FPGA Engineer Contracts in England

Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer)
UK > England

The median Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer) daily rate in England is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 447 516 645
Rank change year-on-year +69 +129 +129
Contract jobs requiring an FPGA Engineer 38 26 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.16% 0.070% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.075% 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 5 3
10th Percentile £574 £255 £463
25th Percentile - £550 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £635 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.51% +20.95% +8.25%
75th Percentile - £775 £563
90th Percentile £675 £792 -
UK median daily rate £600 £635 £525
% change year-on-year -5.51% +20.95% -19.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 17 1
10th Percentile £71.88 - -
25th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 -
Median hourly rate £80.00 £80.00 £72.00
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -4.00%
75th Percentile £86.69 £85.00 -
90th Percentile £91.50 - -
UK median hourly rate £80.00 £80.00 £72.00
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -4.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 22,549 34,488 47,741
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 92.73% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,007 22,894 33,903
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £643 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £763
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 900 2,432 1,409
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.00 £14.35
25th Percentile £18.51 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £76.60
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%

FPGA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured FPGA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for FPGA Engineer in England

FPGA Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing FPGA Engineer in England.

Daily rate trend for FPGA Engineer in England

FPGA Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing FPGA Engineer in England.

Hourly rate trend for FPGA Engineer in England

FPGA Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing FPGA Engineer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for FPGA Engineer in England

FPGA Engineer
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing FPGA Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
East of England +29 16 £575 - 17
South East +51 12 £600 -12.41% 25
London +43 6 - - 10
Midlands +23 2 £550 - 3
South West - 2 - - 4
West Midlands +14 1 - - 2
East Midlands - 1 £550 - 1
FPGA Engineer
UK

FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 England region featuring FPGA Engineer in the job title.

1 38 (100.00%) FPGA
2 34 (89.47%) Verilog
3 33 (86.84%) FPGA Design
4 31 (81.58%) SystemVerilog
5 29 (76.32%) Xilinx
6 26 (68.42%) VHDL
7 22 (57.89%) Intel
8 20 (52.63%) Python
9 19 (50.00%) Tcl
10 17 (44.74%) Degree
10 17 (44.74%) UVM
11 15 (39.47%) Social Skills
11 15 (39.47%) Microsemi
11 15 (39.47%) Simulink
12 14 (36.84%) Signal Processing
13 13 (34.21%) C
14 10 (26.32%) Validation
14 10 (26.32%) Unix
14 10 (26.32%) Linux
14 10 (26.32%) Shell Script
14 10 (26.32%) Software Engineering
14 10 (26.32%) Data Collection
15 8 (21.05%) Security Cleared
16 7 (18.42%) Firmware
17 6 (15.79%) Ethernet
17 6 (15.79%) Artificial Intelligence
17 6 (15.79%) Machine Learning
17 6 (15.79%) PCIe
18 5 (13.16%) Algorithms
19 4 (10.53%) Data Centre

FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 15 (39.47%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.79%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 3 (7.89%) Git
1 3 (7.89%) Subversion
General
1 15 (39.47%) Social Skills
2 4 (10.53%) Electronics
3 2 (5.26%) Finance
3 2 (5.26%) Games
3 2 (5.26%) Manufacturing
3 2 (5.26%) Marketing
3 2 (5.26%) Military
3 2 (5.26%) Public Sector
3 2 (5.26%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 38 (100.00%) FPGA
2 34 (89.47%) Verilog
3 26 (68.42%) VHDL
4 6 (15.79%) PCIe
5 5 (13.16%) Algorithms
6 4 (10.53%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 10 (26.32%) Linux
1 10 (26.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (86.84%) FPGA Design
2 17 (44.74%) UVM
3 14 (36.84%) Signal Processing
4 10 (26.32%) Data Collection
4 10 (26.32%) Software Engineering
4 10 (26.32%) Validation
5 6 (15.79%) Artificial Intelligence
5 6 (15.79%) Machine Learning
6 4 (10.53%) Prototyping
6 4 (10.53%) Risk Analysis
6 4 (10.53%) Test Scripting
7 3 (7.89%) Digital Signal Processing
7 3 (7.89%) Migration
7 3 (7.89%) Risk Management
8 2 (5.26%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (5.26%) Cryptography
8 2 (5.26%) Customer Requirements
8 2 (5.26%) Digital Marketing
8 2 (5.26%) Programme Management
8 2 (5.26%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 31 (81.58%) SystemVerilog
2 20 (52.63%) Python
3 19 (50.00%) Tcl
4 13 (34.21%) C
5 10 (26.32%) Shell Script
6 3 (7.89%) C++
6 3 (7.89%) Java
7 2 (5.26%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 17 (44.74%) Degree
2 8 (21.05%) Security Cleared
3 3 (7.89%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (5.26%) HNC
4 2 (5.26%) HND
4 2 (5.26%) Master's Degree
4 2 (5.26%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.26%) DO-254
System Software
1 7 (18.42%) Firmware
Vendors
1 29 (76.32%) Xilinx
2 22 (57.89%) Intel
3 15 (39.47%) Microsemi
4 3 (7.89%) Algorithmics
5 2 (5.26%) Actel
5 2 (5.26%) Altera
5 2 (5.26%) SAP