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 25 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 602 520 635
Rank change year-on-year -82 +115 +72
Permanent jobs citing FPGA 162 169 206
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.34% 0.23%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.62% 0.83% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 98 84 147
10th Percentile £45,000 £37,500 £33,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £53,438 £40,391
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% +19.05% -15.44%
75th Percentile £87,200 £72,000 £70,625
90th Percentile £100,000 £79,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £63,750 £51,500
% change year-on-year +9.80% +23.79% -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 26,100 20,267 30,302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.90% 41.25% 33.71%
Number of salaries quoted 16,569 10,129 18,671
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.79% +3.64% -14.06%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%

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 25 July 2026.

Salary histogram for FPGA in the UK

FPGA
Top 15 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 25 July 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
England -50 149 £70,000 +7.69% 126
UK excluding London -56 143 £70,000 +9.80% 113
South East -22 73 £86,500 +44.17% 35
Work from Home -39 48 £62,500 - 39
East of England -15 23 £75,000 +10.70% 48
South West -53 19 £70,000 -8.20% 6
London -38 17 - - 19
Midlands -27 12 £65,000 -13.33% 15
East Midlands -22 10 £65,000 - 12
Scotland +16 9 £50,000 -25.93% 8
North of England -29 5 £50,000 -9.09% 5
Yorkshire - 5 £50,000 -
West Midlands -22 2 £52,500 -30.00% 3
Wales -65 1 - -
Northern Ireland - 1 £65,000 -

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 (1.85%) Artix
Applications
1 19 (11.73%) Simulink
2 4 (2.47%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (1.85%) Lightworks
4 2 (1.23%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 10 (6.17%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.62%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 17 (10.49%) TCP/IP
2 14 (8.64%) Wireless
3 11 (6.79%) Software-Defined Radio
4 9 (5.56%) 5G
4 9 (5.56%) 5G NR
5 6 (3.70%) Ethernet
6 3 (1.85%) MQTT
7 2 (1.23%) Bluetooth
7 2 (1.23%) RFID
7 2 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 10 (6.17%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (3.70%) Git
2 6 (3.70%) PetaLinux
3 2 (1.23%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.62%) Subversion
General
1 48 (29.63%) Electronics
2 31 (19.14%) Finance
3 19 (11.73%) Aerospace
4 17 (10.49%) Banking
5 16 (9.88%) Investment Banking
5 16 (9.88%) Social Skills
6 6 (3.70%) Manufacturing
7 4 (2.47%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (2.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.23%) Aviation
8 2 (1.23%) Military
8 2 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.62%) Advertising
9 1 (0.62%) Aeronautics
9 1 (0.62%) Law
9 1 (0.62%) Legal
9 1 (0.62%) Retail
Job Titles
1 59 (36.42%) FPGA Engineer
2 34 (20.99%) Embedded Engineer
3 26 (16.05%) Senior
4 19 (11.73%) Systems Engineer
5 16 (9.88%) C++ Developer
5 16 (9.88%) Developer
5 16 (9.88%) DSP Engineer
5 16 (9.88%) Electronics Engineer
5 16 (9.88%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
5 16 (9.88%) Linux Developer
5 16 (9.88%) Linux Scripter
5 16 (9.88%) Low Latency C++ Developer
6 15 (9.26%) Senior FPGA Engineer
7 13 (8.02%) Lead
8 11 (6.79%) Design Engineer
8 11 (6.79%) FPGA Design Engineer
8 11 (6.79%) Principal Engineer
8 11 (6.79%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 10 (6.17%) Linux Engineer
10 9 (5.56%) Technical Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.94%) Yocto
2 1 (0.62%) FIX Protocol
2 1 (0.62%) Flash
2 1 (0.62%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 50 (30.86%) VHDL
2 31 (19.14%) Embedded Systems
2 31 (19.14%) Verilog
3 29 (17.90%) Algorithms
4 25 (15.43%) PCIe
5 11 (6.79%) ASIC
6 10 (6.17%) NVMe
7 5 (3.09%) Device Driver
7 5 (3.09%) IoT
7 5 (3.09%) Robotics
8 3 (1.85%) MicroBlaze
9 2 (1.23%) Analogue Electronics
9 2 (1.23%) Photography
9 2 (1.23%) Raspberry Pi
9 2 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.62%) ARM Cortex
10 1 (0.62%) Legacy Code
10 1 (0.62%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 38 (23.46%) Linux
2 12 (7.41%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (1.85%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (1.85%) Robot Operating System
4 1 (0.62%) Unix
4 1 (0.62%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (20.37%) FPGA Design
2 31 (19.14%) Signal Processing
3 25 (15.43%) Validation
4 23 (14.20%) Agile
4 23 (14.20%) Software Engineering
5 18 (11.11%) AI
6 17 (10.49%) Low Latency
6 17 (10.49%) UVM
7 15 (9.26%) Digital Signal Processing
7 15 (9.26%) Prototyping
7 15 (9.26%) Test Automation
8 13 (8.02%) Software Testing
9 12 (7.41%) Line Management
9 12 (7.41%) Problem-Solving
10 11 (6.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 11 (6.79%) Data Analysis
10 11 (6.79%) Kalman Filter
10 11 (6.79%) Mentoring
10 11 (6.79%) Roadmaps
10 11 (6.79%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 68 (41.98%) C
2 58 (35.80%) C++
3 29 (17.90%) Python
4 18 (11.11%) MATLAB
5 16 (9.88%) Java
6 12 (7.41%) Embedded C
6 12 (7.41%) Embedded C++
7 10 (6.17%) Assembly Language
8 9 (5.56%) SystemVerilog
9 3 (1.85%) Bash
9 3 (1.85%) C#
9 3 (1.85%) Rust
10 1 (0.62%) Perl
Qualifications
1 46 (28.40%) Degree
2 43 (26.54%) Security Cleared
3 23 (14.20%) SC Cleared
4 21 (12.96%) DV Cleared
5 20 (12.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (5.56%) Master's Degree
7 5 (3.09%) PhD
8 3 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.62%) CEH
9 1 (0.62%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.85%) Accessibility
1 3 (1.85%) ECSS
2 1 (0.62%) DO-254
2 1 (0.62%) MISRA
System Software
1 51 (31.48%) Firmware
2 29 (17.90%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (1.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (1.85%) Ansible
1 3 (1.85%) Kubernetes
1 3 (1.85%) Terraform
Vendors
1 40 (24.69%) Xilinx
2 15 (9.26%) Altera
3 6 (3.70%) Intel
4 4 (2.47%) Microsemi
5 2 (1.23%) Siemens
6 1 (0.62%) EMC