Field Engineer Jobs in England

Field Engineer
UK > England

The median Field Engineer salary in England is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 635 706 931
Rank change year-on-year +71 +225 -149
Permanent jobs requiring a Field Engineer 221 190 255
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.24% 0.23% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.25% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 214 179 222
10th Percentile £25,500 £23,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £26,750 £26,875 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,500 £31,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +4.84% +12.73%
75th Percentile £38,750 £35,000 £33,750
90th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £38,650
UK median annual salary £30,000 £32,500 £30,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +6.56% +9.91%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 88,752 75,954 137,584
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.80% 91.23% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 65,003 49,705 75,781
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,249 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.86% +0.42% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Field Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Field Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Field Engineer in England

Field Engineer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Field Engineer in England.

Salary trend for Field Engineer in England

Field Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Field Engineer in England over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Field Engineer in England

Field Engineer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 7 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +10 59 £32,500 - 268
North of England +44 49 £32,500 +14.04% 208
South West -1 38 £29,000 +5.45% 114
Midlands -4 33 £28,250 -13.90% 203
North West +12 28 £28,000 +14.29% 73
London +38 27 £40,750 +23.48% 116
East of England -7 22 £28,000 -5.08% 145
Yorkshire +68 19 £32,500 +14.04% 106
East Midlands -9 18 £28,500 -12.31% 80
West Midlands -2 15 £28,000 -12.50% 123
North East -15 2 £27,500 -20.29% 34
Field Engineer
UK

Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 7 June 2024, Field Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Field Engineer in the job title.

1 125 (56.56%) Windows
2 90 (40.72%) Active Directory
3 89 (40.27%) Social Skills
4 88 (39.82%) Problem-Solving
4 88 (39.82%) Microsoft
5 75 (33.94%) Customer Service
6 63 (28.51%) Driving Licence
7 52 (23.53%) HP
8 50 (22.62%) Microsoft 365
9 48 (21.72%) ITIL
10 42 (19.00%) Dell
10 42 (19.00%) Retail
11 41 (18.55%) Azure
12 40 (18.10%) EPoS
12 40 (18.10%) DBS Check
13 39 (17.65%) Onboarding
14 37 (16.74%) Self-Motivation
15 34 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
15 34 (15.38%) DNS
15 34 (15.38%) SLA
16 33 (14.93%) IBM
17 31 (14.03%) Hyper-V
17 31 (14.03%) BPSS Clearance
18 30 (13.57%) Entra ID
18 30 (13.57%) Break/Fix
18 30 (13.57%) Degree
18 30 (13.57%) DHCP
18 30 (13.57%) A+ Certification
19 29 (13.12%) Microsoft Office
19 29 (13.12%) Windows Server

Field Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (10.41%) SharePoint
2 14 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.45%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 29 (13.12%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.81%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
Cloud Services
1 50 (22.62%) Microsoft 365
2 41 (18.55%) Azure
3 30 (13.57%) Entra ID
4 15 (6.79%) OneDrive
5 14 (6.33%) Power Automate
5 14 (6.33%) Power Platform
5 14 (6.33%) PowerApps
6 4 (1.81%) AWS
7 3 (1.36%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.45%) Nutanix
8 1 (0.45%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 34 (15.38%) DNS
1 34 (15.38%) Wi-Fi
2 30 (13.57%) DHCP
3 26 (11.76%) Network Security
4 20 (9.05%) TCP/IP
5 19 (8.60%) Wireless
6 18 (8.14%) Firewall
7 13 (5.88%) LAN
7 13 (5.88%) WAN
8 12 (5.43%) 4G
9 10 (4.52%) VPN
10 8 (3.62%) DSL
10 8 (3.62%) LTE
11 7 (3.17%) VLAN
12 5 (2.26%) SAN
13 4 (1.81%) 5G
14 3 (1.36%) Remote Desktop
14 3 (1.36%) SSH
15 2 (0.90%) Internet
15 2 (0.90%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.62%) Amazon RDS
General
1 89 (40.27%) Social Skills
2 42 (19.00%) Retail
3 28 (12.67%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (12.67%) Organisational Skills
4 10 (4.52%) Legal
5 9 (4.07%) Telecoms
6 8 (3.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 8 (3.62%) Manufacturing
6 8 (3.62%) Public Sector
7 7 (3.17%) Military
8 3 (1.36%) Electronics
8 3 (1.36%) Marketing
8 3 (1.36%) Police
9 2 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (0.90%) Publishing
10 1 (0.45%) Aviation
10 1 (0.45%) Finance
10 1 (0.45%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.45%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 63 (28.51%) Driving Licence
2 40 (18.10%) EPoS
3 39 (17.65%) Onboarding
4 37 (16.74%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (7.24%) CCTV
6 12 (5.43%) Smartphone
7 7 (3.17%) Analogue Electronics
8 6 (2.71%) IoT
9 5 (2.26%) Data Centre
9 5 (2.26%) Replication
10 4 (1.81%) Management Information System
11 3 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (1.36%) PropTech
12 1 (0.45%) iPad
12 1 (0.45%) iPhone
12 1 (0.45%) NHS
12 1 (0.45%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 1 (0.45%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 125 (56.56%) Windows
2 29 (13.12%) Windows Server
3 24 (10.86%) Mac OS
4 21 (9.50%) Windows 10
5 19 (8.60%) Windows Server 2012
6 16 (7.24%) Windows Server 2016
6 16 (7.24%) Windows Server 2019
7 13 (5.88%) Android
8 8 (3.62%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.90%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (39.82%) Problem-Solving
2 75 (33.94%) Customer Service
3 48 (21.72%) ITIL
4 30 (13.57%) Break/Fix
5 28 (12.67%) Computer Science
6 25 (11.31%) Time Management
7 22 (9.95%) Innovative Thinking
8 14 (6.33%) Migration
8 14 (6.33%) Project Management
9 10 (4.52%) Hardware Maintenance
10 8 (3.62%) Customer Requirements
10 8 (3.62%) Logistics
10 8 (3.62%) Proactive Maintenance
11 7 (3.17%) Asset Management
11 7 (3.17%) Service Delivery
12 6 (2.71%) Continuous Improvement
12 6 (2.71%) Incident Management
12 6 (2.71%) Project Delivery
13 5 (2.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 4 (1.81%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 15 (6.79%) PowerShell
2 2 (0.90%) SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (18.10%) DBS Check
2 31 (14.03%) BPSS Clearance
3 30 (13.57%) A+ Certification
3 30 (13.57%) Degree
4 28 (12.67%) Microsoft Certification
5 25 (11.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (11.31%) MCP
6 9 (4.07%) Security Cleared
7 6 (2.71%) CCNA
7 6 (2.71%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.36%) DV Cleared
8 3 (1.36%) MCSE
8 3 (1.36%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (1.36%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.90%) CCNP
10 1 (0.45%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (0.45%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (15.38%) SLA
2 5 (2.26%) PCI DSS
3 2 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.45%) COSHH
4 1 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.45%) GDPR
System Software
1 90 (40.72%) Active Directory
2 31 (14.03%) Hyper-V
3 22 (9.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 19 (8.60%) Firmware
5 5 (2.26%) KVM
6 3 (1.36%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.45%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (9.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.26%) WSUS
3 3 (1.36%) SCCM
4 1 (0.45%) Autotask
Vendors
1 88 (39.82%) Microsoft
2 52 (23.53%) HP
3 42 (19.00%) Dell
4 33 (14.93%) IBM
5 25 (11.31%) Citrix
6 23 (10.41%) VMware
7 19 (8.60%) NetApp
8 9 (4.07%) Veeam
9 8 (3.62%) Apple
10 5 (2.26%) Google
10 5 (2.26%) Sophos
11 4 (1.81%) Aruba
11 4 (1.81%) Cisco
11 4 (1.81%) Ubiquiti
12 3 (1.36%) Datto
12 3 (1.36%) Fortinet
13 2 (0.90%) Meraki
13 2 (0.90%) Palo Alto
13 2 (0.90%) Ruckus Wireless
13 2 (0.90%) WatchGuard