The first table below looks at the demand for Assembly Language skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Assembly Language over the 3 months to 22 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 East region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Assembly Language (Assembler)
Rank 391 387 389
Rank change year-on-year
-4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Assembly Language 44 57 36
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.198% 0.236% 0.160%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.399% 0.462% 0.313%
Number of salaries quoted 40 36 36
Average salary £40,000 £39,000 £38,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.56% +0.64%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £30,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £46,250 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Programming Languages
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
11026 12337 11518
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 49.64% 51.13% 51.18%
Number of salaries quoted 9706 11009 10295
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
Assembly Language
England

Assembly Language
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Assembly Language Jobs Demand Trend

Assembly Language
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Assembly Language across the South East region.

South East Assembly Language Salary Trend

Assembly Language
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Assembly Language across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East Assembly Language Salary Histogram

Assembly Language
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Assembly Language within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Oxfordshire -3 13 £45,000 +45.16%
Hampshire +8 11 £40,000 +33.33%
Buckinghamshire -1 8 £40,000 -
Surrey 0 6 £35,000 -22.22%
Berkshire -11 4 £35,750 -5.92%
West Sussex - 2 £35,250 -
East Sussex +4 1 - -
Assembly Language
England

Assembly Language
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Assembly Language.

1 70 (90.91%) C
2 59 (76.62%) Electronics
3 54 (70.13%) Embedded C
4 44 (57.14%) Degree
5 37 (48.05%) Firmware
6 34 (44.16%) C++
7 28 (36.36%) Automotive
8 24 (31.17%) Ethernet
9 23 (29.87%) Embedded Systems
10 19 (24.68%) Computer Science
11 15 (19.48%) MPEG
11 15 (19.48%) C#
11 15 (19.48%) Linux
12 14 (18.18%) Embedded C++
13 12 (15.58%) TCP/IP
14 10 (12.99%) MATLAB
14 10 (12.99%) QA
14 10 (12.99%) ZigBee
14 10 (12.99%) Validation
15 9 (11.69%) STB
15 9 (11.69%) Embedded Linux
15 9 (11.69%) Windows
15 9 (11.69%) EMC
16 8 (10.39%) Wi-Fi
16 8 (10.39%) Wireless
16 8 (10.39%) Software Engineering
17 7 (9.091%) Test Management
17 7 (9.091%) ISEB
17 7 (9.091%) Embedded Software Development
18 6 (7.792%) Regression Testing

Assembly Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Assembly Language. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (5.195%) .NET
2 3 (3.896%) ISPF
2 3 (3.896%) MFC
3 1 (1.299%) Middleware
3 1 (1.299%) ActiveX
Application Platforms
1 3 (3.896%) SAS
Applications
1 2 (2.597%) Simulink
2 1 (1.299%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 24 (31.17%) Ethernet
2 12 (15.58%) TCP/IP
3 10 (12.99%) ZigBee
4 8 (10.39%) Wi-Fi
4 8 (10.39%) Wireless
5 4 (5.195%) GPRS
5 4 (5.195%) GSM
6 3 (3.896%) SSH
6 3 (3.896%) Bluetooth
7 2 (2.597%) RFID
8 1 (1.299%) 3G
8 1 (1.299%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.896%) DB2
Development Applications
1 5 (6.494%) LabVIEW
1 5 (6.494%) Eclipse
2 3 (3.896%) Subversion
3 2 (2.597%) PVCS
3 2 (2.597%) Git (software)
4 1 (1.299%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (1.299%) GCC
4 1 (1.299%) Visual Studio
General
1 59 (76.62%) Electronics
2 28 (36.36%) Automotive
3 4 (5.195%) Manufacturing
4 3 (3.896%) Military
5 2 (2.597%) Finance
5 2 (2.597%) Music
6 1 (1.299%) Avionics
6 1 (1.299%) German Language
6 1 (1.299%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 31 (40.26%) Software Engineer
2 25 (32.47%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 23 (29.87%) Firmware Engineer
4 7 (9.091%) Principal Engineer
5 6 (7.792%) Design Engineer
5 6 (7.792%) Hardware Engineer
6 5 (6.494%) Test Engineer
6 5 (6.494%) Software Design Engineer
7 4 (5.195%) Programmer
8 3 (3.896%) Team Leader
8 3 (3.896%) QA Engineer
8 3 (3.896%) Electronics Engineer
8 3 (3.896%) Software Programmer
8 3 (3.896%) Tester
9 2 (2.597%) Developer
9 2 (2.597%) Analyst
9 2 (2.597%) Test Analyst
9 2 (2.597%) Software Team Leader
9 2 (2.597%) Development Engineer
9 2 (2.597%) Verification Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 37 (48.05%) Firmware
2 23 (29.87%) Embedded Systems
3 19 (24.68%) Computer Science
4 15 (19.48%) MPEG
5 9 (11.69%) STB
6 6 (7.792%) Derivative
7 4 (5.195%) Mainframe
7 4 (5.195%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
7 4 (5.195%) Device Driver
8 3 (3.896%) VSAM
9 2 (2.597%) Mathematics
9 2 (2.597%) Physics
9 2 (2.597%) VHDL
10 1 (1.299%) Digital Media
10 1 (1.299%) Human Factors
10 1 (1.299%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (1.299%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 15 (19.48%) Linux
2 9 (11.69%) Embedded Linux
2 9 (11.69%) Windows
3 4 (5.195%) zOS
4 3 (3.896%) MVS
4 3 (3.896%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (12.99%) Validation
2 8 (10.39%) Software Engineering
3 7 (9.091%) Test Management
3 7 (9.091%) Embedded Software Development
4 6 (7.792%) Regression Testing
4 6 (7.792%) Signal Processing
4 6 (7.792%) IC Design
5 4 (5.195%) UML
6 3 (3.896%) OOD
7 2 (2.597%) Code Coverage
7 2 (2.597%) Unit Testing
8 1 (1.299%) Requirements Management
8 1 (1.299%) Memory Management
8 1 (1.299%) Digital Signal Processing
8 1 (1.299%) QMS
8 1 (1.299%) Data Protection
8 1 (1.299%) CAD
8 1 (1.299%) CAE
8 1 (1.299%) Risk Management
8 1 (1.299%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 70 (90.91%) C
2 54 (70.13%) Embedded C
3 34 (44.16%) C++
4 15 (19.48%) C#
5 14 (18.18%) Embedded C++
6 10 (12.99%) MATLAB
7 4 (5.195%) Perl
7 4 (5.195%) REXX
8 3 (3.896%) JCL
9 2 (2.597%) Python
9 2 (2.597%) VC++
10 1 (1.299%) VB
10 1 (1.299%) VB.NET
10 1 (1.299%) Ada
Qualifications
1 44 (57.14%) Degree
2 7 (9.091%) ISEB
3 2 (2.597%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (12.99%) QA
2 2 (2.597%) ISO 9001
2 2 (2.597%) JTAG
3 1 (1.299%) IEC 61508
3 1 (1.299%) DO-178B
Vendors
1 9 (11.69%) EMC
2 3 (3.896%) Cadence
2 3 (3.896%) Teradata
2 3 (3.896%) NEC
2 3 (3.896%) Freescale
3 2 (2.597%) i2
4 1 (1.299%) Altera
4 1 (1.299%) Twitter
4 1 (1.299%) Agilent
4 1 (1.299%) QNX
4 1 (1.299%) IBM
4 1 (1.299%) HP
Reading, Thames Valley
Location: Reading, Berkshire An Embedded Software Engineer with Linux experience is required to work in an innovative media organisation based in the Reading vicinity. As the Embedded software...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £40000 - £41000 per annum + Attractive Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Basingstoke, South East
Experience in Embedded software programming - 5 years + Industry experience - Programming in C/C++- Device Driver development- Assembler programming - ARM7 or ARM9 experience You will also be required to...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
You will be responsible for hands on embedded software development including specification, design, coding and validation... Requirements: degree educated in electronics/ software engineering or related discipline proven commercial...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Littlehampton, West Sussex
Suitable Embedded Firmware Engineers will have firmware development experience for embedded systems, PIC micros familiarity and a hardware background... - C programming fluency... Desirables include Labview, Visual Basic, Assembler,...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £35000 to £42000 per annum - excellent benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Surrey, South East
This fantastic opportunity offers the chance to work on the latest technology and work alongside some of the best minds in the business.My Client is looking for...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 25 April 2013
Hampshire, South East
The ideal candidate will have a skill set to include many of the following: Embedded C / C++ & Assembler Linux / Windows OS Web Services HTML HTTP Communication Protocols Intel...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Software Developer (Communication Systems) Permanent position with the following requirements: Experience of development of communication protocols and embedded software utilising commercial stack for Bluetooth 4 (BLE) 5 years...
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
Knowledge and use of JTAG; code coverage/profiling; and automated test tools would be highly desirable... Knowledge of WIFI, Classic Bluetooth, BLE would be highly desirable... Familiarity with...
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
Desirable: Experience in bring-up and verification of chipsets for GSM/ WCDMA for a commercial handsetExperience or knowledge in development of TDMA, CDAMA, OFDM(A) based ASIC/DSP...
Computer Futures
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Fleet, Hampshire
Working at Anite... Anite Platform Group... Embedded firmware development for real time systems using C and assembler... Design and manufacturing documentation using Anite procedures. Verification and validation testing.....
Anite Telecoms Limited
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 29 April 2013