Field Engineer
UK
The median Field Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 437 | 543 | 645 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +106 | +102 | -10 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 138 | 139 | 193 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.25% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 0.26% | 0.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 80 | 107 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £105 | £105 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £114 | £133 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £150 | £178 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -15.49% | +18.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £250 | £220 | £219 |
| 90th Percentile | £403 | £250 | £325 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £150 | £165 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -9.09% | +17.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 8 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.75 | £18.44 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £11.88 | £19.87 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.50 | £20.98 | £16.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.36% | +24.53% | +0.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.50 | £31.13 | £19.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.40 | - | £20.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £14.50 | £20.30 | £17.09 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +18.78% | +2.03% |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | +40 | 102 | £200 | +33.33% | 845 |
| England | +67 | 98 | £200 | +29.03% | 856 |
| London | +95 | 30 | £205 | +0.61% | 89 |
| Scotland | +53 | 26 | £200 | -6.98% | 67 |
| South West | +18 | 21 | £165 | -13.16% | 135 |
| South East | +3 | 16 | £200 | - | 232 |
| Midlands | +18 | 11 | £200 | +23.55% | 159 |
| East of England | +12 | 11 | £400 | +166.67% | 121 |
| North of England | +5 | 11 | £200 | +53.85% | 156 |
| Work from Home | +114 | 10 | £165 | -25.00% | 147 |
| Wales | +19 | 7 | £220 | +112.56% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 7 | £142 | +6.17% | 62 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 7 | £200 | +81.41% | 81 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 4 | £200 | +5.26% | 97 |
| North West | +14 | 2 | - | - | 51 |
| North East | +8 | 2 | - | - | 29 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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