Integrated Circuit Design (IC Design)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring IC Design skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 549 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing IC Design | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.021% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.024% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £500 | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £57.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £57.50 | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
IC Design falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 29,844 | 32,922 | 45,180 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.45% | 85.44% | 89.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,561 | 20,751 | 30,877 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -3.67% | -0.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,769 | 1,620 | 1,522 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £14.16 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £18.50 | £18.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £42.03 | £41.65 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.16% | +0.91% | +51.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.12 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.05 | £75.00 | £77.49 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.63 | £43.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.37% | +14.67% | +66.67% |
IC Design
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing IC Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IC Design
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IC Design.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing IC Design.
