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The table below looks at the demand for Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) skills within the South East 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 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
Rank384338
Rank change on same period last yearDown-46
Matching permanent IT job ads78176
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.076 %
As % of the category below1.166 %2.105 %
Salaries quoted5255
Average minimum salary£34,462£39,600
Average salary£38,731£43,436
% change on same period last year-10.83 %
Average maximum salary£43,000£47,273
UK excluding London average salary£39,378£43,024
% change on same period last year-8.47 %
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads66898362
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.872 %3.598 %
Salaries quoted56126596
Average minimum salary£35,200£36,407
Average salary£38,683£39,849
% change on same period last year-2.92 %
Average maximum salary£42,166£43,292
UK excluding London average salary£37,701£39,528
% change on same period last year-4.62 %
ASIC EnglandASIC
England

ASIC
Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East ASIC Salary Trend

ASIC
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ASIC across the South East region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South East ASIC Salary Histogram

ASIC
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ASIC within the South East 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
HampshireDown-7146£37,820-18.15 %
SurreyUp+363--
BerkshireUp+292£35,000-38.23 %
ASIC EnglandASIC
England

ASIC
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

183 (59.29 %)Telecoms
276 (54.29 %)C
346 (32.86 %)VHDL
442 (30.00 %)Device Driver
533 (23.57 %)Firmware
632 (22.86 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
730 (21.43 %)Handset
826 (18.57 %)Wireless
826 (18.57 %)ClearCase
923 (16.43 %)3G
923 (16.43 %)Configuration Management
923 (16.43 %)Verilog
1022 (15.71 %)Windows
1117 (12.14 %)Degree
1216 (11.43 %)Symbian
1311 (7.857 %)Xilinx
1311 (7.857 %)Embedded C
1410 (7.143 %)Assembly Language
1410 (7.143 %)C++
1410 (7.143 %)Multimedia
1410 (7.143 %)ASIC Verification
159 (6.429 %)Electric
168 (5.714 %)Perl
168 (5.714 %)GSM
177 (5.000 %)Flash
177 (5.000 %)WCDMA
177 (5.000 %)Tcl
186 (4.286 %)GPRS
195 (3.571 %)UMTS
195 (3.571 %)Ericsson

ASIC
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.714 %)STL
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (2.857 %)MATLAB
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (18.57 %)Wireless
223 (16.43 %)3G
38 (5.714 %)GSM
47 (5.000 %)WCDMA
56 (4.286 %)GPRS
65 (3.571 %)UMTS
74 (2.857 %)2G
81 (0.714 %)OFDM
81 (0.714 %)3GPP
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (18.57 %)ClearCase
27 (5.000 %)Flash
31 (0.714 %)LabVIEW
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
183 (59.29 %)Telecoms
210 (7.143 %)Multimedia
39 (6.429 %)Electric
45 (3.571 %)Electronics
51 (0.714 %)Insurance
51 (0.714 %)Pensions
51 (0.714 %)Health
51 (0.714 %)Automotive
51 (0.714 %)Education
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (25.71 %)Software Engineer
217 (12.14 %)Senior Software Engineer
217 (12.14 %)Design Engineer
316 (11.43 %)FPGA Engineer
415 (10.71 %)Integration Engineer
513 (9.286 %)Principal Engineer
67 (5.000 %)ASIC Design Engineer
75 (3.571 %)Principal Software Engineer
84 (2.857 %)RF Engineer
84 (2.857 %)Hardware Engineer
93 (2.143 %)FPGA Design Engineer
93 (2.143 %)CAD Engineer
102 (1.429 %)Graduate
102 (1.429 %)DSP Engineer
102 (1.429 %)Systems Engineer
111 (0.714 %)C++ Developer
111 (0.714 %)DSP Software Engineer
111 (0.714 %)Software Developer
111 (0.714 %)Project Manager
111 (0.714 %)Developer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
146 (32.86 %)VHDL
242 (30.00 %)Device Driver
333 (23.57 %)Firmware
432 (22.86 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
530 (21.43 %)Handset
623 (16.43 %)Verilog
710 (7.143 %)ASIC Verification
83 (2.143 %)MPEG
92 (1.429 %)Mathematics
92 (1.429 %)Computer Science
101 (0.714 %)Physics
101 (0.714 %)CPLD
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (15.71 %)Windows
22 (1.429 %)Linux
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (16.43 %)Configuration Management
24 (2.857 %)Code Coverage
33 (2.143 %)CAD
42 (1.429 %)Software Engineering
42 (1.429 %)DV Cleared
42 (1.429 %)Security Cleared
51 (0.714 %)Executable UML
51 (0.714 %)EDA
51 (0.714 %)SC Cleared
51 (0.714 %)Validation
51 (0.714 %)IC Design
51 (0.714 %)UML
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
176 (54.29 %)C
211 (7.857 %)Embedded C
310 (7.143 %)Assembly Language
310 (7.143 %)C++
48 (5.714 %)Perl
57 (5.000 %)Tcl
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (12.14 %)Degree
23 (2.143 %)OCP
23 (2.143 %)Oracle Certification
32 (1.429 %)PhD
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.714 %)QA
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (11.43 %)Symbian
211 (7.857 %)Xilinx
35 (3.571 %)Ericsson
43 (2.143 %)Mentor Graphics
43 (2.143 %)Magma
51 (0.714 %)Perforce
51 (0.714 %)EMC