FPGA Engineer Job Trends in Kent

Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer)
South East > Kent

The median Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer) salary in Kent is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2026.

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

	6 months to 13 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	85	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent FPGA Engineer jobs	6	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent	0.35%	-	-
As % of the Job Titles category	0.40%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£47,500	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£62,500	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
South East median annual salary	£75,000	£55,000	£62,500
% change year-on-year	+36.36%	-12.00%	+4.17%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Kent matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

	6 months to 13 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in Kent matching a recognised job title	1,513	692	903
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title	89.47%	87.71%	97.20%
Number of salaries quoted	1,049	415	431
10^th Percentile	£28,000	£26,750	£28,000
25^th Percentile	£35,000	£30,000	£39,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£47,500	£40,000	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+18.75%	-20.00%	-
75^th Percentile	£60,000	£55,000	£65,000
90^th Percentile	£70,000	£70,500	£75,000
South East median annual salary	£55,000	£47,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+15.79%	-13.64%	+2.31%

FPGA Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

FPGA Engineer Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for FPGA Engineer job vacancies in Kent.

FPGA Engineer Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in FPGA Engineer jobs within the Kent region over the 6 months to 13 November 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	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Whitstable	-	6	£55,000	-	2
FPGA Engineer South East

FPGA Engineer Skill Set Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, FPGA Engineer 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 permanent FPGA Engineer job ads across the Kent region.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Xilinx	100.0%	6
2	FPGA Design	83.3%	5
2	Validation	83.3%	5
4	C	66.7%	4
4	Python	66.7%	4
6	Altera	50.0%	3
6	Firmware	50.0%	3
6	Intel	50.0%	3
6	Software Engineering	50.0%	3
10	Build Automation	16.7%	1
10	C++	16.7%	1
10	Degree	16.7%	1
10	DO-254	16.7%	1
10	Ethernet	16.7%	1
10	Master's Degree	16.7%	1
10	MATLAB	16.7%	1
10	Problem-Solving	16.7%	1
10	Simulink	16.7%	1
10	Tcl	16.7%	1

FPGA Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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.

Job Titles

Rank	Job Title	Share	Job Ads
1	FPGA Design Engineer	83.3%	5