The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Field-Programmable Gate Array in IT jobs advertised for the North West 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 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 North West region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Rank 235 230 216
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -14
Permanent jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array 6 15 20
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 0.084% 0.212% 0.295%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.306% 0.795% 1.181%
Number of salaries quoted 4 7 10
Average salary £36,750 £37,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-0.67% -1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,500 £25,000 £34,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,600 £46,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+16.88% +2.66%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
North West
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1960 1886 1693
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North West 27.58% 26.60% 25.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1660 1564 1467
Average salary £35,000 £35,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.40% +1.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £54,000 £57,500 £54,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,625 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-3.43% +6.66%
Field-Programmable Gate Array
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

North West 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 North 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cheshire -7 2 £40,000 +8.10%
Manchester -17 2 £48,000 +12.94%
Lancashire - 2 £33,500 -
Field-Programmable Gate Array
England

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the North 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Field-Programmable Gate Array.

1 11 (73.33%) Linux
2 9 (60.00%) Ethernet
2 9 (60.00%) TCP/IP
3 8 (53.33%) C
3 8 (53.33%) Embedded Systems
4 7 (46.67%) C++
5 6 (40.00%) VoIP
5 6 (40.00%) Agile Software Development
5 6 (40.00%) OpenGL
5 6 (40.00%) IGMP
5 6 (40.00%) Embedded Linux
5 6 (40.00%) Music
5 6 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (33.33%) Music Industry
6 5 (33.33%) SCADA
6 5 (33.33%) Integration Testing
6 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
6 5 (33.33%) Subversion
6 5 (33.33%) Embedded C
6 5 (33.33%) Embedded C++
6 5 (33.33%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 5 (33.33%) HND
7 4 (26.67%) OO
7 4 (26.67%) Finance
7 4 (26.67%) Military
7 4 (26.67%) Software Engineering
7 4 (26.67%) Embedded Software Development
8 3 (20.00%) Multithreading
8 3 (20.00%) BC Cleared
8 3 (20.00%) Electronics

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development
1 6 (40.00%) OpenGL
Communications & Networking
1 9 (60.00%) Ethernet
1 9 (60.00%) TCP/IP
2 6 (40.00%) IGMP
2 6 (40.00%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 5 (33.33%) VSS/SourceSafe
1 5 (33.33%) Subversion
General
1 6 (40.00%) Music
2 5 (33.33%) Music Industry
3 4 (26.67%) Finance
3 4 (26.67%) Military
4 3 (20.00%) Electronics
5 1 (6.667%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (53.33%) Embedded Software Engineer
1 8 (53.33%) Software Engineer
2 7 (46.67%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
2 7 (46.67%) Senior Software Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) Hardware Engineer
3 2 (13.33%) Electronics Engineer
4 1 (6.667%) Software Tester
4 1 (6.667%) Designer
4 1 (6.667%) Senior Architect
4 1 (6.667%) Graduate Software Tester
4 1 (6.667%) Junior Software Tester
4 1 (6.667%) Junior Tester
4 1 (6.667%) Graduate
4 1 (6.667%) Architect
4 1 (6.667%) Tester
4 1 (6.667%) Junior
Miscellaneous
1 8 (53.33%) Embedded Systems
2 5 (33.33%) SCADA
3 2 (13.33%) Kindle
4 1 (6.667%) ASIC
4 1 (6.667%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 11 (73.33%) Linux
2 6 (40.00%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (6.667%) Windows
3 1 (6.667%) Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (40.00%) Agile Software Development
1 6 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (33.33%) Integration Testing
3 4 (26.67%) OO
3 4 (26.67%) Software Engineering
3 4 (26.67%) Embedded Software Development
4 3 (20.00%) Multithreading
5 1 (6.667%) OOD
5 1 (6.667%) IC Design
5 1 (6.667%) Software Testing
5 1 (6.667%) Electronic Design Automation
5 1 (6.667%) UML
5 1 (6.667%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 8 (53.33%) C
2 7 (46.67%) C++
3 5 (33.33%) Embedded C
3 5 (33.33%) Embedded C++
4 1 (6.667%) MATLAB
4 1 (6.667%) VB
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) HND
1 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 3 (20.00%) BC Cleared
3 1 (6.667%) ISEB
3 1 (6.667%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (6.667%) Cadence
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