Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer)
UK
The median Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer) daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 484 | 556 | 696 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | +140 | +138 |
| Contract jobs requiring an FPGA Engineer | 42 | 27 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.062% | 0.015% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.067% | 0.016% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £525 | £255 | £466 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £550 | £480 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £635 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.51% | +20.95% | -19.23% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £775 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £792 | £624 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £635 | £557 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.51% | +14.11% | -14.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 18 | 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 | £85.30 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £80.00 | £80.00 | £72.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -4.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 27,094 | 40,274 | 56,187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.46% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,701 | 26,219 | 39,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £276 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,044 | 2,672 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.15 | £12.86 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | -19.07% | +94.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.25 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.22% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
FPGA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured FPGA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
FPGA Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing FPGA Engineer.
FPGA Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing FPGA Engineer.
FPGA Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing FPGA Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
FPGA Engineer
Top 11 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 3 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 |
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| England | +80 | 38 | £600 | -5.51% | 63 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 34 | £600 | -5.51% | 59 |
| East of England | +37 | 16 | £575 | - | 20 |
| South East | +41 | 12 | £600 | -12.41% | 29 |
| London | +50 | 6 | - | - | 10 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | £550 | - | 2 |
| Work from Home | +26 | 2 | - | - | 23 |
| Midlands | +19 | 2 | £550 | - | 4 |
| South West | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £550 | - | 1 |
FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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 featuring FPGA Engineer in the job title.
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FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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