Senior Field Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior Field Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior Field Engineer salary in the UK excluding London is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 513 - 536
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Field Engineer 4 0 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.010% - 0.049%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - 0.051%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 15
10th Percentile £33,750 - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £28,000
75th Percentile £81,250 - £41,375
90th Percentile - - £42,950
UK median annual salary £62,500 - £28,000
% change year-on-year - - -5.12%

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 37,897 34,703 29,304
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.34% 93.14% 95.30%
Number of salaries quoted 22,949 17,250 22,189
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £34,750 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Senior Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Senior Field Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior Field Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Senior Field Engineer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Field Engineer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Field Engineer in the UK excluding London

Senior 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 Senior Field Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 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
North West - 2 £62,500 -
North of England - 2 £62,500 -
East of England - 1 £32,500 -
East Midlands - 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - -
Senior Field Engineer
UK

Senior Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Senior 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 Senior Field Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Coaching
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) HNC
1 2 (50.00%) HND
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security
1 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (25.00%) Allen-Bradley
2 1 (25.00%) NEBOSH
2 1 (25.00%) Windows

Senior 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (50.00%) SCADA
3 1 (25.00%) Industry 4.0
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Coaching
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security
1 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) HNC
1 2 (50.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Allen-Bradley