FPGA Developer Job Trends

Field-Programmable Gate Array Developer (FPGA Developer)
UK

As of 16 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Field-Programmable Gate Array Developer (FPGA Developer) salary in the UK.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 672 782 768
Rank change year-on-year +110 -14 -
Permanent jobs requiring an FPGA Developer 1 10 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.013% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.014% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 6
10th Percentile - - £44,500
25th Percentile - £47,250 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £51,500 £51,500
75th Percentile - £55,750 £56,875
90th Percentile - - £58,625
UK excluding London median annual salary - £51,500 £51,500

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 44,155 74,074 57,839
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.61% 95.25% 94.01%
Number of salaries quoted 25,862 44,536 44,785
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -

FPGA Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured FPGA Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for FPGA Developer in the UK

FPGA Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for FPGA Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for FPGA Developer job vacancies in the UK

FPGA Developer
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FPGA Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 September 2025. 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
England +101 1 - -
Work from Home - 1 - -
London - 1 - -

FPGA Developer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, FPGA Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring FPGA Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
1 1 (100.00%) Low Latency

FPGA Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Low Latency
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++