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The table below looks at the demand for Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Field-Programmable Gate Array over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkField-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2844
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads1214
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.014 %
As % of the category below12.37 %14.43 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£325
% change on same period last year-23.07 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£39.50
Average hourly rate£35.00£40.75
% change on same period last year-14.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£42.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.31£38.40
% change on same period last year-2.82 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads9797
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.137 %0.098 %
Daily rates quoted1016
Average minimum daily rate£238£240
Average daily rate£262£259
% change on same period last year+1.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£286£277
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted4319
Average minimum hourly rate£26.56£36.64
Average hourly rate£28.18£39.96
% change on same period last year-29.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.80£43.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
Field-Programmable Gate Array CambridgeshireField-Programmable Gate Array
Cambridgeshire

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Cambridge Field-Programmable Gate Array Demand Trend

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Field-Programmable Gate Array Daily Rate Trend

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Field-Programmable Gate Array Hourly Rate Trend

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Field-Programmable Gate Array also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Field-Programmable Gate Array.

118 (78.26 %)C
211 (47.83 %)ASIC
38 (34.78 %)Perl
38 (34.78 %)Linux
47 (30.43 %)Assembly Language
47 (30.43 %)Degree
56 (26.09 %)Computer Science
56 (26.09 %)VHDL
56 (26.09 %)Device Driver
65 (21.74 %)Python
65 (21.74 %)C++
65 (21.74 %)Ethernet
65 (21.74 %)Verilog
74 (17.39 %)PhD
83 (13.04 %)Electronics
83 (13.04 %)IC Design
92 (8.696 %)ASIC Verification
92 (8.696 %)Xilinx
92 (8.696 %)Tcl
92 (8.696 %)Embedded C
101 (4.348 %)Military
101 (4.348 %)EDA
101 (4.348 %)Cadence

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing Field-Programmable Gate Array also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Field-Programmable Gate Array. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (21.74 %)Ethernet
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (13.04 %)Electronics
21 (4.348 %)Military
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (43.48 %)Software Engineer
24 (17.39 %)Embedded Software Engineer
24 (17.39 %)Hardware Engineer
33 (13.04 %)Test Engineer
33 (13.04 %)Software Test Engineer
33 (13.04 %)Developer
33 (13.04 %)C++ Developer
42 (8.696 %)Electronics Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Digital Design Engineer
51 (4.348 %)FPGA Engineer
51 (4.348 %)IC Design Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Digital IC Design Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Design Engineer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (47.83 %)ASIC
26 (26.09 %)Device Driver
26 (26.09 %)VHDL
26 (26.09 %)Computer Science
35 (21.74 %)Verilog
42 (8.696 %)ASIC Verification
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (34.78 %)Linux
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.04 %)IC Design
21 (4.348 %)EDA
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (78.26 %)C
28 (34.78 %)Perl
37 (30.43 %)Assembly Language
45 (21.74 %)Python
45 (21.74 %)C++
52 (8.696 %)Embedded C
52 (8.696 %)Tcl
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (30.43 %)Degree
24 (17.39 %)PhD
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (8.696 %)Xilinx
21 (4.348 %)Cadence