FPGA Engineer Job Trends in Derby

Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer)
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer) salary in Derby is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - 42
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an FPGA Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Derby 0.66% - 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% - 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
Derbyshire median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 299 120 334
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.01% 97.56% 92.01%
Number of salaries quoted 182 107 250
10th Percentile £24,750 £21,250 £24,725
25th Percentile £26,086 £26,250 £31,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% - -
75th Percentile £53,750 £58,125 £53,750
90th Percentile £64,500 £67,500 £65,000
Derbyshire median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -1.16% -4.44%

FPGA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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 Derby.

FPGA Engineer job vacancy trend in Derby

FPGA Engineer
Salary Trend in Derby

Salary distribution trend for FPGA Engineer job vacancies in Derby.

Salary distribution trend for FPGA Engineer job vacancies in Derby

FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 23 March 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 Derby region featuring FPGA Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Cryptography

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

Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cryptography