The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Field-Programmable Gate Array in IT jobs advertised for the Hertfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Field-Programmable Gate Array over the 3 months to 17 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 Hertfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Rank 133 134 150
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +16
Permanent jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array 11 16 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 0.448% 0.639% 0.518%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.613% 2.329% 1.799%
Number of salaries quoted 5 10 16
Average salary £47,500 £35,750 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+32.86% -10.62%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+16.88% +2.66%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
Hertfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
682 687 945
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hertfordshire 27.79% 27.44% 28.77%
Number of salaries quoted 567 543 771
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,815 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.96% +6.66%
Field-Programmable Gate Array
East of England

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Field-Programmable Gate Array Jobs Demand Trend

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Field-Programmable Gate Array Salary Trend

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Hertfordshire Field-Programmable Gate Array Salary Histogram

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Stevenage +18 7 £55,000 +10.00%
Field-Programmable Gate Array
East of England

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Field-Programmable Gate Array.

1 17 (73.91%) ASIC
2 14 (60.87%) Validation
3 11 (47.83%) Degree
4 10 (43.48%) Electronics
5 8 (34.78%) VHDL
6 7 (30.43%) Verilog
7 6 (26.09%) CMMI
7 6 (26.09%) Configuration Management
8 5 (21.74%) UNIX
9 4 (17.39%) Manufacturing
9 4 (17.39%) Tcl
9 4 (17.39%) C
9 4 (17.39%) C++
9 4 (17.39%) Perl
9 4 (17.39%) VB
9 4 (17.39%) VSS/SourceSafe
9 4 (17.39%) VC++
9 4 (17.39%) MS Excel
9 4 (17.39%) Microsoft
9 4 (17.39%) HP
9 4 (17.39%) Agilent
9 4 (17.39%) C-shell
9 4 (17.39%) Test Strategy
10 3 (13.04%) Multimedia
10 3 (13.04%) MS PowerPoint
10 3 (13.04%) Java
10 3 (13.04%) 3D Graphics
11 2 (8.696%) Linux
11 2 (8.696%) CAE
11 2 (8.696%) Altera

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Field-Programmable Gate Array. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 4 (17.39%) MS Excel
2 3 (13.04%) MS PowerPoint
Development Applications
1 4 (17.39%) VSS/SourceSafe
2 1 (4.348%) LabVIEW
General
1 10 (43.48%) Electronics
2 4 (17.39%) Manufacturing
3 3 (13.04%) Multimedia
4 1 (4.348%) Military
4 1 (4.348%) Aerospace
4 1 (4.348%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 10 (43.48%) Software Engineer
2 5 (21.74%) Design Engineer
3 4 (17.39%) Hardware Design Engineer
3 4 (17.39%) Hardware Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Technical Support Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Technical Support
4 3 (13.04%) Support Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Technical Engineer
5 2 (8.696%) Architect
5 2 (8.696%) Systems Architect
5 2 (8.696%) FPGA Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) Principal Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) Senior Hardware Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) Senior FPGA Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) Digital Hardware Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) Senior Design Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) Team Leader
6 1 (4.348%) Test Team Leader
6 1 (4.348%) Principle Engineer
6 1 (4.348%) Digital Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 17 (73.91%) ASIC
2 8 (34.78%) VHDL
3 7 (30.43%) Verilog
4 3 (13.04%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 5 (21.74%) UNIX
2 2 (8.696%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (60.87%) Validation
2 6 (26.09%) Configuration Management
2 6 (26.09%) CMMI
3 4 (17.39%) Test Strategy
4 2 (8.696%) CAE
5 1 (4.348%) Project Management
5 1 (4.348%) Electronic Design Automation
5 1 (4.348%) Video Processing
Programming Languages
1 4 (17.39%) Perl
1 4 (17.39%) VB
1 4 (17.39%) VC++
1 4 (17.39%) Tcl
1 4 (17.39%) C-shell
1 4 (17.39%) C
1 4 (17.39%) C++
2 3 (13.04%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) Degree
2 1 (4.348%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft
1 4 (17.39%) HP
1 4 (17.39%) Agilent
2 2 (8.696%) Altera
2 2 (8.696%) Xilinx
3 1 (4.348%) EMC
Hertfordshire, South East
Senior Electronics Development Engineer (FPGA/ VHDL)Location: HertfordshireSkills: Degree, Physics/ Electronics, FPGA, VHDLSalary: NegotiableOur client, a market leading consultancy, are looking for an exceptional Electronics Development Engineer to...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: Pension, Health, Life assurance
Posted: 4 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
You'll produce FPGA requirements and generate architectural definitions... Experience of Xilinx FPGA's, Altera FPGA's and CAE Design tools will all be required to perform this...
Jam Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £40000.00 - £70000.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package
Posted: 14 May 2013