The median Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer) daily rate in Cambridge is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title
155
188
238
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
88.57%
89.95%
93.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
85
90
158
10th Percentile
£250
£225
£185
25th Percentile
£420
£350
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£513
£420
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+22.02%
-6.67%
-5.26%
75th Percentile
£600
£537
£537
90th Percentile
£700
£639
£579
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£488
£420
£450
% change year-on-year
+16.07%
-6.67%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
29
18
10th Percentile
£15.45
£17.50
£15.50
25th Percentile
£28.35
£25.00
£17.56
Median hourly rate
£62.50
£39.50
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
+58.23%
+122.91%
-68.91%
75th Percentile
£66.88
£63.75
£53.75
90th Percentile
£76.25
£68.00
£61.63
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£16.74
£21.37
£15.50
% change year-on-year
-21.67%
+37.87%
+6.90%
FPGA Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings that featured FPGA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
FPGA Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing FPGA Engineer in Cambridge.
FPGA Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing FPGA Engineer in Cambridge.
FPGA Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing FPGA Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.
FPGA Engineer Skill Set Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 17 July 2025, FPGA Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridge region featuring FPGA Engineer in the job title.
FPGA Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
