Senior FPGA Design Engineer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Senior FPGA Design Engineer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Senior FPGA Design Engineer salary in the UK excluding London 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 521 - 640
Rank change year-on-year - - +128
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior FPGA Design Engineer 1 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.002% - 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% - 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,000 - £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.73%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £63,750
90th Percentile - - £66,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 - £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -13.73%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 42,281 30,578 47,228
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.00% 91.81% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 26,129 14,776 36,727
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Senior FPGA Design Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Senior FPGA Design Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Senior FPGA Design Engineer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Senior FPGA Design Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior FPGA Design Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Senior FPGA Design Engineer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior FPGA Design Engineer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 February 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East - 1 £60,000 - 1
Senior FPGA Design Engineer
UK

Senior FPGA Design Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 9 February 2026, Senior FPGA Design 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 UK excluding London region featuring Senior FPGA Design 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

Senior FPGA Design Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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