Field Support Engineer
UK
The median Field Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £165 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 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 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 559 | 678 | 820 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +142 | -114 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Support Engineer | 11 | 12 | 43 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.026% | 0.021% | 0.049% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.028% | 0.022% | 0.051% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 9 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £147 | £137 |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | £150 | £158 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £165 | £205 | £190 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.51% | +7.89% | +22.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £209 | £238 | £195 |
| 90th Percentile | £218 | £260 | £238 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £165 | £205 | £190 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.51% | +7.89% | +22.58% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £19.49 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £20.60 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +58.46% | -29.73% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £21.71 | £17.78 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £18.67 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £20.60 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +58.46% | -29.73% |
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 | 39,467 | 53,505 | 83,509 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.60% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,700 | 37,347 | 58,712 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.31% | +3.43% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,724 | 1,494 | 2,029 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.95 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.16 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.11% | +110.78% | +5.26% |
Field Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Field Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Field Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Field Support Engineer.
Field Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Field Support Engineer.
Field Support Engineer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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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| England | +94 | 11 | £165 | -18.52% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +57 | 11 | £165 | -19.51% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +132 | 8 | £165 | +10.00% | 5 |
| South West | +17 | 6 | £165 | +10.00% | |
| North of England | +29 | 3 | £205 | +20.59% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 3 | £205 | +20.59% | 3 |
| Midlands | +34 | 1 | £200 | - | 2 |
| East of England | +12 | 1 | £240 | +6.67% | 5 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £200 | - | 2 |
Field Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, Field Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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Field Support 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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