The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FPGA in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited FPGA over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
FPGA falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cambridge.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
77
51
111
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
45.56%
31.48%
46.84%
Number of daily rates quoted
38
15
62
10th Percentile
£374
£304
£180
25th Percentile
£438
£381
£297
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-
+22.22%
-10.00%
75th Percentile
£650
£638
£494
90th Percentile
£754
£645
£575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£515
£475
£450
% change year-on-year
+8.42%
+5.56%
-10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
8
8
4
10th Percentile
£17.11
£23.39
-
25th Percentile
£18.70
£45.00
£53.75
Median hourly rate
£60.00
£57.50
£58.75
Median % change year-on-year
+4.35%
-2.13%
+161.11%
75th Percentile
£69.38
£66.56
£62.50
90th Percentile
£78.75
£75.00
-
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£30.00
£57.50
£57.50
% change year-on-year
-47.83%
-
+74.24%
FPGA Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing FPGA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
FPGA Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing FPGA.
FPGA Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing FPGA.
FPGA Hourly Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing FPGA in Cambridge over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.
FPGA Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing FPGA also mentioned 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 with a requirement for FPGA.
FPGA 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: