Senior FPGA Engineer Job Trends in Southampton

Senior Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (Senior FPGA Engineer)
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Senior Field-Programmable Gate Array Engineer (Senior FPGA Engineer) salary in Southampton is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 September 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 - 73
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior FPGA Engineer 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 0.34% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - £75,000
75th Percentile - - £77,500
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £85,000 - £75,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 854 408 860
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.50% 98.08% 98.51%
Number of salaries quoted 674 287 664
10th Percentile £32,750 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £79,688 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £75,000 £72,500
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -

Senior FPGA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior FPGA Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Senior FPGA Engineer job vacancy trend in Southampton

Senior FPGA Engineer
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for Senior FPGA Engineer job vacancies in Southampton.

Salary distribution trend for Senior FPGA Engineer job vacancies in Southampton

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

For the 6 months to 1 September 2026, Senior 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 Southampton region featuring Senior FPGA Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Wireless

Senior FPGA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 3 (100.00%) Wireless
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) FPGA