FPGA Engineer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in Reading

Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer)
Berkshire > Reading

The median Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer) salary in Reading is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 February 2026.

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

	6 months to 9 Feb 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	52	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring an FPGA Engineer	1	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading	0.15%	-	-
As % of the Job Titles category	0.17%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	1	0	0
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	£55,000	-	-
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£60,000	-	-
75^th Percentile	£65,000	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
Berkshire median annual salary	£75,000	-	-

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title	599	602	1,203
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	89.14%	89.05%	94.58%
Number of salaries quoted	386	249	857
10^th Percentile	£31,250	£36,250	£30,000
25^th Percentile	£35,000	£47,500	£36,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£65,000	£54,000
Median % change year-on-year	-15.38%	+20.37%	-10.00%
75^th Percentile	£65,500	£85,000	£68,750
90^th Percentile	£85,000	£112,500	£82,500
Berkshire median annual salary	£50,000	£64,000	£52,550
% change year-on-year	-21.88%	+21.79%	-8.61%

FPGA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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 Reading.

FPGA Engineer
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for FPGA Engineer job vacancies in Reading.

FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 9 February 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 Reading region featuring FPGA Engineer in the job title.

1	1 (100.00%)	Analytical Thinking
1	1 (100.00%)	Degree
1	1 (100.00%)	FPGA Design
1	1 (100.00%)	Problem-Solving
1	1 (100.00%)	Validation
1	1 (100.00%)	Verification and Validation

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

General
1	1 (100.00%)	Analytical Skills
1	1 (100.00%)	Electronics
1	1 (100.00%)	Legal
1	1 (100.00%)	Social Skills

Miscellaneous
1	1 (100.00%)	FPGA
1	1 (100.00%)	VHDL

Processes & Methodologies
1	1 (100.00%)	Analytical Thinking
1	1 (100.00%)	FPGA Design
1	1 (100.00%)	Problem-Solving
1	1 (100.00%)	Validation
1	1 (100.00%)	Verification and Validation

Qualifications
1	1 (100.00%)	Degree

Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (FPGA Engineer)Berkshire > Reading

All Permanent IT Job RolesReading

FPGA EngineerJob Vacancy Trend in Reading

FPGA EngineerSalary Trend in Reading

FPGA Engineer Skill SetTop 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

FPGA Engineer Skill SetCo-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category