FPGA Engineer Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer)
East of England > Cambridgeshire

As of 24 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer) salary in Cambridgeshire.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 70 80
Rank change year-on-year +3 +10 -
Permanent jobs requiring an FPGA Engineer 3 9 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.33% 1.02% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 1.12% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £55,000
75th Percentile - - £60,000
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £60,000 - £55,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 830 806 889
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.92% 91.70% 94.47%
Number of salaries quoted 577 378 665
10th Percentile £29,000 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £40,063 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £79,125 £87,500
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -7.41%

FPGA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'FPGA Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.

FPGA Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

FPGA Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for FPGA Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for FPGA Engineer job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

FPGA Engineer
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FPGA Engineer within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 24 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge -1 3 - -
FPGA Engineer
East of England

FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire

For the 6 months to 24 January 2026, FPGA Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Cambridgeshire region featuring FPGA Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) PhD
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Signal Processing
2 2 (66.67%) Altera
2 2 (66.67%) C
2 2 (66.67%) C#
2 2 (66.67%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 2 (66.67%) Firmware
2 2 (66.67%) Kalman Filter
2 2 (66.67%) MATLAB
2 2 (66.67%) Schematic Capture
2 2 (66.67%) Simulink
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) FPGA Design
3 1 (33.33%) Physics
3 1 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Management
3 1 (33.33%) Tcl
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership

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

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 3 (100.00%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) FPGA
2 2 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 2 (66.67%) PCIe
3 1 (33.33%) ASIC
3 1 (33.33%) IoT
3 1 (33.33%) Robotics
3 1 (33.33%) Verilog
3 1 (33.33%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Signal Processing
2 2 (66.67%) Embedded Software Development
2 2 (66.67%) Kalman Filter
2 2 (66.67%) Schematic Capture
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) FPGA Design
3 1 (33.33%) Physics
3 1 (33.33%) Requirements Management
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) Python
2 2 (66.67%) C
2 2 (66.67%) C#
2 2 (66.67%) MATLAB
3 1 (33.33%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) PhD
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Altera