FPGA Jobs in the South East

Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FPGA in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited FPGA over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 327 366 413
Rank change year-on-year +39 +47 -76
Permanent jobs citing FPGA 69 48 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.42% 0.32% 0.35%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.21% 0.74% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 56 33 37
10th Percentile £32,500 £40,350 £34,990
25th Percentile £37,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,086 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.44% +12.88% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £82,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £69,375 - £93,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% -21.43% +27.27%

All Generic Skills
South East

FPGA is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,703 6,454 8,127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 34.36% 42.44% 41.34%
Number of salaries quoted 3,750 3,342 4,631
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,000 £40,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.91% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £73,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £88,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

FPGA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing FPGA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for FPGA in the South East

FPGA
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing FPGA in the South East.

Salary trend for FPGA in the South East

FPGA
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing FPGA in the South East over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Salary histogram for FPGA in the South East

FPGA
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FPGA within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
Surrey +33 28 £60,000 +9.09% 21
Hampshire -13 24 £40,000 -46.67% 9
Thames Valley +21 19 £52,500 -15.44% 16
Berkshire - 11 £52,500 - 4
Oxfordshire +11 5 £56,500 -9.00% 5
Buckinghamshire - 3 £75,000 - 7
FPGA
England

FPGA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.45%) Kinematics
Applications
1 7 (10.14%) OrCAD
2 4 (5.80%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 11 (15.94%) Ethernet
2 7 (10.14%) Wireless
3 4 (5.80%) 4G
4 3 (4.35%) OFDM
4 3 (4.35%) Software-Defined Radio
5 2 (2.90%) Internet
5 2 (2.90%) RS-485
6 1 (1.45%) 3GPP
6 1 (1.45%) 5G
6 1 (1.45%) 5G NR
6 1 (1.45%) GSM
6 1 (1.45%) LTE
6 1 (1.45%) UMTS
Development Applications
1 2 (2.90%) Git
2 1 (1.45%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.45%) TeamCity
General
1 36 (52.17%) Electronics
2 20 (28.99%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (18.84%) Manufacturing
4 9 (13.04%) Social Skills
5 8 (11.59%) Telecoms
6 5 (7.25%) Finance
6 5 (7.25%) Marketing
6 5 (7.25%) Public Sector
7 3 (4.35%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.45%) Military
8 1 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (27.54%) Graduate
1 19 (27.54%) Hardware Engineer
2 18 (26.09%) Electronics Engineer
2 18 (26.09%) Senior
3 17 (24.64%) Software Engineer
4 13 (18.84%) Design Engineer
5 12 (17.39%) Junior
6 11 (15.94%) Embedded Engineer
7 9 (13.04%) Electronics Design Engineer
8 8 (11.59%) FPGA Engineer
8 8 (11.59%) Graduate Hardware Engineer
8 8 (11.59%) Senior Hardware Engineer
9 7 (10.14%) Graduate Design Engineer
9 7 (10.14%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
9 7 (10.14%) Junior Electronics Engineer
10 5 (7.25%) Principal Engineer
10 5 (7.25%) Senior Electronics Engineer
11 4 (5.80%) Graduate Software Engineer
11 4 (5.80%) Junior Hardware Engineer
12 3 (4.35%) Embedded Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.35%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 3 (4.35%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 30 (43.48%) VHDL
2 20 (28.99%) Algorithms
3 15 (21.74%) Analogue Electronics
4 13 (18.84%) Analytical Mindset
4 13 (18.84%) Greenfield Project
5 11 (15.94%) PCIe
6 10 (14.49%) Embedded Systems
7 8 (11.59%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (10.14%) Verilog
9 3 (4.35%) Device Driver
10 1 (1.45%) Acoustics
10 1 (1.45%) GNSS
10 1 (1.45%) IoT
10 1 (1.45%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 12 (17.39%) Linux
2 4 (5.80%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (4.35%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (50.72%) Software Engineering
2 26 (37.68%) Signal Processing
3 22 (31.88%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (31.88%) Schematic Capture
4 19 (27.54%) Mathematics
4 19 (27.54%) Physics
5 14 (20.29%) FPGA Design
6 11 (15.94%) Validation
7 7 (10.14%) Kalman Filter
8 5 (7.25%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (7.25%) Continuous Integration
8 5 (7.25%) Digital Marketing
8 5 (7.25%) Programme Management
9 4 (5.80%) Digital Signal Processing
9 4 (5.80%) Knowledge Transfer
10 3 (4.35%) Computer Science
10 3 (4.35%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (4.35%) Feasibility Study
10 3 (4.35%) Linux Kernel Development
10 3 (4.35%) Memory Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (46.38%) C
2 28 (40.58%) C++
3 15 (21.74%) Java
4 11 (15.94%) Python
5 7 (10.14%) MATLAB
6 4 (5.80%) Bash
7 3 (4.35%) Embedded C
8 2 (2.90%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 50 (72.46%) Degree
2 21 (30.43%) PhD
3 20 (28.99%) Security Cleared
4 16 (23.19%) SC Cleared
5 13 (18.84%) DV Cleared
6 7 (10.14%) Master's Degree
7 2 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 18 (26.09%) Firmware
2 10 (14.49%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (1.45%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 12 (17.39%) EMC
2 5 (7.25%) SAP
3 1 (1.45%) Xilinx