Field Engineer Job Trends

Field Engineer
UK

The median Field Engineer salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 310 570 442
Rank change year-on-year +260 -128 +359
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 390 136 278
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.66% 0.25% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% 0.27% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 270 110 244
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £29,813 £30,750 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £39,250 £31,925
Median % change year-on-year -10.83% +22.94% -1.77%
75th Percentile £40,000 £57,500 £38,000
90th Percentile £46,000 - £42,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,000 £37,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year -14.67% +25.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 53,599 50,905 49,610
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.53% 92.99% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 32,992 26,750 38,370
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% -0.79%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Field Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Field Engineer
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Field Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Field Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Field Engineer in the UK

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 3 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
UK excluding London +224 323 £32,000 -14.67% 99
England +198 289 £35,000 -12.50% 99
South East +47 79 £35,000 -36.36% 25
Scotland +62 61 £28,000 -2.61% 9
South West +55 58 £30,500 -15.28% 19
North of England +52 46 £30,000 -6.25% 27
Midlands +36 38 £32,000 +1.59% 7
London +93 35 £44,500 -1.11% 15
East of England +52 34 £35,000 -17.65% 13
West Midlands +37 26 £32,000 +1.59% 3
North West +49 23 £30,000 -6.98% 10
Yorkshire +9 23 £30,263 +0.88% 17
Work from Home +91 15 £42,500 +6.25% 14
East Midlands +1 12 £29,500 -15.71% 4
Wales +8 7 £30,500 -4.69% 3
Northern Ireland - 1 £31,500 -

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 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 featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 69 (17.69%) HP
2 67 (17.18%) Customer Service
3 58 (14.87%) Problem-Solving
4 45 (11.54%) Service Delivery
5 37 (9.49%) Windows
6 36 (9.23%) Wi-Fi
7 30 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 30 (7.69%) DBS Check
7 30 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
8 28 (7.18%) Break/Fix
8 28 (7.18%) Microsoft
9 27 (6.92%) Cisco
10 26 (6.67%) Dell
10 26 (6.67%) Preventative Maintenance
11 21 (5.38%) Active Directory
11 21 (5.38%) SLA
12 20 (5.13%) ITSM
13 18 (4.62%) Firewall
14 16 (4.10%) A+ Certification
14 16 (4.10%) Microsoft Certification
14 16 (4.10%) Security Cleared
14 16 (4.10%) SharePoint
14 16 (4.10%) Windows Server
15 15 (3.85%) Azure
16 14 (3.59%) Business Intelligence
16 14 (3.59%) Sophos
17 13 (3.33%) Coaching
17 13 (3.33%) Degree
18 12 (3.08%) CCNA
18 12 (3.08%) Cisco Certification

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 (4.10%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.26%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.26%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (0.51%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 30 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (3.85%) Azure
3 7 (1.79%) Google Workspace
4 4 (1.03%) AWS
4 4 (1.03%) Entra ID
4 4 (1.03%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 36 (9.23%) Wi-Fi
2 18 (4.62%) Firewall
3 10 (2.56%) SAN
4 9 (2.31%) DHCP
4 9 (2.31%) DNS
4 9 (2.31%) Internet
4 9 (2.31%) LAN
4 9 (2.31%) WAN
4 9 (2.31%) Wireless
5 7 (1.79%) ATM
5 7 (1.79%) Network Security
5 7 (1.79%) VoIP
6 6 (1.54%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.03%) RS-232
8 3 (0.77%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.51%) VLAN
9 2 (0.51%) VPN
10 1 (0.26%) Broadband
10 1 (0.26%) IPsec
10 1 (0.26%) PSTN
General
1 51 (13.08%) Social Skills
2 28 (7.18%) Telecoms
3 26 (6.67%) Public Sector
4 24 (6.15%) Electronics
5 19 (4.87%) Legal
6 17 (4.36%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (4.10%) Retail
8 15 (3.85%) Manufacturing
8 15 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (3.59%) Finance
10 12 (3.08%) Marketing
11 8 (2.05%) Games
12 5 (1.28%) Fire and Rescue
12 5 (1.28%) Police
13 3 (0.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.77%) Local Government
13 3 (0.77%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.51%) Advertising
15 1 (0.26%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.26%) Tapestry
Miscellaneous
1 77 (19.74%) Driving Licence
2 30 (7.69%) Data Centre
3 27 (6.92%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (6.67%) EPoS
5 22 (5.64%) CCTV
6 14 (3.59%) Mobile App
7 11 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
7 11 (2.82%) SCADA
8 10 (2.56%) Smartphone
9 8 (2.05%) Renewable Energy
10 7 (1.79%) Digital Media
10 7 (1.79%) Home Automation
10 7 (1.79%) Smart Home
11 6 (1.54%) iPad
11 6 (1.54%) PDA
11 6 (1.54%) PMI
11 6 (1.54%) Social Media
12 5 (1.28%) NHS
12 5 (1.28%) Onboarding
13 4 (1.03%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 37 (9.49%) Windows
2 16 (4.10%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.28%) Android
4 4 (1.03%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.51%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.51%) VMS
6 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (17.18%) Customer Service
2 58 (14.87%) Problem-Solving
3 45 (11.54%) Service Delivery
4 28 (7.18%) Break/Fix
5 26 (6.67%) Preventative Maintenance
6 20 (5.13%) ITSM
7 14 (3.59%) Business Intelligence
8 13 (3.33%) Coaching
9 12 (3.08%) Hardware Maintenance
10 11 (2.82%) Digital Marketing
10 11 (2.82%) Programme Management
11 9 (2.31%) ITIL
12 8 (2.05%) Mentoring
13 7 (1.79%) Server Management
14 6 (1.54%) Cybersecurity
14 6 (1.54%) Data Protection
14 6 (1.54%) Network Management
14 6 (1.54%) Root Cause Analysis
15 4 (1.03%) Incident Management
15 4 (1.03%) Presales
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.77%) C
Qualifications
1 30 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
1 30 (7.69%) DBS Check
2 16 (4.10%) A+ Certification
2 16 (4.10%) Microsoft Certification
2 16 (4.10%) Security Cleared
3 13 (3.33%) Degree
4 12 (3.08%) CCNA
4 12 (3.08%) Cisco Certification
5 11 (2.82%) Network+ Certification
6 10 (2.56%) MCSE
7 8 (2.05%) NVQ Level 3
8 6 (1.54%) PMI Certification
9 4 (1.03%) HNC
10 3 (0.77%) HND
11 1 (0.26%) SC Cleared
11 1 (0.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.38%) SLA
2 3 (0.77%) PMO
3 1 (0.26%) GxP
3 1 (0.26%) ISO 13485
3 1 (0.26%) NEBOSH
3 1 (0.26%) QA
System Software
1 21 (5.38%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (2.31%) Firmware
3 9 (2.31%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.54%) Jamf Pro
2 6 (1.54%) SmoothWall
2 6 (1.54%) WSUS
Vendors
1 69 (17.69%) HP
2 28 (7.18%) Microsoft
3 27 (6.92%) Cisco
4 26 (6.67%) Dell
5 14 (3.59%) Sophos
6 12 (3.08%) IBM
6 12 (3.08%) Meraki
7 11 (2.82%) SAP
8 10 (2.56%) VMware
9 9 (2.31%) Draytek
10 7 (1.79%) Apple
10 7 (1.79%) Google
11 6 (1.54%) ConnectWise
12 5 (1.28%) Fortinet
13 4 (1.03%) Canon
13 4 (1.03%) CrowdStrike
13 4 (1.03%) Palo Alto
14 3 (0.77%) Forcepoint
15 2 (0.51%) Allen-Bradley
15 2 (0.51%) Aruba