FPGA Developer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets

Field-Programmable Gate Array Developer (FPGA Developer)
UK

As of 11 January 2026, 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 11 Jan 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	701	719
Rank change year-on-year	-	+18	-
Permanent jobs requiring an FPGA Developer	0	4	7
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	-	0.007%	0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	0.008%	0.013%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	7
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	-	-	£47,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	£125,000
75^th Percentile	-	-	-
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
UK excluding London median annual salary	-	-	£51,500

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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	53,748	49,914	53,281
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	90.60%	92.93%	95.28%
Number of salaries quoted	33,232	25,949	41,098
10^th Percentile	£28,500	£33,500	£30,125
25^th Percentile	£36,250	£45,000	£41,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£60,000	£57,500
Median % change year-on-year	-8.33%	+4.35%	-4.17%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£78,750	£77,500
90^th Percentile	£95,000	£97,500	£96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary	£50,000	£52,500	£50,000
% change year-on-year	-4.76%	+5.00%	-4.76%

FPGA Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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