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The table below looks at the demand for Assembly Language (Assembler) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Assembly Language over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkAssembly Language (Assembler)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank115133
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads1210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.011 %
As % of the category below1.071 %0.762 %
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£329£260
% change on same period last year+26.37 %
Hourly rates quoted45
Average minimum hourly rate£32.25£34.00
Average hourly rate£34.13£37.00
% change on same period last year-7.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.73£37.33
% change on same period last year+6.44 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
North West
Matching contract IT job ads11201313
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.800 %1.410 %
Daily rates quoted187230
Average minimum daily rate£303£307
Average daily rate£321£323
% change on same period last year-0.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£338
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted141142
Average minimum hourly rate£25.17£25.31
Average hourly rate£27.58£27.48
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£29.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.93£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.35 %
Assembly Language EnglandAssembly Language
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.

Assembly Language
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Assembly Language across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

North West Assembly Language Demand Trend

Assembly Language
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Assembly Language across the North West region.

North West Assembly Language Daily Rate Trend

Assembly Language
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Assembly Language across the North West region.

North West Assembly Language Hourly Rate Trend

Assembly Language
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Assembly Language across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West Assembly Language Hourly Rate Histogram

Assembly Language
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Assembly Language within the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LancashireUp+113--
ManchesterDown-31--
Assembly Language EnglandAssembly Language
England

Assembly Language
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Assembly Language 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 Assembly Language.

113 (65.00 %)C
210 (50.00 %)VoIP
210 (50.00 %)MATLAB
38 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
47 (35.00 %)SC Cleared
56 (30.00 %)Mainframe
56 (30.00 %)IBM
65 (25.00 %)MVS
74 (20.00 %)IBM Mainframe
74 (20.00 %)ISPF
83 (15.00 %)COBOL
92 (10.00 %)DB2
92 (10.00 %)CICS
92 (10.00 %)Military
101 (5.000 %)Retail
101 (5.000 %)ISEB Practitioner
101 (5.000 %)Degree
101 (5.000 %)QA
101 (5.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
101 (5.000 %)Software Testing
101 (5.000 %)Electronics
101 (5.000 %)Java
101 (5.000 %)C++
101 (5.000 %)Embedded C
101 (5.000 %)Intel
101 (5.000 %)ISEB

Assembly Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing Assembly Language 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 Assembly Language. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (20.00 %)ISPF
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (10.00 %)CICS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (50.00 %)MATLAB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (50.00 %)VoIP
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.00 %)DB2
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.00 %)Military
21 (5.000 %)Retail
21 (5.000 %)Electronics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (60.00 %)Software Engineer
112 (60.00 %)DSP Engineer
112 (60.00 %)DSP Software Engineer
26 (30.00 %)Analyst
32 (10.00 %)Analyst Programmer
32 (10.00 %)Programmer
41 (5.000 %)Electronics Engineer
41 (5.000 %)Developer Analyst
41 (5.000 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
41 (5.000 %)COBOL Programmer
41 (5.000 %)Developer
41 (5.000 %)COBOL Developer
41 (5.000 %)COBOL Analyst
41 (5.000 %)Tester
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (30.00 %)Mainframe
24 (20.00 %)IBM Mainframe
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (25.00 %)MVS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (40.00 %)Security Cleared
27 (35.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (5.000 %)Software Testing
31 (5.000 %)User Acceptance Testing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (65.00 %)C
23 (15.00 %)COBOL
31 (5.000 %)Java
31 (5.000 %)Embedded C
31 (5.000 %)C++
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.000 %)ISEB
11 (5.000 %)ISEB Practitioner
11 (5.000 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.000 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (30.00 %)IBM
21 (5.000 %)Intel