FPGA Job Trends in Reading

Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term FPGA in permanent job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited FPGA over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 75 - 93
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing FPGA 4 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.29% - 0.66%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.08% - 2.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,000 - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £52,500
75th Percentile £65,000 - £61,250
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +23.81% -

All Generic Skills
Reading

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 in Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 370 216 496
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 26.60% 40.00% 32.67%
Number of salaries quoted 259 120 268
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,450 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,250 £45,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,152 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.92% -0.66% -17.97%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,926 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £75,000
Berkshire median annual salary £50,001 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%

FPGA
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

FPGA job vacancy trend in Reading

FPGA
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing FPGA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing FPGA

FPGA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 (75.00%) Artix
General
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) FPGA Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Senior
1 4 (100.00%) Senior FPGA Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Design Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) FPGA Design Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Design Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Senior FPGA Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) VHDL
2 3 (75.00%) MicroBlaze
2 3 (75.00%) PCIe
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) FPGA Design
1 4 (100.00%) Validation
1 4 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Xilinx