Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ASIC over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApplication-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank228273
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching permanent IT job ads25
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.136 %0.219 %
Salaries quoted14
Average minimum salary£30,000£53,750
Average salary£35,000£57,500
% change on same period last year-39.13 %
Average maximum salary£40,000£61,250
UK excluding London average salary£38,873£43,068
% change on same period last year-9.74 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads14742287
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.998 %1.039 %
Salaries quoted12431927
Average minimum salary£37,110£37,990
Average salary£40,599£41,748
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
Average maximum salary£44,088£45,506
UK excluding London average salary£37,736£40,246
% change on same period last year-6.23 %
ASIC South EastASIC
South East

ASIC
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire ASIC Demand Trend

ASIC
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ASIC across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire ASIC Salary Trend

ASIC
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited ASIC.

12 (100.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
12 (100.00 %)VHDL
12 (100.00 %)DV Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Executable UML
21 (50.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)QA
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)PhD
21 (50.00 %)Electronics
21 (50.00 %)Validation

ASIC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited ASIC. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Electronics
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Hardware Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)VHDL
12 (100.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Linux
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)DV Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (50.00 %)Executable UML
21 (50.00 %)Validation
21 (50.00 %)Software Engineering
21 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)PhD
11 (50.00 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)QA