FPGA Engineer Contract Job Trends in Basildon

Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer)
Essex > Basildon

As of 10 October 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer) daily rate in Basildon.

 6 months to
10 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - 10
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an FPGA Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Basildon 2.90% - 2.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.08% - 3.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Essex median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £63.50 - £67.75
Median hourly rate £67.00 - £70.50
75th Percentile £70.50 - £73.25
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median hourly rate £67.00 £70.00 £70.50
% change year-on-year -4.29% -0.71% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basildon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basildon. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Basildon with a recognized job title 65 23 32
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 100.00% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 9 9
10th Percentile £350 £167 £277
25th Percentile £375 £400 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £450 £320
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +40.63% -28.89%
75th Percentile £565 £520 £400
90th Percentile £600 £686 £410
Essex median daily rate £500 £400 £350
% change year-on-year +25.00% +14.29% -30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 4 10
10th Percentile £28.25 £46.70 £28.50
25th Percentile £57.50 £62.00 £29.17
Median hourly rate £73.00 £73.00 £72.75
Median % change year-on-year - +0.34% +40.92%
75th Percentile - £75.00 £77.50
90th Percentile - - £77.75
Essex median hourly rate £18.25 £37.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -51.33% -6.25% -27.93%

FPGA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Basildon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'FPGA Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basildon.

FPGA Engineer job vacancy trend in Basildon

FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon

For the 6 months to 10 October 2026, FPGA Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basildon region featuring FPGA Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Altera
1 2 (100.00%) Microsemi
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Xilinx

FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) FPGA
1 2 (100.00%) VHDL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Altera
1 2 (100.00%) Microsemi
1 2 (100.00%) Xilinx
FPGA Engineer jobs