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This section looks at the demand for Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) skills within the East Midlands region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ASIC over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApplication-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£338
% change on same period last year-3.77 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.69£39.05
% change on same period last year+9.30 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads333301
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.439 %0.300 %
Daily rates quoted8540
Average minimum daily rate£355£330
Average daily rate£381£358
% change on same period last year+6.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£351£352
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted4749
Average minimum hourly rate£18.45£18.48
Average hourly rate£20.66£20.99
% change on same period last year-1.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.88£23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.25£28.69
% change on same period last year-11.97 %
ASIC EnglandASIC
England

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

ASIC
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ASIC across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

East Midlands ASIC Demand Trend

ASIC
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing ASIC also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ASIC.

14 (100.00 %)MS Project
14 (100.00 %)Electronics
23 (75.00 %)IC Design
23 (75.00 %)PRINCE2
31 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (25.00 %)Project Management
31 (25.00 %)Degree
31 (25.00 %)Computer Science

ASIC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands region citing ASIC also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ASIC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (100.00 %)MS Project
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (100.00 %)Electronics
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Project Manager
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Computer Science
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)IC Design
13 (75.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (25.00 %)Degree