Field Support Engineer Job Trends

Field Support Engineer
UK

The median Field Support Engineer salary in the UK is £30,000 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 610 683 659
Rank change year-on-year +73 -24 +315
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Support Engineer 43 16 62
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.072% 0.030% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% 0.032% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 43 14 54
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,450 £24,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £31,438 £28,343
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £33,000 £33,605
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -1.80% +3.40%
75th Percentile £36,750 £38,750 £38,563
90th Percentile £40,000 £39,625 £38,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £33,000 £30,750
% change year-on-year -9.09% +7.32% -5.38%

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 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Field Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Field Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Field Support Engineer
Salary Trend

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

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

Field Support Engineer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Support Engineer over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Field Support Engineer in the UK

Field Support Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field Support Engineer within the UK 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
UK excluding London +86 42 £30,000 -9.09% 11
England +79 33 £34,000 +3.03% 12
North of England +12 10 £30,000 -6.25% 6
Scotland - 9 £28,000 -
East of England - 8 £35,000 - 2
South West - 7 £34,000 -
South East +38 6 £40,000 +14.29% 3
Yorkshire -7 6 £30,000 -9.09%
North West +19 4 £27,750 -11.90% 6
London +53 1 £45,000 - 1
Midlands +20 1 £27,500 -26.67% 1
West Midlands +20 1 £27,500 -29.35% 1
Northern Ireland - 1 £31,500 -

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Field Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 15 (34.88%) Customer Service
1 15 (34.88%) Microsoft
2 11 (25.58%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (20.93%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (20.93%) Windows
4 8 (18.60%) SharePoint
5 7 (16.28%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (16.28%) Firewall
6 6 (13.95%) A+ Certification
6 6 (13.95%) Business Intelligence
6 6 (13.95%) ConnectWise
6 6 (13.95%) Digital Marketing
6 6 (13.95%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (13.95%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (13.95%) Programme Management
6 6 (13.95%) SAP
6 6 (13.95%) Security Cleared
6 6 (13.95%) Service Delivery
6 6 (13.95%) Sophos
7 5 (11.63%) ITSM
7 5 (11.63%) Mentoring
7 5 (11.63%) SLA
8 4 (9.30%) Active Directory
9 2 (4.65%) CCNA
9 2 (4.65%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (4.65%) Entra ID
9 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
9 2 (4.65%) Windows 10
10 1 (2.33%) Agile
10 1 (2.33%) Apple

Field Support 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 8 (18.60%) SharePoint
2 6 (13.95%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (25.58%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (4.65%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.33%) Azure
3 1 (2.33%) Google Workspace
3 1 (2.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (16.28%) Firewall
2 1 (2.33%) Broadband
2 1 (2.33%) LAN
2 1 (2.33%) PSTN
2 1 (2.33%) SAN
2 1 (2.33%) VoIP
2 1 (2.33%) WAN
2 1 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
General
1 8 (18.60%) Public Sector
1 8 (18.60%) Social Skills
2 6 (13.95%) Electronics
2 6 (13.95%) Finance
2 6 (13.95%) Manufacturing
2 6 (13.95%) Marketing
2 6 (13.95%) Organisational Skills
2 6 (13.95%) Telecoms
3 5 (11.63%) Fire and Rescue
3 5 (11.63%) Police
4 1 (2.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (2.33%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 15 (34.88%) Driving Licence
2 5 (11.63%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.33%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.33%) Educational Technology
3 1 (2.33%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.33%) PDA
3 1 (2.33%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 9 (20.93%) Windows
2 2 (4.65%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.33%) Mac OS
3 1 (2.33%) Windows Server 2016
3 1 (2.33%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (34.88%) Customer Service
2 9 (20.93%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (13.95%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (13.95%) Digital Marketing
3 6 (13.95%) Programme Management
3 6 (13.95%) Service Delivery
4 5 (11.63%) ITSM
4 5 (11.63%) Mentoring
5 1 (2.33%) Agile
5 1 (2.33%) Asset Management
5 1 (2.33%) Coaching
Qualifications
1 7 (16.28%) BPSS Clearance
2 6 (13.95%) A+ Certification
2 6 (13.95%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (13.95%) Security Cleared
3 2 (4.65%) CCNA
3 2 (4.65%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.33%) DBS Check
4 1 (2.33%) Degree
4 1 (2.33%) MCSE
4 1 (2.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.63%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (9.30%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.33%) Hyper-V
2 1 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (34.88%) Microsoft
2 6 (13.95%) ConnectWise
2 6 (13.95%) SAP
2 6 (13.95%) Sophos
3 1 (2.33%) Apple
3 1 (2.33%) Aruba
3 1 (2.33%) Cisco
3 1 (2.33%) Dell
3 1 (2.33%) Google
3 1 (2.33%) HP
3 1 (2.33%) Meraki
3 1 (2.33%) VMware
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