Field Engineer
UK
The median Field Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 439 | 552 | 670 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | +118 | -56 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Field Engineer | 141 | 142 | 193 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.33% | 0.25% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.26% | 0.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 108 | 130 |
| 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% | +30.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £250 | £220 | £218 |
| 90th Percentile | £400 | £258 | £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 | 43 | 11 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.75 | £18.64 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £11.88 | £19.75 | £13.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.50 | £20.71 | £16.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.31% | +22.88% | +2.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.50 | £28.56 | £18.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.40 | £31.13 | £19.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £14.50 | £20.00 | £16.85 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.50% | +18.69% | +2.12% |
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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
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 20 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 20 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 | +48 | 103 | £200 | +33.33% | 827 |
| England | +95 | 101 | £200 | +33.33% | 848 |
| London | +105 | 31 | £230 | +22.67% | 106 |
| Scotland | +56 | 26 | £200 | +81.82% | 59 |
| South West | +22 | 22 | £165 | +3.13% | 95 |
| South East | +12 | 17 | £185 | -7.50% | 219 |
| East of England | +18 | 11 | £400 | +263.64% | 126 |
| North of England | +15 | 11 | £200 | +64.95% | 184 |
| Work from Home | +116 | 10 | £165 | -17.50% | 180 |
| Midlands | +5 | 10 | £200 | +26.58% | 168 |
| Wales | +22 | 7 | £220 | +112.56% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 7 | £200 | +76.21% | 91 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 7 | £142 | -10.69% | 66 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 3 | £200 | +61.29% | 102 |
| North East | +10 | 2 | - | - | 30 |
| North West | +10 | 2 | - | - | 65 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
Field Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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