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

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 592 524 647
Rank change year-on-year -68 +123 +92
Permanent jobs citing FPGA 156 158 250
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.16% 0.32% 0.25%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.61% 0.79% 0.73%
Number of salaries quoted 92 78 171
10th Percentile £45,100 £37,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £60,875 £53,750 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £63,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.80% +21.43% -15.72%
75th Percentile £87,200 £72,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +30.00% -16.67%

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 25,559 20,088 34,364
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.99% 40.97% 33.89%
Number of salaries quoted 16,323 9,888 22,058
10th Percentile £30,500 £29,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% +4.55% -14.10%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £107,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% - -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 11 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 11 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 -33 147 £70,000 +7.69% 125
UK excluding London -27 137 £70,000 +7.69% 124
South East -9 70 £87,200 +45.33% 38
Work from Home -46 43 £68,750 +10.00% 48
East of England -15 26 £70,000 +3.32% 42
South West -49 20 £70,000 -8.20% 8
London -28 17 - - 12
Midlands -25 9 £65,000 -13.33% 16
East Midlands -23 7 £65,000 - 14
Scotland +1 5 £50,000 -25.93% 10
North of England -30 5 £50,000 -4.76% 12
Yorkshire - 5 £50,000 - 1
West Midlands -17 2 £52,500 -30.00% 2
Wales -55 1 - - 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 (1.92%) Artix
Applications
1 19 (12.18%) Simulink
2 4 (2.56%) SOLIDWORKS
3 3 (1.92%) Lightworks
4 2 (1.28%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 11 (7.05%) Towers Watson Igloo
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.64%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 17 (10.90%) TCP/IP
2 14 (8.97%) Wireless
3 11 (7.05%) Software-Defined Radio
4 9 (5.77%) 5G
4 9 (5.77%) 5G NR
5 8 (5.13%) Ethernet
6 3 (1.92%) MQTT
7 2 (1.28%) Bluetooth
7 2 (1.28%) RFID
7 2 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 11 (7.05%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (3.85%) Git
2 6 (3.85%) PetaLinux
3 2 (1.28%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.64%) Subversion
General
1 52 (33.33%) Electronics
2 28 (17.95%) Finance
3 17 (10.90%) Banking
3 17 (10.90%) Investment Banking
4 16 (10.26%) Aerospace
5 13 (8.33%) Social Skills
6 6 (3.85%) Manufacturing
7 4 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (1.28%) Aviation
8 2 (1.28%) Military
8 2 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.64%) Advertising
9 1 (0.64%) Aeronautics
9 1 (0.64%) Legal
Job Titles
1 55 (35.26%) FPGA Engineer
2 32 (20.51%) Embedded Engineer
3 25 (16.03%) Senior
4 17 (10.90%) C++ Developer
4 17 (10.90%) Developer
4 17 (10.90%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
4 17 (10.90%) Linux Developer
4 17 (10.90%) Linux Scripter
4 17 (10.90%) Low Latency C++ Developer
4 17 (10.90%) Systems Engineer
5 15 (9.62%) DSP Engineer
5 15 (9.62%) Electronics Engineer
6 13 (8.33%) Lead
6 13 (8.33%) Senior FPGA Engineer
7 11 (7.05%) Principal Engineer
7 11 (7.05%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 9 (5.77%) Sales Manager
8 9 (5.77%) Technical Manager
8 9 (5.77%) Technical Sales Manager
9 8 (5.13%) Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.13%) Yocto
2 1 (0.64%) Flash
2 1 (0.64%) Middleware
2 1 (0.64%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 45 (28.85%) VHDL
2 33 (21.15%) Algorithms
3 31 (19.87%) Embedded Systems
4 26 (16.67%) PCIe
4 26 (16.67%) Verilog
5 11 (7.05%) ASIC
5 11 (7.05%) NVMe
6 5 (3.21%) Device Driver
6 5 (3.21%) IoT
6 5 (3.21%) Robotics
7 3 (1.92%) MicroBlaze
8 2 (1.28%) Analogue Electronics
8 2 (1.28%) GNSS
8 2 (1.28%) Photography
8 2 (1.28%) Raspberry Pi
8 2 (1.28%) Self-Motivation
9 1 (0.64%) ARM Cortex
9 1 (0.64%) Legacy Code
9 1 (0.64%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.64%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 36 (23.08%) Linux
2 12 (7.69%) Embedded Linux
3 3 (1.92%) FreeRTOS
3 3 (1.92%) Robot Operating System
4 1 (0.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (21.15%) Signal Processing
2 31 (19.87%) FPGA Design
3 24 (15.38%) Validation
4 23 (14.74%) Software Engineering
5 21 (13.46%) Agile
6 17 (10.90%) Low Latency
7 16 (10.26%) AI
8 15 (9.62%) Digital Signal Processing
8 15 (9.62%) Software Testing
8 15 (9.62%) UVM
9 14 (8.97%) Test Automation
10 13 (8.33%) Kalman Filter
10 13 (8.33%) Prototyping
11 12 (7.69%) Line Management
11 12 (7.69%) Roadmaps
12 11 (7.05%) Information Assurance
12 11 (7.05%) Mentoring
12 11 (7.05%) Requirements Analysis
12 11 (7.05%) System Testing
12 11 (7.05%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 70 (44.87%) C
2 61 (39.10%) C++
3 28 (17.95%) Python
4 19 (12.18%) MATLAB
5 17 (10.90%) Java
6 11 (7.05%) Assembly Language
6 11 (7.05%) Embedded C
6 11 (7.05%) Embedded C++
7 5 (3.21%) C#
7 5 (3.21%) SystemVerilog
8 3 (1.92%) Rust
9 1 (0.64%) Bash
Qualifications
1 44 (28.21%) Degree
2 39 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 19 (12.18%) SC Cleared
4 18 (11.54%) DV Cleared
5 17 (10.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (5.13%) Master's Degree
7 4 (2.56%) PhD
8 2 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.64%) CEH
9 1 (0.64%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.92%) ECSS
2 1 (0.64%) DO-254
2 1 (0.64%) MISRA
System Software
1 52 (33.33%) Firmware
2 30 (19.23%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.64%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.64%) Ansible
1 1 (0.64%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.64%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (24.36%) Xilinx
2 16 (10.26%) Altera
3 5 (3.21%) Intel
4 4 (2.56%) Microsemi
5 1 (0.64%) EMC