The first table below looks at the demand for Assembly Language skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Assembly Language over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Assembly Language (Assembler)
Rank 113 130 111
Rank change year-on-year
+17 -19
Contract jobs citing Assembly Language 2 9 6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.098% 0.272% 0.214%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.267% 0.703% 0.629%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
Average daily rate - £125 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -58.33%
UK excluding London average daily rate £425 £300 £270
% change year-on-year
+41.66% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 4
Average hourly rate £37.50 £37.00 £36.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+1.35% +0.68%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £40.00 £37.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year
+8.10% -1.33%
All Programming Languages
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
750 1280 954
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 36.62% 38.62% 34.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 741 425
Average daily rate £325 £380 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.47% +26.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £250 £213
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £500 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 80 92
Average hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+15.38% -7.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £14.25 £18.25 £20.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £46.00 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
Assembly Language
England

Assembly Language
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Assembly Language across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

South West Assembly Language Jobs Demand Trend

Assembly Language
Daily Rate Trend

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

South West Assembly Language Daily Rate Trend

Assembly Language
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South West Assembly Language Hourly Rate Trend

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 South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Wiltshire - 2 - -
Assembly Language
England

Assembly Language
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

1 8 (100.00%) C
2 5 (62.50%) DO-178B
3 4 (50.00%) Avionics
3 4 (50.00%) Aerospace
3 4 (50.00%) Embedded C
4 3 (37.50%) C++
4 3 (37.50%) Linux
4 3 (37.50%) UML
4 3 (37.50%) Software Engineering
4 3 (37.50%) Unit Testing
5 2 (25.00%) IEC 61508
5 2 (25.00%) Degree
5 2 (25.00%) OO
5 2 (25.00%) Ada
5 2 (25.00%) Firmware
6 1 (12.50%) Configuration Management
6 1 (12.50%) MS Project
6 1 (12.50%) OOD
6 1 (12.50%) Requirements Analysis
6 1 (12.50%) Validation
6 1 (12.50%) Test Scripting
6 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
6 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared

Assembly Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) MS Project
General
1 4 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (50.00%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Firmware Engineer
3 1 (12.50%) Embedded Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Firmware
Operating Systems
1 3 (37.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) UML
1 3 (37.50%) Software Engineering
1 3 (37.50%) Unit Testing
2 2 (25.00%) OO
3 1 (12.50%) OOD
3 1 (12.50%) Configuration Management
3 1 (12.50%) Validation
3 1 (12.50%) Test Scripting
3 1 (12.50%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C
2 4 (50.00%) Embedded C
3 3 (37.50%) C++
4 2 (25.00%) Ada
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) DO-178B
2 2 (25.00%) IEC 61508
South West England
My client is currently looking for an Electronics System Engineer, you will be involved in developing Electronic Hardware and Firmware architectures... -Technical investigation and promotion of product concepts...
Computer Futures
Rate: £30 - £40 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013