The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Field-Programmable Gate Array in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Field-Programmable Gate Array over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our Miscellaneous category for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Rank 110 126 111
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -15
Contract jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array 7 14 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.341% 0.426% 0.291%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.699% 2.160% 1.597%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 2
Average daily rate £275 £300 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.33% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £275 £300 £300
% change year-on-year
-8.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 5
Average hourly rate £40.00 £41.50 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.61% +10.66%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £36.80 £34.30 £29.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.40 £43.50 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £40.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +14.28%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
412 648 501
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 20.05% 19.71% 18.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 213 350 207
Average daily rate £350 £390 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-10.25% +11.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £256 £204
10% offered a daily rate of more than £510 £525 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £343 £340
% change year-on-year
+2.18% +0.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 43 55
Average hourly rate £31.25 £25.00 £29.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.00% -13.79%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £12.20 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £42.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £24.50 £27.00
% change year-on-year
-8.16% -9.25%
Field-Programmable Gate Array
England

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

South West Field-Programmable Gate Array Jobs Demand Trend

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Field-Programmable Gate Array Daily Rate Trend

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Field-Programmable Gate Array Hourly Rate Trend

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Gloucestershire +33 4 £275 -8.33%
Devon - 3 - -
Field-Programmable Gate Array
England

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

1 10 (58.82%) VHDL
2 7 (41.18%) Telecoms
3 6 (35.29%) MATLAB
4 5 (29.41%) Aerospace
5 4 (23.53%) LabVIEW
5 4 (23.53%) Altera
6 3 (17.65%) Simulink
6 3 (17.65%) C
6 3 (17.65%) Xilinx
6 3 (17.65%) Automotive
6 3 (17.65%) Electronics
7 2 (11.76%) DO-254
7 2 (11.76%) 4G
7 2 (11.76%) Degree
7 2 (11.76%) Perl
7 2 (11.76%) Linux
7 2 (11.76%) Broadband
7 2 (11.76%) Wireless
7 2 (11.76%) Motorola
7 2 (11.76%) Code Coverage
7 2 (11.76%) 3G
7 2 (11.76%) ASIC
8 1 (5.882%) Tcl
8 1 (5.882%) Firmware
8 1 (5.882%) Ethernet
8 1 (5.882%) Embedded C
8 1 (5.882%) PhD
8 1 (5.882%) MS Visio
8 1 (5.882%) VB
8 1 (5.882%) Windows

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

Applications
1 3 (17.65%) Simulink
2 1 (5.882%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (5.882%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 2 (11.76%) Broadband
1 2 (11.76%) 3G
1 2 (11.76%) Wireless
1 2 (11.76%) 4G
2 1 (5.882%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 4 (23.53%) LabVIEW
2 1 (5.882%) Subversion
General
1 7 (41.18%) Telecoms
2 5 (29.41%) Aerospace
3 3 (17.65%) Automotive
3 3 (17.65%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 9 (52.94%) FPGA Engineer
2 5 (29.41%) Developer
2 5 (29.41%) Design Engineer
3 4 (23.53%) Senior Developer
3 4 (23.53%) Process Engineer
4 3 (17.65%) Digital Design Engineer
4 3 (17.65%) FPGA Design Engineer
4 3 (17.65%) Development Engineer
4 3 (17.65%) Senior Development Engineer
5 1 (5.882%) Senior Software Engineer
5 1 (5.882%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (58.82%) VHDL
2 2 (11.76%) ASIC
3 1 (5.882%) Firmware
3 1 (5.882%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.76%) Linux
2 1 (5.882%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (5.882%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (11.76%) Code Coverage
2 1 (5.882%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 6 (35.29%) MATLAB
2 3 (17.65%) C
3 2 (11.76%) Perl
4 1 (5.882%) VB
4 1 (5.882%) Embedded C
4 1 (5.882%) Tcl
4 1 (5.882%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
2 1 (5.882%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) DO-254
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Altera
2 3 (17.65%) Xilinx
3 2 (11.76%) Motorola
4 1 (5.882%) Green Hills
South West
The successful Electronics Engineer will have at least 8 years experience in the industry and be experienced in the field of electronics hardware design, VHDL, FPGA and software...
Premier Group Recruitment
Rate: £30.00 - £40.00 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013