The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FPGA in contract job vacancies in Chelmsford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited FPGA over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
1
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing FPGA
2
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
2
5
14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford
40.00%
35.71%
48.28%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
0
10
10th Percentile
£614
-
-
25th Percentile
£616
-
£105
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£638
-
£209
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-18.24%
75th Percentile
£666
-
£365
90th Percentile
£671
-
£605
Essex median daily rate
£400
£463
£360
% change year-on-year
-13.51%
+28.47%
-20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
5
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
£12.86
£19.50
Median hourly rate
-
£17.50
£22.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-20.45%
+6.25%
75th Percentile
-
£20.25
£24.50
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Essex median hourly rate
£18.67
£35.65
£40.39
% change year-on-year
-47.63%
-11.74%
+42.17%
FPGA Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Job postings citing FPGA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
FPGA Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing FPGA in Chelmsford.
FPGA Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Chelmsford region with a requirement for FPGA.
FPGA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:
