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The table below looks at the demand for Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) skills within the Hampshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApplication-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10081
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching contract IT job ads138
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.038 %
As % of the category below0.316 %7.708 %
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£350
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Hourly rates quoted110
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£38.43
Average hourly rate£36.00£40.38
% change on same period last year-10.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.00£42.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.33£41.79
% change on same period last year+1.29 %
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads316493
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.445 %0.498 %
Daily rates quoted6785
Average minimum daily rate£341£309
Average daily rate£364£327
% change on same period last year+11.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£349£345
% change on same period last year+1.19 %
Hourly rates quoted91110
Average minimum hourly rate£30.23£29.51
Average hourly rate£31.50£31.18
% change on same period last year+1.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.77£32.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.99£26.29
% change on same period last year-4.93 %
ASIC South EastASIC
South East

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 Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Hampshire ASIC Demand Trend

ASIC
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ASIC across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire ASIC Daily Rate Trend

ASIC
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ASIC across the Hampshire region.

Hampshire ASIC Hourly Rate Trend

ASIC
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ASIC within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PortsmouthNew entry-1--
ASIC South EastASIC
South East

ASIC
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

121 (65.63 %)Telecoms
216 (50.00 %)VHDL
315 (46.88 %)C
412 (37.50 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
56 (18.75 %)Configuration Management
65 (15.63 %)ClearCase
65 (15.63 %)Handset
74 (12.50 %)Device Driver
83 (9.375 %)3G
92 (6.250 %)EMC
92 (6.250 %)Assembly Language
92 (6.250 %)Military
92 (6.250 %)Electronics
92 (6.250 %)Electric
101 (3.125 %)Validation
101 (3.125 %)GSM
101 (3.125 %)UMTS
101 (3.125 %)HND
101 (3.125 %)Security Cleared
101 (3.125 %)ASIC Verification

ASIC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (9.375 %)3G
21 (3.125 %)GSM
21 (3.125 %)UMTS
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (15.63 %)ClearCase
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (65.63 %)Telecoms
22 (6.250 %)Electric
22 (6.250 %)Military
22 (6.250 %)Electronics
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (31.25 %)Software Engineer
29 (28.13 %)Design Engineer
38 (25.00 %)FPGA Engineer
43 (9.375 %)Embedded Software Engineer
52 (6.250 %)Principal Engineer
52 (6.250 %)Integration Engineer
61 (3.125 %)Hardware Engineer
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (50.00 %)VHDL
212 (37.50 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
35 (15.63 %)Handset
44 (12.50 %)Device Driver
51 (3.125 %)ASIC Verification
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (18.75 %)Configuration Management
21 (3.125 %)Validation
21 (3.125 %)Security Cleared
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (46.88 %)C
22 (6.250 %)Assembly Language
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.125 %)HND
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (6.250 %)EMC