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The table below looks at the demand for Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) skills within the Stevenage 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkField-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below20.00 %0.000 %
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£268£413
% change on same period last year-34.94 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.91£37.44
% change on same period last year-4.07 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads1022
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£450£257
Average daily rate£450£276
% change on same period last year+63.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£295
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Hourly rates quoted317
Average minimum hourly rate£31.00£33.70
Average hourly rate£32.60£34.87
% change on same period last year-6.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.20£36.04
UK excluding London average hourly rate£26.05£25.59
% change on same period last year+1.83 %
Field-Programmable Gate Array HertfordshireField-Programmable Gate Array
Hertfordshire

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 Stevenage region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Stevenage Field-Programmable Gate Array Demand 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage Field-Programmable Gate Array Hourly Rate Trend

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array across the Stevenage region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Stevenage Field-Programmable Gate Array Hourly Rate Histogram

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

19 (100.00 %)VHDL
24 (44.44 %)FMECA
24 (44.44 %)Degree
24 (44.44 %)Electric
33 (33.33 %)Firmware
42 (22.22 %)HNC
42 (22.22 %)Electronics
42 (22.22 %)Mathematics
51 (11.11 %)ASIC

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (44.44 %)Electric
22 (22.22 %)Electronics
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (55.56 %)Hardware Engineer
15 (55.56 %)FPGA Engineer
21 (11.11 %)Design Engineer
21 (11.11 %)Electronics Engineer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (100.00 %)VHDL
23 (33.33 %)Firmware
32 (22.22 %)Mathematics
41 (11.11 %)ASIC
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (44.44 %)FMECA
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (44.44 %)Degree
22 (22.22 %)HNC