Field Service Engineer Job Trends

Field Services Engineer
UK

The median Field Services Engineer salary in the UK is £35,000 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 410 680 576
Rank change year-on-year +270 -104 +354
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Service Engineer 253 31 137
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.43% 0.056% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.060% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 148 26 124
10th Percentile £26,000 £23,500 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,500 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +16.07% -13.85%
75th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £33,750
90th Percentile £50,075 £43,750 £38,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,000 £31,000 £28,000
% change year-on-year +12.90% +10.71% -6.67%

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 53,514 51,440 48,883
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.14% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 32,905 27,168 37,760
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,956 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £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 Service Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Field Service Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Field Service Engineer
Salary Trend

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

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

Field Service Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Service Engineer over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Field Service Engineer in the UK

Field Service Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field Service Engineer within the UK 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
UK excluding London +230 203 £35,000 +12.90% 35
England +214 170 £36,250 +11.54% 37
Scotland - 50 £26,150 - 4
South East +62 48 £35,000 +16.67% 2
South West +27 28 £26,150 -27.36% 8
London +53 26 £45,000 +36.36% 9
North of England +49 26 £35,000 +7.69% 13
East of England +44 23 £40,000 - 2
Midlands +39 20 £40,000 +33.33% 4
Yorkshire - 16 £35,000 - 7
West Midlands +26 10 £40,000 +33.33% 3
East Midlands - 10 £29,500 - 1
North West +33 9 £31,000 -4.62% 6
Wales - 8 £30,500 - 2
Work from Home +80 7 £52,500 +15.38% 7
Northern Ireland - 1 £31,500 -
North East - 1 £40,000 - 1

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

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

1 64 (25.30%) HP
2 36 (14.23%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (12.65%) Customer Service
3 32 (12.65%) Wi-Fi
4 29 (11.46%) Service Delivery
5 26 (10.28%) Dell
6 25 (9.88%) BPSS Clearance
7 23 (9.09%) Preventative Maintenance
8 20 (7.91%) Break/Fix
9 18 (7.11%) DBS Check
10 16 (6.32%) Cisco
10 16 (6.32%) ITSM
11 12 (4.74%) Hardware Maintenance
11 12 (4.74%) IBM
11 12 (4.74%) Windows
12 11 (4.35%) Coaching
12 11 (4.35%) SLA
13 10 (3.95%) A+ Certification
13 10 (3.95%) CCNA
13 10 (3.95%) Cisco Certification
13 10 (3.95%) MCSE
13 10 (3.95%) Microsoft Certification
13 10 (3.95%) Network+ Certification
13 10 (3.95%) SAN
14 9 (3.56%) Degree
14 9 (3.56%) Firmware
15 8 (3.16%) NVQ Level 3
16 7 (2.77%) Active Directory
16 7 (2.77%) Business Intelligence
16 7 (2.77%) Microsoft 365

Field Service 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 4 (1.58%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (2.77%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (2.77%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 32 (12.65%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (3.95%) SAN
3 6 (2.37%) DHCP
3 6 (2.37%) DNS
3 6 (2.37%) Internet
3 6 (2.37%) Network Security
4 5 (1.98%) ATM
4 5 (1.98%) Firewall
4 5 (1.98%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.58%) RS-232
6 1 (0.40%) Broadband
6 1 (0.40%) PSTN
6 1 (0.40%) VoIP
6 1 (0.40%) Wireless
General
1 32 (12.65%) Social Skills
2 19 (7.51%) Legal
3 17 (6.72%) Public Sector
4 15 (5.93%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (5.93%) Electronics
5 13 (5.14%) Telecoms
6 11 (4.35%) Retail
7 9 (3.56%) Games
8 8 (3.16%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.98%) Finance
10 4 (1.58%) Marketing
11 3 (1.19%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.79%) Advertising
13 1 (0.40%) Billing
13 1 (0.40%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 44 (17.39%) Driving Licence
2 27 (10.67%) Data Centre
3 22 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (8.30%) EPoS
5 16 (6.32%) CCTV
6 14 (5.53%) Mobile App
7 11 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
8 10 (3.95%) Smartphone
9 8 (3.16%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (3.16%) SCADA
10 7 (2.77%) Digital Media
10 7 (2.77%) Home Automation
10 7 (2.77%) Smart Home
11 6 (2.37%) iPad
11 6 (2.37%) PMI
12 5 (1.98%) NHS
13 4 (1.58%) Life Science
13 4 (1.58%) PDA
13 4 (1.58%) Video Conferencing
14 3 (1.19%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.74%) Windows
2 6 (2.37%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.58%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (14.23%) Problem-Solving
2 32 (12.65%) Customer Service
3 29 (11.46%) Service Delivery
4 23 (9.09%) Preventative Maintenance
5 20 (7.91%) Break/Fix
6 16 (6.32%) ITSM
7 12 (4.74%) Hardware Maintenance
8 11 (4.35%) Coaching
9 7 (2.77%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (2.37%) Server Management
11 4 (1.58%) Digital Marketing
11 4 (1.58%) Programme Management
12 3 (1.19%) ITIL
12 3 (1.19%) Presales
13 2 (0.79%) Analytical Thinking
13 2 (0.79%) Decision-Making
13 2 (0.79%) PRINCE2
13 2 (0.79%) Robotic Automation
13 2 (0.79%) Technical Leadership
14 1 (0.40%) Immunology
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.19%) C
Qualifications
1 25 (9.88%) BPSS Clearance
2 18 (7.11%) DBS Check
3 10 (3.95%) A+ Certification
3 10 (3.95%) CCNA
3 10 (3.95%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (3.95%) MCSE
3 10 (3.95%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (3.95%) Network+ Certification
4 9 (3.56%) Degree
5 8 (3.16%) NVQ Level 3
6 6 (2.37%) PMI Certification
7 4 (1.58%) Security Cleared
8 2 (0.79%) HNC
9 1 (0.40%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.35%) SLA
2 1 (0.40%) GxP
2 1 (0.40%) ISO 13485
2 1 (0.40%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 9 (3.56%) Firmware
2 7 (2.77%) Active Directory
3 6 (2.37%) Hyper-V
3 6 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (2.37%) WSUS
Vendors
1 64 (25.30%) HP
2 26 (10.28%) Dell
3 16 (6.32%) Cisco
4 12 (4.74%) IBM
5 6 (2.37%) Apple
5 6 (2.37%) Meraki
5 6 (2.37%) VMware
6 5 (1.98%) Draytek
6 5 (1.98%) Sophos
7 4 (1.58%) SAP
8 2 (0.79%) Microsoft
9 1 (0.40%) Allen-Bradley
9 1 (0.40%) Canon
9 1 (0.40%) Polycom