The first table below looks at the demand for Assembly Language skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Assembly Language over the 3 months to 23 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.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Assembly Language (Assembler)
Rank 699 671 701
Rank change year-on-year
-28 +30
Permanent jobs citing Assembly Language 163 230 172
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.152% 0.191% 0.136%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.285% 0.355% 0.260%
Number of salaries quoted 133 173 152
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,150 £32,500 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Programming Languages
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
57161 64813 66145
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 53.15% 53.69% 52.48%
Number of salaries quoted 49151 57089 57424
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £70,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%

Assembly Language
Jobs Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

Assembly Language Salary Trend

Assembly Language
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Assembly Language over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 within the UK.

Assembly Language Salary Histogram

Assembly Language
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 23 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
England -55 140 £40,000 -
South East -10 43 £41,250 +3.12%
London +55 36 £37,500 -18.91%
East of England -50 23 £41,000 -18.00%
South West +4 19 £50,000 +31.57%
Cambridgeshire -46 18 £41,000 -18.00%
Oxfordshire 0 13 £45,000 +45.16%
Oxford -8 12 £45,000 +45.16%
Hampshire +10 11 £40,000 +33.33%
Scotland -1 11 £40,000 -11.11%
Croydon +14 8 £37,500 +3.44%
Buckinghamshire 0 8 £40,000 -
North West -16 8 £35,000 +3.70%
Cambridge -43 8 £32,500 -35.00%
Aberdeen - 7 £40,000 -
Wales +6 6 £35,000 +18.14%
Cheshire +4 6 £35,000 +16.66%
Surrey 0 6 £35,000 -22.22%
Basingstoke -6 6 £40,000 -20.00%
Runcorn - 6 £35,000 -
Wimbledon - 6 £33,000 -
North East +9 4 £33,000 -2.94%
Durham +8 4 £33,000 -2.94%
Hertfordshire -2 4 £50,000 +5.26%
Southampton - 4 £62,500 -
Somerset - 4 £46,250 -
Gloucestershire +3 3 £33,000 -13.15%
Berkshire -12 3 £37,500 -1.31%
Leatherhead - 3 £35,000 -
West Wales +14 2 £35,000 +16.66%

Assembly Language
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1 260 (85.53%) C
2 150 (49.34%) Electronics
3 145 (47.70%) Degree
4 137 (45.07%) C++
5 120 (39.47%) Embedded C
6 88 (28.95%) Embedded Systems
7 87 (28.62%) Firmware
8 75 (24.67%) Computer Science
9 70 (23.03%) Linux
10 63 (20.72%) Software Engineering
11 44 (14.47%) Embedded C++
12 41 (13.49%) Automotive
13 39 (12.83%) C#
14 38 (12.50%) Ethernet
15 36 (11.84%) MATLAB
15 36 (11.84%) Embedded Linux
16 34 (11.18%) Windows
17 31 (10.20%) Wireless
17 31 (10.20%) Embedded Software Development
18 30 (9.868%) Device Driver
19 26 (8.553%) Finance
20 25 (8.224%) TCP/IP
20 25 (8.224%) QA
20 25 (8.224%) Mathematics
21 24 (7.895%) Wi-Fi
22 23 (7.566%) .NET
22 23 (7.566%) Atmel
23 22 (7.237%) Project Management
24 21 (6.908%) Telecoms
24 21 (6.908%) Python

Assembly Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK 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 23 (7.566%) .NET
2 8 (2.632%) STL
3 6 (1.974%) Middleware
3 6 (1.974%) ISPF
4 5 (1.645%) iOS SDK
5 4 (1.316%) Qt
5 4 (1.316%) XML
5 4 (1.316%) WPF
6 3 (0.987%) Ajax
6 3 (0.987%) Flash
6 3 (0.987%) MFC
6 3 (0.987%) HTML
7 2 (0.658%) COM
8 1 (0.329%) Django
8 1 (0.329%) OpenGL
8 1 (0.329%) DirectX
8 1 (0.329%) ActiveX
8 1 (0.329%) CORBA
Application Platforms
1 6 (1.974%) SAS
2 3 (0.987%) CICS
Applications
1 6 (1.974%) Simulink
2 3 (0.987%) Stateflow
3 1 (0.329%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.329%) MS Office
3 1 (0.329%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 4 (1.316%) LabWindows
Communications & Networking
1 38 (12.50%) Ethernet
2 31 (10.20%) Wireless
3 25 (8.224%) TCP/IP
4 24 (7.895%) Wi-Fi
5 21 (6.908%) ZigBee
6 17 (5.592%) Bluetooth
7 10 (3.289%) GPRS
8 9 (2.961%) GSM
9 8 (2.632%) HTTP
10 6 (1.974%) UMTS
10 6 (1.974%) SSH
11 4 (1.316%) 3G
12 3 (0.987%) HSPA
12 3 (0.987%) WiMAX
12 3 (0.987%) TELNET
12 3 (0.987%) LDAP
12 3 (0.987%) WAN
12 3 (0.987%) SNMP
13 2 (0.658%) SNA
13 2 (0.658%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.974%) DB2
Development Applications
1 19 (6.250%) GCC
2 18 (5.921%) Subversion
3 11 (3.618%) Bugzilla
3 11 (3.618%) Eclipse
4 10 (3.289%) Visual Studio
5 6 (1.974%) GDB
6 5 (1.645%) LabVIEW
7 4 (1.316%) VSS/SourceSafe
7 4 (1.316%) Xcode
8 3 (0.987%) CaliberRM
8 3 (0.987%) RequisitePro
9 2 (0.658%) PVCS
9 2 (0.658%) Git (software)
10 1 (0.329%) Ant
10 1 (0.329%) Rational DOORS
General
1 150 (49.34%) Electronics
2 41 (13.49%) Automotive
3 26 (8.553%) Finance
4 21 (6.908%) Telecoms
5 19 (6.250%) Aerospace
6 14 (4.605%) Retail
7 11 (3.618%) Manufacturing
8 10 (3.289%) Games
8 10 (3.289%) Avionics
9 4 (1.316%) Military
10 3 (0.987%) Marketing
10 3 (0.987%) Advertising
11 2 (0.658%) Legal
11 2 (0.658%) Banking
11 2 (0.658%) Mandarin Language
11 2 (0.658%) Music
12 1 (0.329%) German Language
12 1 (0.329%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 127 (41.78%) Software Engineer
2 70 (23.03%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 54 (17.76%) Firmware Engineer
4 41 (13.49%) Programmer
5 35 (11.51%) Senior Software Engineer
6 31 (10.20%) Developer
6 31 (10.20%) Design Engineer
7 27 (8.882%) C Programmer
8 16 (5.263%) Author
8 16 (5.263%) Technical Author
8 16 (5.263%) C Software Engineer
9 14 (4.605%) Software Developer
10 13 (4.276%) Embedded C Programmer
11 12 (3.947%) Systems Engineer
11 12 (3.947%) DSP Engineer
11 12 (3.947%) Verification Engineer
12 11 (3.618%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
12 11 (3.618%) Electronics Engineer
12 11 (3.618%) Real Time Engineer
12 11 (3.618%) C Developer
Miscellaneous
1 88 (28.95%) Embedded Systems
2 87 (28.62%) Firmware
3 75 (24.67%) Computer Science
4 30 (9.868%) Device Driver
5 25 (8.224%) Mathematics
6 20 (6.579%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
7 16 (5.263%) Mainframe
8 15 (4.934%) VHDL
8 15 (4.934%) MPEG
9 13 (4.276%) Mobile App
10 12 (3.947%) Mechatronics
11 11 (3.618%) iPhone
11 11 (3.618%) STB
11 11 (3.618%) Management Information System
11 11 (3.618%) iPad
12 10 (3.289%) Physics
13 9 (2.961%) Streaming Media
13 9 (2.961%) Verilog
14 7 (2.303%) Derivative
14 7 (2.303%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 70 (23.03%) Linux
2 36 (11.84%) Embedded Linux
3 34 (11.18%) Windows
4 18 (5.921%) Android
5 13 (4.276%) UNIX
6 12 (3.947%) Apple iOS
7 9 (2.961%) zOS
8 3 (0.987%) MVS
8 3 (0.987%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.329%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (20.72%) Software Engineering
2 31 (10.20%) Embedded Software Development
3 22 (7.237%) Project Management
4 21 (6.908%) Signal Processing
5 16 (5.263%) Service Delivery
6 15 (4.934%) Validation
6 15 (4.934%) UML
7 14 (4.605%) Test Management
8 12 (3.947%) Digital Signal Processing
8 12 (3.947%) OO
9 10 (3.289%) Agile Software Development
9 10 (3.289%) Multithreading
10 9 (2.961%) Software Testing
10 9 (2.961%) Scrum
11 7 (2.303%) Configuration Management
12 6 (1.974%) Regression Testing
12 6 (1.974%) IC Design
13 5 (1.645%) System Testing
13 5 (1.645%) Reverse Engineering
13 5 (1.645%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 260 (85.53%) C
2 137 (45.07%) C++
3 120 (39.47%) Embedded C
4 44 (14.47%) Embedded C++
5 39 (12.83%) C#
6 36 (11.84%) MATLAB
7 21 (6.908%) Python
8 19 (6.250%) Java
9 12 (3.947%) Perl
9 12 (3.947%) Delphi
9 12 (3.947%) Fortran
9 12 (3.947%) Pascal
10 11 (3.618%) REXX
11 8 (2.632%) VC++
11 8 (2.632%) JCL
12 7 (2.303%) Ada
13 5 (1.645%) VB
13 5 (1.645%) VB.NET
14 3 (0.987%) SQL
15 1 (0.329%) Haskell
Qualifications
1 145 (47.70%) Degree
2 14 (4.605%) ISEB
3 11 (3.618%) Security Cleared
4 4 (1.316%) SC Cleared
5 3 (0.987%) PhD
5 3 (0.987%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.329%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.224%) QA
2 11 (3.618%) DO-178B
3 8 (2.632%) JTAG
4 5 (1.645%) IEC 61508
5 4 (1.316%) HL7
6 2 (0.658%) SLA
6 2 (0.658%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 2 (0.658%) RACF
Systems Management
1 1 (0.329%) OMEGAMON
Vendors
1 23 (7.566%) Atmel
2 14 (4.605%) Fujitsu
3 11 (3.618%) Google
4 10 (3.289%) EMC
5 9 (2.961%) IBM
6 7 (2.303%) Altera
7 4 (1.316%) Freescale
8 3 (0.987%) Cadence
8 3 (0.987%) Teradata
8 3 (0.987%) NEC
8 3 (0.987%) Perforce
8 3 (0.987%) Microsoft
8 3 (0.987%) Twitter
9 2 (0.658%) BMC
9 2 (0.658%) CA
9 2 (0.658%) i2
9 2 (0.658%) Motorola
9 2 (0.658%) SAP
10 1 (0.329%) Agilent
10 1 (0.329%) QNX
Reading, Thames Valley
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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
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Search Consultancy
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
At least 5 years practical experience in software development using C is essential, experience in assembler would be highly desirable... Software Developer in Comms - £40 - £50k - same company...
Real Staffing
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bedfordshire, South East
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Real Staffing
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Hereford, West Midlands
You will be working in a small team environment developing an exciting mix of electronics hardware and software for low power sensor based equipment used in hospitals and...
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 27 April 2013
Thetford, Norfolk
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I4 Recruitment
Salary: £30k - 45k per year + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Bournemouth, South West
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following: - Technical/software development leadership - Embedded C /C++ or Assembler - Experience with ARM and PIC processors, within Keil or MPLAB...
Computer Futures
Salary: £20000 - £50000 per annum + Pension, Healthcare
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Embedded Software Engineer - C / C++, Assembler, Development, Debugging, Career progression... - Proven understanding of C / C++ with commercial experience with Assembler / embedded applications. Any understanding of Perl / Python would...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £40k + benefits
Posted: 16 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
Cambridge, East Anglia
Our client is looking to hire a talented Embedded DSP Engineer to work within one of the largest independent wireless development teams in the world... - Develop world class...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Minimum Requirements: - Good degree in engineering, mathematics or computer science. - Recent and relevant industrial experience with wireless DSP... - Experience of using MATLAB... - Strong software engineering skills... - Experience of...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k
Posted: 20 May 2013
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Embedded C/C++, Assembler, Firmware, Embedded Software, Embedded Linux, UART, I2C, RS232, RS485, PIC, ARM, LCD development... As a Firmware Engineer / Embedded Software Engineer you will have 4+...
Saxon Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £28000 - £38000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Technical Futures
Salary: From £35,000 to £50,000 per annum Excellent Package with Shares
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
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ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £Competitive + Bonuses + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Middlesbrough, Cleveland
Joining an established team, the Embedded C Software Engineer will be required to develop systems and work on. embedded electronics designs and firmware written in C and assembler...
Softweb Resourcing Limited
Salary: From £25,000 to £40,000 per annum Salary DOE, Pension + Bonus + More
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
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Computer Futures
Posted: 15 May 2013
West London
Required Skills BSc Degree / Masters in Science degree in Computer Science or Mathematics... C / C++ OR Embedded C / C++ development... Experience with the C++ Standard Template Library STL.
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £40,000 to £60,000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Essential skills include: * Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science... * Experience of full development life cycle using C/C++ for Embedded Systems, Assembler(8051) , Visual C++, VB.NET... *...
Roc Search
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Shepton Mallet, Somerset
International based company seeks a highly skilled and experienced DSP Developer. The job will involve a range of projects in mobile radio and wireline telecommunications. Work will include...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Health Insurance + Pension
Posted: 17 May 2013
West Yorkshire
My client require an all-round Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer to play a key role in the development of the next generation of their product line. Main Purpose...
Computer Futures
Salary: £28000 - £39000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Summary: Imaging algorithms, C, ISP, multimedia, Cambridge, to £55k + benefits.Global company with UK based design centres focussed on developing IC cores and associated software... You will join...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k plus excellent package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Summary: Imaging algorithms, C, ISP, multimedia, Cambridge, to £55k + benefits... You will join the imaging group which designs image and pixel processing algorithms, camera drivers and camera system...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k plus excellent package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Somerset
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Roc Search
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Staffordshire, West Midlands
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Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £44000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cambridgeshire
With an excellent, relevant degree and wide-ranging hands-on coding skills in C, C++ and C#, you should offer strong experience in areas such as: - Experience with...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £45k + benefits package
Posted: 23 April 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
West Yorkshire
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Computer Futures
Salary: £28000 - £39000 per annum
Posted: 15 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
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Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Senior Applications Engineer - Marketing; IoT; Wireless; Embedded Software Applications; Customer-facing; Cambridge, to c£50,000 + Benefits.New developments in wireless technology has given rise to the "Internet...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£50k + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Summary: DSP algorithms, C, Assembler, 3G, wireless, VoIP, multimedia, Cambridge, to £60k + benefits.Global company with UK based design centres focussed on developing IC cores. This is a...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Summary: DSP algorithms, C, Assembler, 3G, wireless, VoIP, multimedia, Cambridge, to £60k + benefits... As the Wireless DSP Engineer you will have a good technical degree probably from a...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to £55k
Posted: 22 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
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Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + package
Posted: 8 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Embedded software Engineers will work on interesting and challenging embedded firmware problems on a brand new product line... C programming is an absolute must, assembler and scripting languages (...
ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT LTD
Salary: £38000 to £62500 per annum - extensive - see ad
Posted: 22 May 2013
Hampshire, South East
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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
Cambridge, East Anglia
Key responsibilities will include writing test scripts; debugging DSP assembly code; contribute to the internal test systems; investigate software defects and root causes; and create relevant documentation... Requirements: -...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: c£30k to c£45k + benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013