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The first part of the 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 22 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category.

LinkAssembly Language (Assembler)
Location
3 months to
22 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank584501676
Rank change year-on-year
Down-83Up+175
Matching permanent IT job ads103174302
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.119 %0.204 %0.148 %
As % of the Programming Languages category0.244 %0.434 %0.325 %
Salaries quoted91144259
Average salary£35,000£37,000£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.400 %-1.330 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,500£30,000£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£42,500£45,000£47,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£37,000
% change year-on-year
--5.400 %
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryAll Programming Languages
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
422824005292956
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK48.88 %47.05 %45.67 %
Salaries quoted363033383877791
Average salary£40,000£36,500£37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.580 %-2.660 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£26,500£25,000£26,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£60,000£62,500
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£34,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.440 %

Assembly Language
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Assembly Language within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Assembly Language Demand Trend

Assembly Language
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Assembly Language over the 3 months to 22 March 2010 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 22 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-8694£35,000-6.66 %
East of EnglandUp+1949£35,000-12.50 %
CambridgeshireUp+3146£35,000-12.50 %
CambridgeUp+1740£35,000-12.50 %
East MidlandsUp+169£26,500-18.46 %
LondonDown-438£35,000-17.64 %
YorkshireUp+97£31,500-10.00 %
West YorkshireUp+116£31,500-10.00 %
South WestDown-276£37,500+7.14 %
South EastDown-296£45,000+12.50 %
LeicestershireNew entry-6£26,500-
LeicesterNew entry-6£26,500-
North EastUp+275£32,500-
BristolDown-95£37,500+7.14 %
ScotlandNo change04£25,000-33.33 %
North WestDown-54£30,000+7.14 %
LeedsNew entry-4£31,500-
PeterboroughNew entry-4£35,000-
Tyne and WearUp+253£32,500-
ManchesterDown-73£30,000+7.14 %
EdinburghDown-73£33,500-
BelfastNew entry-3£42,500-
County AntrimNew entry-3£42,500-
Newcastle Upon TyneNew entry-3£32,500-
Northern IrelandNew entry-3£42,500-
BerkshireDown-52--
WalesDown-72£32,500-
South WalesDown-132£32,500-
BedfordshireNew entry-2£33,750-
NorthamptonshireNew entry-2£35,000-

Assembly Language
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, 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.

1200 (89.29 %)C
2126 (56.25 %)C++
390 (40.18 %)Degree
471 (31.70 %)Electronics
552 (23.21 %)Linux
645 (20.09 %)Wireless
738 (16.96 %)Python
837 (16.52 %)Embedded C
935 (15.63 %)Perl
935 (15.63 %)Firmware
1029 (12.95 %)Mathematics
1128 (12.50 %)Java
1128 (12.50 %)Computer Science
1225 (11.16 %)Games
1323 (10.27 %)UNIX
1323 (10.27 %)EMC
1323 (10.27 %)Software Engineering
1422 (9.821 %)Pensions
1521 (9.375 %)TCP/IP
1617 (7.589 %)Embedded C++
1617 (7.589 %)Manufacturing
1716 (7.143 %)Hitachi
1716 (7.143 %)3D Graphics
1815 (6.696 %)GPRS
1914 (6.250 %)GSM
1914 (6.250 %)Lisp
2013 (5.804 %)VoIP
2013 (5.804 %)DSL
2013 (5.804 %)Online Games
2112 (5.357 %)MATLAB

Assembly Language
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 March 2010, 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.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
110 (4.464 %)Django
28 (3.571 %)MFC
35 (2.232 %).NET
44 (1.786 %)LAMP
52 (0.893 %)WPF
52 (0.893 %)XML
52 (0.893 %)Flash
52 (0.893 %)Middleware
61 (0.446 %)CORBA
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (0.446 %)MQSeries
11 (0.446 %)CICS
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
112 (5.357 %)MATLAB
210 (4.464 %)Simulink
33 (1.339 %)Stateflow
41 (0.446 %)MS Excel
41 (0.446 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
145 (20.09 %)Wireless
221 (9.375 %)TCP/IP
315 (6.696 %)GPRS
414 (6.250 %)GSM
513 (5.804 %)VoIP
513 (5.804 %)DSL
611 (4.911 %)ZigBee
710 (4.464 %)Ethernet
87 (3.125 %)Broadband
87 (3.125 %)HSPA
96 (2.679 %)Wi-Fi
96 (2.679 %)Bluetooth
104 (1.786 %)802.11
104 (1.786 %)WLAN
104 (1.786 %)LAN
112 (0.893 %)3G
112 (0.893 %)WiMAX
121 (0.446 %)LTE
121 (0.446 %)TETRA
121 (0.446 %)CDMA
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (1.339 %)DB2
21 (0.446 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (0.446 %)SQL Server
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
16 (2.679 %)Eclipse
23 (1.339 %)Subversion
32 (0.893 %)Visual Studio
32 (0.893 %)LabVIEW
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
171 (31.70 %)Electronics
225 (11.16 %)Games
322 (9.821 %)Pensions
417 (7.589 %)Manufacturing
516 (7.143 %)3D Graphics
613 (5.804 %)Online Games
79 (4.018 %)Health
87 (3.125 %)Automotive
87 (3.125 %)Education
96 (2.679 %)Finance
105 (2.232 %)Aerospace
105 (2.232 %)Telecoms
113 (1.339 %)Retail
122 (0.893 %)Multimedia
122 (0.893 %)Insurance
122 (0.893 %)Government
131 (0.446 %)Military
131 (0.446 %)Electric
131 (0.446 %)Chemicals
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
174 (33.04 %)Software Engineer
231 (13.84 %)Embedded Software Engineer
330 (13.39 %)Developer
422 (9.821 %)Embedded C Engineer
518 (8.036 %)C Software Engineer
518 (8.036 %)Programmer
518 (8.036 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
617 (7.589 %)Electronics Engineer
716 (7.143 %)Hardware Engineer
716 (7.143 %)Firmware Engineer
814 (6.250 %)Applications Engineer
814 (6.250 %)Design Engineer
913 (5.804 %)Senior Developer
1011 (4.911 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
1011 (4.911 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
1011 (4.911 %)Senior Software Engineer
1011 (4.911 %)Software Developer
1110 (4.464 %)Java Developer
129 (4.018 %)C++ Developer
129 (4.018 %)Senior Software Developer
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
135 (15.63 %)Firmware
229 (12.95 %)Mathematics
328 (12.50 %)Computer Science
412 (5.357 %)Physics
412 (5.357 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
511 (4.911 %)VHDL
610 (4.464 %)Open Source
76 (2.679 %)Device Driver
76 (2.679 %)Applied Mathematics
84 (1.786 %)Client/Server
84 (1.786 %)Blog
93 (1.339 %)MPEG
93 (1.339 %)Verilog
93 (1.339 %)CPLD
93 (1.339 %)Handset
102 (0.893 %)Mainframe
102 (0.893 %)STB
111 (0.446 %)MediaHighway
111 (0.446 %)DTV
111 (0.446 %)PDA
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
152 (23.21 %)Linux
223 (10.27 %)UNIX
311 (4.911 %)Windows
46 (2.679 %)Windows CE
55 (2.232 %)Embedded Linux
62 (0.893 %)Android
71 (0.446 %)MVS
71 (0.446 %)Windows Mobile
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
123 (10.27 %)Software Engineering
26 (2.679 %)CAD
26 (2.679 %)Refactoring
35 (2.232 %)Project Management
35 (2.232 %)UML
44 (1.786 %)Validation
53 (1.339 %)Network Design
53 (1.339 %)Configuration Management
53 (1.339 %)OOD
53 (1.339 %)Project Planning
62 (0.893 %)Usability Testing
62 (0.893 %)OO
62 (0.893 %)Agile Software Development
62 (0.893 %)Enterprise Architecture
62 (0.893 %)Requirements Analysis
71 (0.446 %)Business Analysis
71 (0.446 %)Automated Testing
71 (0.446 %)RAD
71 (0.446 %)E-Commerce
71 (0.446 %)Yourdon
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1200 (89.29 %)C
2126 (56.25 %)C++
338 (16.96 %)Python
437 (16.52 %)Embedded C
535 (15.63 %)Perl
628 (12.50 %)Java
717 (7.589 %)Embedded C++
814 (6.250 %)Lisp
911 (4.911 %)C#
1010 (4.464 %)Haskell
118 (3.571 %)Erlang
118 (3.571 %)Tcl
126 (2.679 %)VB
134 (1.786 %)VC++
134 (1.786 %)PHP
134 (1.786 %)COBOL
142 (0.893 %)SQL
142 (0.893 %)VB6
151 (0.446 %)Delphi
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
190 (40.18 %)Degree
23 (1.339 %)HND
31 (0.446 %)Postgraduate
31 (0.446 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.446 %)Security Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.339 %)JTAG
21 (0.446 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (0.446 %)NDS
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
123 (10.27 %)EMC
216 (7.143 %)Hitachi
36 (2.679 %)Atmel
45 (2.232 %)Symbian
45 (2.232 %)Microsoft
51 (0.446 %)Oracle
51 (0.446 %)Motorola
51 (0.446 %)Borland
51 (0.446 %)OpenTV
51 (0.446 %)Altera