The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Field-Programmable Gate Array in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Field-Programmable Gate Array over the 3 months to 18 June 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.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Rank 737 651 677
Rank change year-on-year
-86 +26
Permanent jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array 134 254 223
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.121% 0.211% 0.173%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.362% 0.634% 0.503%
Number of salaries quoted 93 156 174
Average salary £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% -
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £30,000 £33,500
10% offered a salary of more than £69,700 £93,000 £76,750
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £38,500 £38,500
% change year-on-year
+10.38% -
All of the Miscellaneous Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
37045 40071 44363
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 33.58% 33.35% 34.47%
Number of salaries quoted 30452 33751 37242
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £28,500 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £82,500 £75,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +6.66%

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

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 over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 within the UK.

Field-Programmable Gate Array Salary Histogram

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
England -88 119 £40,000 - 49
South East -55 65 £40,000 - 14
Surrey +13 26 £37,500 -4.45% 4
East of England -24 19 £47,500 +50.79% 10
Berkshire -31 16 £50,000 +8.69% 1
Edinburgh +10 13 £45,000 +18.42%
Scotland 0 13 £45,000 +18.42% 1
Hertfordshire -4 13 £47,500 +26.66%
Kent -10 13 £45,000 +16.88% 1
London +35 11 £85,000 -15.00% 2
Guildford -7 10 £47,500 +18.75% 1
Stevenage - 9 £55,000 -
West Midlands -19 8 £35,000 -6.66% 4
Reading +5 7 £50,000 +8.69%
Cambridge +5 6 £47,500 -17.39% 8
Cambridgeshire -1 6 £47,500 +58.33% 10
South West -18 6 £43,750 +1.15% 15
Worcestershire +2 5 £35,000 -6.66% 2
Rochester -3 5 - -
North West -15 5 £41,500 +12.16% 4
Bracknell -21 4 £45,000 -2.17%
City of London -2 3 £80,000 -31.18%
Oxfordshire -29 3 £40,000 - 2
West Sussex - 3 £40,000 -
Midlands - 3 £45,000 -
Gloucestershire +12 2 £39,250 -4.26% 7
Gloucester +10 2 £39,250 +1.94% 1
Bristol -6 2 £47,500 - 1
Buckinghamshire -7 2 £58,250 +45.62% 2
East Midlands -10 2 £40,000 -5.88%

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1 175 (51.93%) VHDL
2 163 (48.37%) Degree
3 159 (47.18%) C
4 132 (39.17%) Electronics
5 124 (36.80%) C++
6 90 (26.71%) Linux
7 74 (21.96%) Firmware
8 73 (21.66%) Security Cleared
9 54 (16.02%) Altera
10 52 (15.43%) Xilinx
11 51 (15.13%) Embedded Systems
12 50 (14.84%) Verilog
13 49 (14.54%) ASIC
13 49 (14.54%) SC Cleared
14 48 (14.24%) Computer Science
15 47 (13.95%) Wireless
15 47 (13.95%) TCP/IP
16 45 (13.35%) Embedded C
17 44 (13.06%) Signal Processing
18 41 (12.17%) Telecoms
19 38 (11.28%) Mathematics
20 36 (10.68%) Ethernet
21 34 (10.09%) Aerospace
22 32 (9.496%) Finance
22 32 (9.496%) EMC
23 31 (9.199%) MATLAB
24 30 (8.902%) Physics
25 29 (8.605%) UNIX
26 28 (8.309%) Project Management
26 28 (8.309%) DV Cleared

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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 8 (2.374%) JSP
1 8 (2.374%) STL
2 7 (2.077%) Boost C++ Libraries
3 4 (1.187%) .NET
4 3 (0.890%) OpenGL
5 2 (0.593%) Qt
6 1 (0.297%) Middleware
6 1 (0.297%) MFC
6 1 (0.297%) CORBA
6 1 (0.297%) Flash
Application Platforms
1 10 (2.967%) CMS
2 7 (2.077%) SAS
3 2 (0.593%) Amazon EC2
3 2 (0.593%) CloudStack
Applications
1 7 (2.077%) MS Excel
1 7 (2.077%) Simulink
2 2 (0.593%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (0.297%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 47 (13.95%) TCP/IP
1 47 (13.95%) Wireless
2 36 (10.68%) Ethernet
3 18 (5.341%) IPv6
4 17 (5.045%) Gigabit Ethernet
4 17 (5.045%) NAS
5 13 (3.858%) Internet
6 12 (3.561%) 3G
7 11 (3.264%) LTE
8 9 (2.671%) VLAN
9 8 (2.374%) WLAN
10 7 (2.077%) SDH
10 7 (2.077%) FTP
10 7 (2.077%) WiMAX
10 7 (2.077%) SONET
11 6 (1.780%) OFDM
11 6 (1.780%) MIMO
11 6 (1.780%) 4G
11 6 (1.780%) IPv4
11 6 (1.780%) 802.11
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (0.890%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 23 (6.825%) LabVIEW
2 11 (3.264%) Subversion
3 9 (2.671%) Rational DOORS
4 8 (2.374%) GCC
5 7 (2.077%) Carbide.c++
5 7 (2.077%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 6 (1.780%) GDB
7 4 (1.187%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.593%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.297%) RequisitePro
General
1 132 (39.17%) Electronics
2 41 (12.17%) Telecoms
3 34 (10.09%) Aerospace
4 32 (9.496%) Finance
5 25 (7.418%) Manufacturing
6 22 (6.528%) Military
7 14 (4.154%) Banking
8 13 (3.858%) Investment Banking
8 13 (3.858%) Legal
9 8 (2.374%) Automotive
10 7 (2.077%) Marketing
11 3 (0.890%) Avionics
11 3 (0.890%) Music Industry
12 2 (0.593%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.297%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.297%) Front Office
13 1 (0.297%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 98 (29.08%) Hardware Engineer
2 48 (14.24%) Software Engineer
3 46 (13.65%) Electronics Engineer
4 42 (12.46%) Design Engineer
5 41 (12.17%) FPGA Engineer
6 31 (9.199%) Developer
7 29 (8.605%) Firmware Engineer
8 24 (7.122%) Development Engineer
9 23 (6.825%) Systems Engineer
10 18 (5.341%) Embedded Software Engineer
11 14 (4.154%) Digital Hardware Engineer
11 14 (4.154%) Senior Design Engineer
12 13 (3.858%) Test Engineer
13 12 (3.561%) Senior Software Engineer
13 12 (3.561%) Senior FPGA Engineer
14 11 (3.264%) Hardware Design Engineer
14 11 (3.264%) Software Developer
14 11 (3.264%) Principal Engineer
15 10 (2.967%) Digital Design Engineer
16 9 (2.671%) Verification Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 175 (51.93%) VHDL
2 74 (21.96%) Firmware
3 51 (15.13%) Embedded Systems
4 50 (14.84%) Verilog
5 49 (14.54%) ASIC
6 48 (14.24%) Computer Science
7 38 (11.28%) Mathematics
8 30 (8.902%) Physics
9 21 (6.231%) Device Driver
10 15 (4.451%) Management Information System
11 13 (3.858%) CPLD
12 10 (2.967%) Video Conferencing
13 7 (2.077%) CUDA
13 7 (2.077%) Cryptography
13 7 (2.077%) Client/Server
14 6 (1.780%) SystemC
15 5 (1.484%) MPEG
15 5 (1.484%) Streaming Media
15 5 (1.484%) SCADA
16 4 (1.187%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 90 (26.71%) Linux
2 29 (8.605%) UNIX
3 25 (7.418%) Embedded Linux
4 18 (5.341%) Windows
5 3 (0.890%) Solaris
6 2 (0.593%) Android
7 1 (0.297%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (13.06%) Signal Processing
2 28 (8.309%) Project Management
3 24 (7.122%) Validation
4 23 (6.825%) Software Engineering
4 23 (6.825%) Configuration Management
5 21 (6.231%) Digital Signal Processing
6 18 (5.341%) Video Processing
7 17 (5.045%) Agile Software Development
8 16 (4.748%) OO
9 15 (4.451%) Multithreading
10 14 (4.154%) Business Development
10 14 (4.154%) CAE
11 13 (3.858%) UML
12 11 (3.264%) CAD
13 10 (2.967%) Test Scripting
13 10 (2.967%) System Testing
14 9 (2.671%) V-Model
14 9 (2.671%) Continuous Integration
14 9 (2.671%) CMMI
15 8 (2.374%) Six Sigma
Programming Languages
1 159 (47.18%) C
2 124 (36.80%) C++
3 45 (13.35%) Embedded C
4 31 (9.199%) MATLAB
5 25 (7.418%) Python
6 22 (6.528%) Embedded C++
7 20 (5.935%) Java
8 17 (5.045%) VB
8 17 (5.045%) Assembly Language
9 15 (4.451%) Perl
10 9 (2.671%) Ruby
11 8 (2.374%) Tcl
12 7 (2.077%) Bash shell
12 7 (2.077%) C#
13 6 (1.780%) JavaScript
14 2 (0.593%) VC++
14 2 (0.593%) C-shell
15 1 (0.297%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 163 (48.37%) Degree
2 73 (21.66%) Security Cleared
3 49 (14.54%) SC Cleared
4 28 (8.309%) DV Cleared
5 16 (4.748%) PhD
6 6 (1.780%) EMC Certification
7 5 (1.484%) HND
8 3 (0.890%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (4.451%) QA
2 11 (3.264%) JTAG
3 8 (2.374%) DO-254
4 5 (1.484%) ISO 9001
5 3 (0.890%) DO-178B
6 1 (0.297%) ISO 9000
6 1 (0.297%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 17 (5.045%) NFS
2 2 (0.593%) Xen
2 2 (0.593%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.484%) Legato
1 5 (1.484%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (0.593%) Puppet
2 2 (0.593%) Ganglia
Vendors
1 54 (16.02%) Altera
2 52 (15.43%) Xilinx
3 32 (9.496%) EMC
4 14 (4.154%) Cadence
5 13 (3.858%) Hitachi
6 12 (3.561%) Intel
6 12 (3.561%) Actel
7 10 (2.967%) Cisco
8 9 (2.671%) Agilent
9 8 (2.374%) Microsoft
9 8 (2.374%) HP
10 5 (1.484%) Veritas
10 5 (1.484%) Mentor Graphics
11 2 (0.593%) Oracle
11 2 (0.593%) Synopsys
11 2 (0.593%) VMware
11 2 (0.593%) Google
11 2 (0.593%) Citrix
12 1 (0.297%) Freescale
Woking, South East
I'm currently working with a company based in Surrey who have an immediate requirement for a Lead Hardware Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis...
Cornucopia IT Resourcing Limited
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Technical knowledge & experience of FPGA or ASIC design using Verilog or VHDL, board level design, board bebug, board simulation or digital/analogue and familiarity with all aspects of...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £40000 to £55000 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
Berkshire
Roc Search is currently looking for a Digital Hardware/FPGA Engineer to join their client's successful development team, developing state of the art electronic products... Essential skills...
Roc Search
Salary: £28000 - £32000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You will join the R&D team based in Cambridge and will be reporting to the VP of Hardware Engineering and will be working on FPGA based products...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £40000 to £55000 per annum - Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Worcestershire
Essen tail skills include: FPGA VHDL Coding Simulation (ModelSim or ISIM) Embedded processor design (ARM) Firmware C or C++ JTAG DSP Bachelors degree of equivalent qualifications This is...
Roc Search
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Surrey
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £35000 to £45000 per annum - excellent benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, South East
Bluefire Consulting
Salary: £34000 - £41000 per annum + Bonus, Pension + more
Posted: 28 May 2013
Worcestershire, West Midlands
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Real Staffing
Salary: £50000 - £51000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Chertsey, Surrey
Evolution Recruitment Solutions
Salary: 35000 - 40000 + benefits
Posted: 12 June 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 7 June 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 7 June 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £450000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 10 June 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
Computer Futures
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 29 May 2013
Kendal, Cumbria
Saxon Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
East London
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £28000 to £35000 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £35k
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Roc Search
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £25000 to £35000 per annum
Posted: 12 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £28000 to £30000 per annum - Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 29 May 2013