FPGA Job Trends in Colchester

Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Essex > Colchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FPGA in permanent job vacancies in Colchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FPGA over the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing FPGA 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 0.81% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.71% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Essex median annual salary £76,250 £60,000 £64,000
% change year-on-year +27.08% -6.25% +21.90%

All Generic Skills
Colchester

FPGA falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Colchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35 4 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester 14.11% 8.33% 7.41%
Number of salaries quoted 11 1 6
10th Percentile £28,500 - £15,000
25th Percentile £35,625 £41,250 £16,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £24,250
Median % change year-on-year - +75.26% -59.58%
75th Percentile £58,750 £43,750 £31,938
90th Percentile £62,500 - £47,750
Essex median annual salary £43,439 £38,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.31% -24.00% +27.77%

FPGA
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing FPGA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.

FPGA job vacancy trend in Colchester

FPGA
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing FPGA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing FPGA

FPGA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Ethernet
General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Hardware Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Senior
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Hardware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) PCIe
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Intel