FPGA Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FPGA in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FPGA over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 349 508 578
Rank change year-on-year +159 +70 +176
Permanent jobs citing FPGA 64 81 93
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.43% 0.24% 0.22%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.09% 0.67% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 27 57 42
10th Percentile - £37,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +29.41% -39.29%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £59,375
90th Percentile £73,750 £130,000 £68,750
UK median annual salary £62,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +18.10% -4.55% -21.43%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,850 12,021 16,469
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.09% 35.52% 38.57%
Number of salaries quoted 3,841 9,245 11,863
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £39,000
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,750 £59,300 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.19% -8.77% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £101,250 £107,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

FPGA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing FPGA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

FPGA trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

FPGA
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing FPGA.

FPGA salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

FPGA
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing FPGA over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

FPGA salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Applications
1 5 (7.81%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.25%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 24 (37.50%) TCP/IP
2 6 (9.38%) RS-485
3 4 (6.25%) 5G
3 4 (6.25%) DNS
3 4 (6.25%) HTTP
3 4 (6.25%) Internet
3 4 (6.25%) SD-WAN
3 4 (6.25%) SMTP
3 4 (6.25%) Software-Defined Radio
3 4 (6.25%) WAN
4 3 (4.69%) Ethernet
5 1 (1.56%) GSM
5 1 (1.56%) LTE
5 1 (1.56%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (1.56%) RS-232
5 1 (1.56%) UMTS
Development Applications
1 5 (7.81%) Git
2 4 (6.25%) Subversion
3 1 (1.56%) PetaLinux
3 1 (1.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 27 (42.19%) Finance
2 19 (29.69%) Electronics
3 15 (23.44%) Social Skills
4 14 (21.88%) Banking
4 14 (21.88%) Investment Banking
5 12 (18.75%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (6.25%) Manufacturing
7 2 (3.13%) Aerospace
8 1 (1.56%) Advertising
8 1 (1.56%) Marketing
8 1 (1.56%) Military
8 1 (1.56%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 22 (34.38%) Senior
2 19 (29.69%) C++ Developer
2 19 (29.69%) Developer
2 19 (29.69%) Linux Developer
2 19 (29.69%) Low Latency C++ Developer
3 17 (26.56%) FPGA Engineer
4 14 (21.88%) Investment Banking C++ Developer
4 14 (21.88%) Linux Scripter
5 9 (14.06%) Electronics Engineer
5 9 (14.06%) Firmware Engineer
5 9 (14.06%) Senior Electronics Engineer
6 8 (12.50%) Design Engineer
6 8 (12.50%) Hardware Engineer
7 7 (10.94%) FPGA Design Engineer
8 6 (9.38%) Embedded Engineer
8 6 (9.38%) Senior Hardware Engineer
9 5 (7.81%) C/C++ Firmware Engineer
9 5 (7.81%) Embedded Firmware Engineer
9 5 (7.81%) Market Data Developer
9 5 (7.81%) Senior DSP Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.81%) .NET
2 1 (1.56%) OpenCV
2 1 (1.56%) OpenGL
2 1 (1.56%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 22 (34.38%) VHDL
2 17 (26.56%) Verilog
3 11 (17.19%) Algorithms
3 11 (17.19%) Life Science
4 7 (10.94%) e-Learning
5 6 (9.38%) Analogue Electronics
6 5 (7.81%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (6.25%) GNSS
7 4 (6.25%) MicroBlaze
7 4 (6.25%) Self-Driving Car
7 4 (6.25%) Tandem
8 3 (4.69%) ASIC
9 1 (1.56%) CUDA
9 1 (1.56%) Embedded Systems
9 1 (1.56%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (1.56%) Linux Command Line
9 1 (1.56%) Video\Live Streaming
9 1 (1.56%) VLSI
Operating Systems
1 26 (40.63%) Linux
2 5 (7.81%) Windows
3 4 (6.25%) Unix
4 1 (1.56%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (34.38%) Prototyping
2 19 (29.69%) Low Latency
3 17 (26.56%) FPGA Design
4 16 (25.00%) Agile
4 16 (25.00%) Signal Processing
5 10 (15.63%) CAD
5 10 (15.63%) Digital Signal Processing
5 10 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (12.50%) Mathematics
7 7 (10.94%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (10.94%) Innovative Thinking
7 7 (10.94%) Schematic Capture
7 7 (10.94%) Validation
8 6 (9.38%) Architectural Design
8 6 (9.38%) Physics
9 5 (7.81%) Regulatory Compliance
9 5 (7.81%) Software Testing
9 5 (7.81%) Test Automation
10 4 (6.25%) B2B
10 4 (6.25%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 37 (57.81%) C
1 37 (57.81%) C++
2 19 (29.69%) Java
3 14 (21.88%) C#
4 11 (17.19%) Python
5 4 (6.25%) MATLAB
6 1 (1.56%) Bash
6 1 (1.56%) Rust
6 1 (1.56%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 18 (28.13%) Degree
2 14 (21.88%) Security Cleared
3 11 (17.19%) SC Cleared
4 3 (4.69%) DV Cleared
5 2 (3.13%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.56%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.56%) DO-254
System Software
1 28 (43.75%) Firmware
2 5 (7.81%) Embedded Firmware
Vendors
1 13 (20.31%) EMC
2 6 (9.38%) Microsoft
2 6 (9.38%) Xilinx
3 1 (1.56%) Altera
3 1 (1.56%) Freescale
3 1 (1.56%) SAP