40%) Mentoring
11 7 (2.10%) Server Management
12 6 (1.80%) Cybersecurity
13 5 (1.50%) Data Protection
13 5 (1.50%) Network Management
13 5 (1.50%) Presales
13 5 (1.50%) Project Delivery
13 5 (1.50%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 28 (8.38%) BPSS Clearance
2 21 (6.29%) DBS Check
3 16 (4.79%) A+ Certification
3 16 (4.79%) Microsoft Certification
4 15 (4.49%) Security Cleared
5 13 (3.89%) CCNA
5 13 (3.89%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (3.29%) Degree
6 11 (3.29%) MCSE
6 11 (3.29%) Network+ Certification
7 6 (1.80%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.90%) HNC
9 2 (0.60%) HND
10 1 (0.30%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (5.99%) SLA
2 1 (0.30%) GxP
2 1 (0.30%) ISO 13485
2 1 (0.30%) NEBOSH
2 1 (0.30%) QA
System Software
1 21 (6.29%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.99%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.30%) Firmware
4 1 (0.30%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (2.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.80%) WSUS
3 5 (1.50%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (1.50%) SmoothWall
Vendors
1 72 (21.56%) HP
2 28 (8.38%) Microsoft
3 24 (7.19%) Dell
4 18 (5.39%) Cisco
5 14 (4.19%) Sophos
6 11 (3.29%) Meraki
6 11 (3.29%) SAP
6 11 (3.29%) VMware
7 10 (2.99%) IBM
8 9 (2.69%) Draytek
9 7 (2.10%) Apple
10 6 (1.80%) ConnectWise
10 6 (1.80%) Fortinet
10 6 (1.80%) Google
11 4 (1.20%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (1.20%) Palo Alto
12 3 (0.90%) Canon
12 3 (0.90%) Forcepoint
13 2 (0.60%) Allen-Bradley
13 2 (0.60%) Aruba