FPGA Engineer Contract Job Trends in Derby

Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer)
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer) daily rate in Derby is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an FPGA Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 0.79% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
75th Percentile £725 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £650 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 108 126 103
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 97.67% 97.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 60 65
10th Percentile £171 £250 £165
25th Percentile £384 £343 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £438 £450
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -2.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £603 £588 £588
90th Percentile £699 £627 £658
Derbyshire median daily rate £467 £450 £425
% change year-on-year +3.78% +5.88% -0.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 13 15
10th Percentile £16.35 - £16.24
25th Percentile £19.11 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £21.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +16.49% +21.84% +14.32%
75th Percentile - £24.18 £18.86
90th Percentile £26.50 - £20.00
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year +4.01% +36.46% +14.32%

FPGA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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 Derby.

FPGA Engineer job vacancy trend in Derby

FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, 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 Derby region featuring FPGA Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA Design
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Xilinx

FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
1 1 (100.00%) Verilog
1 1 (100.00%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA Design
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Xilinx