Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FPGA in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FPGA over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 540 513 584
Rank change year-on-year -27 +71 +88
Permanent jobs citing FPGA 258 165 209
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.22% 0.33% 0.27%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.84% 0.81% 0.83%
Number of salaries quoted 156 86 136
10th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £53,438 £53,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £72,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 £51,500
% change year-on-year +12.00% +21.36% -14.17%

All Generic Skills
UK

FPGA falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 30,637 20,348 25,189
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.39% 41.17% 32.24%
Number of salaries quoted 19,050 10,220 13,115
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,925 £43,116
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £109,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.47% -9.52% -4.55%

FPGA
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing FPGA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

FPGA job vacancy trend in the UK

FPGA
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing FPGA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing FPGA

FPGA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing FPGA over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Salary histogram for FPGA in the UK

FPGA
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FPGA within the UK over the 6 months to 19 September 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
UK excluding London -22 245 £70,000 +12.00% 442
England -11 232 £70,000 +12.00% 504
South East +4 105 £75,000 +35.97% 142
Work from Home -41 75 £66,250 +6.00% 174
East of England -3 49 £75,000 +10.29% 141
Midlands -20 30 £65,000 -14.75% 25
East Midlands -13 24 £65,000 - 10
Scotland +14 21 £43,750 -35.19% 61
South West -61 21 £66,250 -11.67% 51
North of England -58 17 £56,250 -25.00% 18
North West -11 12 £70,000 -6.67% 7
London -80 10 - - 81
West Midlands -41 6 £47,500 -37.70% 15
Yorkshire - 5 £50,000 - 6
Wales -84 1 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 1 £65,000 - 5

FPGA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.16%) Artix
2 1 (0.39%) Kinematics
Applications
1 31 (12.02%) Simulink
2 4 (1.55%) Lightworks
2 4 (1.55%) SOLIDWORKS
3 1 (0.39%) Mathcad
3 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.39%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 10 (3.88%) Towers Watson Igloo
2 1 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.39%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 29 (11.24%) Wireless
2 16 (6.20%) Ethernet
3 14 (5.43%) Software-Defined Radio
4 12 (4.65%) 5G
5 11 (4.26%) TCP/IP
6 9 (3.49%) 5G NR
7 4 (1.55%) MQTT
7 4 (1.55%) RS-485
8 2 (0.78%) RS-232
9 1 (0.39%) LTE
9 1 (0.39%) RS-422
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.39%) MySQL
1 1 (0.39%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 14 (5.43%) Git
2 10 (3.88%) Rational DOORS
3 8 (3.10%) PetaLinux
4 7 (2.71%) LabVIEW
4 7 (2.71%) Subversion
5 5 (1.94%) JIRA
6 2 (0.78%) Mercurial
General
1 87 (33.72%) Electronics
2 52 (20.16%) Aerospace
3 42 (16.28%) Finance
4 33 (12.79%) Social Skills
5 23 (8.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 21 (8.14%) Manufacturing
7 13 (5.04%) Military
8 12 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
9 10 (3.88%) Banking
10 9 (3.49%) Investment Banking
10 9 (3.49%) Retail
11 5 (1.94%) Games
12 4 (1.55%) Advertising
12 4 (1.55%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.16%) Automotive
13 3 (1.16%) Police
14 2 (0.78%) Avionics
15 1 (0.39%) Documentation Skills
15 1 (0.39%) Law
Job Titles
1 116 (44.96%) FPGA Engineer
2 42 (16.28%) Electronics Engineer
2 42 (16.28%) Senior
3 35 (13.57%) Design Engineer
4 33 (12.79%) Embedded Engineer
5 29 (11.24%) FPGA Design Engineer
6 27 (10.47%) Principal Engineer
6 27 (10.47%) Senior FPGA Engineer
7 21 (8.14%) Systems Engineer
8 17 (6.59%) Lead
9 16 (6.20%) DSP Engineer
10 14 (5.43%) Developer
11 11 (4.26%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 11 (4.26%) Technical Specialist
12 10 (3.88%) Development Engineer
13 9 (3.49%) Linux Developer
13 9 (3.49%) Linux Scripter
13 9 (3.49%) Sales Manager
13 9 (3.49%) Technical Manager
13 9 (3.49%) Technical Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.26%) Yocto
2 3 (1.16%) Terraform
3 1 (0.39%) .NET
3 1 (0.39%) FIX Protocol
3 1 (0.39%) Flash
3 1 (0.39%) React
Miscellaneous
1 73 (28.29%) VHDL
2 51 (19.77%) Verilog
3 41 (15.89%) Embedded Systems
4 38 (14.73%) Algorithms
5 29 (11.24%) PCIe
6 17 (6.59%) ASIC
7 12 (4.65%) Analogue Electronics
8 10 (3.88%) IoT
8 10 (3.88%) NVMe
8 10 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
9 8 (3.10%) Device Driver
9 8 (3.10%) Robotics
10 5 (1.94%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (1.55%) 3D Printing
11 4 (1.55%) Arduino
11 4 (1.55%) ARM Cortex
11 4 (1.55%) Raspberry Pi
12 3 (1.16%) GNSS
12 3 (1.16%) MicroBlaze
13 2 (0.78%) SystemC
Operating Systems
1 41 (15.89%) Linux
2 15 (5.81%) Embedded Linux
3 4 (1.55%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (1.16%) Robot Operating System
4 3 (1.16%) Windows
5 1 (0.39%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (27.91%) FPGA Design
2 43 (16.67%) Signal Processing
3 34 (13.18%) Problem-Solving
4 26 (10.08%) AI
4 26 (10.08%) Validation
5 23 (8.91%) Software Engineering
6 22 (8.53%) Agile
6 22 (8.53%) UVM
7 20 (7.75%) Configuration Management
7 20 (7.75%) Low Latency
8 18 (6.98%) Physics
8 18 (6.98%) Schematic Capture
8 18 (6.98%) Test Automation
9 17 (6.59%) Mentoring
9 17 (6.59%) Prototyping
9 17 (6.59%) Technical Leadership
10 16 (6.20%) Mathematics
11 15 (5.81%) Digital Signal Processing
12 14 (5.43%) Computer Science
13 13 (5.04%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 85 (32.95%) C
2 68 (26.36%) C++
3 55 (21.32%) Python
4 34 (13.18%) MATLAB
5 26 (10.08%) Embedded C
6 20 (7.75%) Embedded C++
7 18 (6.98%) SystemVerilog
8 10 (3.88%) Assembly Language
9 9 (3.49%) Java
10 8 (3.10%) Perl
11 4 (1.55%) C#
11 4 (1.55%) Rust
11 4 (1.55%) Tcl
12 3 (1.16%) Bash
13 1 (0.39%) Go
13 1 (0.39%) JavaScript
13 1 (0.39%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.39%) SQL
13 1 (0.39%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 85 (32.95%) Degree
2 69 (26.74%) Security Cleared
3 42 (16.28%) SC Cleared
4 38 (14.73%) DV Cleared
5 37 (14.34%) BPSS Clearance
6 19 (7.36%) Master's Degree
7 16 (6.20%) PhD
8 7 (2.71%) Chartered Engineer
9 5 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.55%) HNC
10 4 (1.55%) HND
11 2 (0.78%) EMC Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (7.36%) Accessibility
2 4 (1.55%) DO-254
2 4 (1.55%) ECSS
3 3 (1.16%) ISO 9001
4 2 (0.78%) DO-160
5 1 (0.39%) Def Stans
5 1 (0.39%) IEC 61508
5 1 (0.39%) QA
System Software
1 78 (30.23%) Firmware
2 27 (10.47%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (1.16%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (1.16%) Ansible
1 3 (1.16%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 53 (20.54%) Xilinx
2 19 (7.36%) Altera
3 13 (5.04%) EMC
4 9 (3.49%) Microsemi
5 8 (3.10%) Intel
5 8 (3.10%) Siemens
6 2 (0.78%) Microsoft
7 1 (0.39%) Lattice Semiconductor
7 1 (0.39%) MathWorks