FPGA Engineer Contract Job Trends in London
Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer)
England > London
The median Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer) daily rate in London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 455 | 370 | 371 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -85 | +1 | +44 |
| Contract FPGA Engineer jobs | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.010% | 0.014% | 0.058% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.015% | 0.062% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £441 |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | - | £447 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | - | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £575 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | +15.00% | -16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £68.75 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £80.00 | £76.25 | £95.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.92% | -19.74% | +35.71% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 19,046 | 12,931 | 14,573 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.83% | 92.58% | 93.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,435 | 8,588 | 9,423 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £335 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £543 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.38% | -1.36% | -3.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £788 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -1.87% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 450 | 234 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.50 | £17.50 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.65 | £22.13 | £23.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £26.89 | £37.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.47% | -27.62% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.81 | £49.13 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £70.00 | £80.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.13 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.52% | -37.13% | -11.11% |
FPGA Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract FPGA Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
FPGA Engineer Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for FPGA Engineer job vacancies in London.
FPGA Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for FPGA Engineer job vacancies in London.
FPGA Engineer Skill Set Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, FPGA Engineer contract job ads cited 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 FPGA Engineer job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Embedded Linux | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Xilinx | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Yocto | 100.0% | 2 |
| 7 | C | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | C++ | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | FreeRTOS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | Performance Optimisation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | PetaLinux | 50.0% | 1 |
| 7 | SystemVerilog | 50.0% | 1 |
FPGA Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yocto | 100.0% | 2 |