Field Engineer
UK
The median Field Engineer salary in the UK is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 650 | 750 | 914 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +100 | +164 | -147 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 248 | 237 | 291 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.22% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.25% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 240 | 224 | 242 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,500 | £23,750 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £26,938 | £26,600 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £32,500 | £31,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.84% | +12.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,750 | £35,500 | £34,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,625 | £42,500 | £38,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,000 | £30,000 | £31,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -3.23% | +12.73% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 92,682 | 96,623 | 147,884 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,673 | 60,571 | 85,427 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Field Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Field Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer.
Field Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
Field Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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 |
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| England | +149 | 237 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 660 |
| UK excluding London | +94 | 216 | £29,000 | -3.33% | 654 |
| North of England | +68 | 51 | £32,500 | +14.04% | 141 |
| South East | +35 | 51 | £32,500 | - | 181 |
| South West | +13 | 46 | £30,000 | - | 77 |
| Work from Home | +91 | 35 | £32,500 | - | 157 |
| Midlands | +18 | 35 | £27,500 | -15.38% | 116 |
| London | +108 | 31 | £37,500 | +11.94% | 82 |
| North West | +25 | 28 | £28,000 | +9.80% | 79 |
| East of England | +33 | 27 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 94 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 22 | £27,500 | -15.38% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 17 | £40,000 | +40.35% | 46 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 12 | £28,000 | -18.84% | 69 |
| North East | +9 | 6 | £28,000 | -18.84% | 18 |
| Scotland | -65 | 6 | £27,500 | -11.29% | 49 |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 4 | £28,000 | -8.20% | 11 |
Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Field 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 featuring Field Engineer in the job title.
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Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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