Field Engineer
UK
The median Field Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 446 | 572 | 656 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | +84 | -52 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 146 | 147 | 199 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.34% | 0.25% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.26% | 0.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 83 | 108 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | £105 | £124 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £107 | £143 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £150 | £184 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -18.37% | +29.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £250 | £220 | £219 |
| 90th Percentile | £400 | £275 | £325 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £150 | £170 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -11.76% | +21.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 47 | 13 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.75 | £16.53 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.00 | £18.64 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +21.21% | +1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.50 | £21.71 | £18.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.70 | £30.10 | £19.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.50 | £20.00 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.50% | +21.21% | +1.54% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,021 | 55,966 | 84,699 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,056 | 39,104 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,666 | 1,571 | 2,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.30 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +89.04% | +5.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.29 | £65.75 | £49.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.26 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +116.50% | +2.74% |
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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer.
Field Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Field Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer.
Field Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| UK excluding London | +63 | 108 | £200 | +33.33% | 860 |
| England | +89 | 106 | £200 | +33.33% | 856 |
| London | +106 | 32 | £230 | +26.90% | 95 |
| Scotland | +57 | 27 | £200 | +81.82% | 69 |
| South West | +36 | 22 | £165 | +3.13% | 146 |
| South East | +18 | 19 | £185 | -7.50% | 229 |
| East of England | +17 | 12 | £400 | +263.64% | 118 |
| North of England | +9 | 12 | £200 | +59.20% | 148 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 10 | £165 | -17.50% | 201 |
| Midlands | +10 | 10 | £200 | +27.80% | 158 |
| Wales | +18 | 7 | £220 | +112.56% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 7 | £200 | +78.97% | 67 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 7 | £142 | -10.13% | 60 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 3 | £200 | +61.29% | 99 |
| North East | +17 | 3 | - | - | 15 |
| North West | +10 | 2 | - | - | 67 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Field Engineer contract 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 contract 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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