The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Field-Programmable Gate Array in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands 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 24 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 West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Rank 200 180 175
Rank change year-on-year
-20 -5
Permanent jobs citing Field-Programmable Gate Array 4 5 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.080% 0.110% 0.024%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.311% 0.434% 0.101%
Number of salaries quoted 4 5 1
Average salary £35,000 £42,500 £41,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-17.64% +3.65%
UK excluding London average salary £45,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+16.88% +2.66%
All of the Miscellaneous Category
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category
1287 1152 992
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 25.60% 25.27% 23.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1064 982 809
Average salary £38,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.33% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,500 £23,775
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-2.50% +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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Field-Programmable Gate Array Salary Trend

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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
Worcestershire +3 2 £37,500 -
Field-Programmable Gate Array
England

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 8 (88.89%) C++
2 7 (77.78%) C
3 6 (66.67%) Degree
4 5 (55.56%) Electronics
4 5 (55.56%) VHDL
5 4 (44.44%) Firmware
6 3 (33.33%) Verilog
6 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
7 2 (22.22%) Image Processing
7 2 (22.22%) Physics
7 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
7 2 (22.22%) Aerospace
7 2 (22.22%) ASIC
7 2 (22.22%) C#
7 2 (22.22%) Embedded C++
7 2 (22.22%) .NET
8 1 (11.11%) Linux
8 1 (11.11%) UML
8 1 (11.11%) PhD
8 1 (11.11%) ISO 9000
8 1 (11.11%) Embedded C
8 1 (11.11%) Intel
8 1 (11.11%) Assembly Language
8 1 (11.11%) CMMI
8 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
8 1 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (11.11%) RequisitePro
8 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma
8 1 (11.11%) 3G
8 1 (11.11%) MATLAB

Field-Programmable Gate Array
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 2 (22.22%) .NET
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (11.11%) 3G
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) RequisitePro
1 1 (11.11%) Rational DOORS
General
1 5 (55.56%) Electronics
2 2 (22.22%) Aerospace
3 1 (11.11%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Electronics Engineer
1 3 (33.33%) Design Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Senior Design Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Software Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Leader
3 1 (11.11%) Digital Design Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Requirements Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Software Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Firmware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) VHDL
2 4 (44.44%) Firmware
3 3 (33.33%) Verilog
3 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
4 2 (22.22%) Physics
4 2 (22.22%) ASIC
5 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
5 1 (11.11%) Derivative
5 1 (11.11%) Mathematics
5 1 (11.11%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (22.22%) Image Processing
1 2 (22.22%) Software Engineering
2 1 (11.11%) UML
2 1 (11.11%) CMMI
2 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma
2 1 (11.11%) Validation
2 1 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
2 1 (11.11%) Requirements Management
2 1 (11.11%) Digital Signal Processing
2 1 (11.11%) Signal Processing
2 1 (11.11%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) C++
2 7 (77.78%) C
3 2 (22.22%) C#
3 2 (22.22%) Embedded C++
4 1 (11.11%) Embedded C
4 1 (11.11%) Assembly Language
4 1 (11.11%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) PhD
2 1 (11.11%) DV Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) ISO 9000
1 1 (11.11%) IEC 61508
1 1 (11.11%) JTAG
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Intel
1 1 (11.11%) Altera
1 1 (11.11%) Atmel
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: 22 May 2013
Stafford, Staffordshire
Purpose of the Job Reporting to the Systems R&D Hardware and Firmware Manager, the candidate will be part of a global hardware team and be responsible for...
Advantage XPO
Posted: 23 May 2013
West Midlands
ROLE: Electronic Design Engineer (Analogue / Digital / Power) A well recognised and market leading aerospace organisation is seeking to recruit a number of Electronic Design Engineers to join the...
Experis Engineering
Salary: £28000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits + bonus
Posted: 24 May 2013
Stafford, Staffordshire
Contribute to definition, development and continuous improvement of applicable processes, procedures and guidelines for all aspects of electronic design... Network & Links: Software and Product R&D teams, Industrialisation,...
Advantage XPO
Posted: 23 May 2013
Warwick, West Midlands
This organisation is looking for a bright and innovative electronic design engineer to join their product development.
JAM
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Pension & Bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
Malvern, Worcestershire
Expansion has created this position for an experienced FPGA/VHDL/digital/firmware engineer to join their R&D team and work on the design of a NEW range...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: Very competitive plus bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
The Ideal Software Developer: Degree in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Physics or Engineering) Must be competent in C++ or C# Excellent communication skills, flexible & self-motivated... Experience...
Hired Online
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + Plus Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
As well as using new technologies, you'll also get a chance to work with older electronics on legacy product with specific modifications to bring in to the...
JAM
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Pension & Bonus
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
The Ideal Senior Software Developer: Degree (2.1 minimum) in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Physics or Engineering) Must have 5 year professional programming experience and at least...
Hired Online
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Plus Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013