ASIC Job Trends in the South West

Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term ASIC in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited ASIC over the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 172 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing ASIC 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.056% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.16% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £51,750 - -
25th Percentile £54,375 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £66,875 - -
90th Percentile £70,250 - -
England median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +78.57% -41.67%

All Generic Skills
South West

ASIC falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,286 1,881 1,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 35.89% 28.46% 40.05%
Number of salaries quoted 757 982 1,446
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,275 £29,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% +9.48%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £71,625
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

ASIC
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ASIC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

ASIC job vacancy trend in the South West

ASIC
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing ASIC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing ASIC

ASIC
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing ASIC in the South West over the 6 months to 14 October 2025.

Salary histogram for ASIC in the South West

ASIC
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ASIC within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol - 1 £50,000 - 1
Devon - 1 £70,000 - 1
ASIC
England

ASIC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Lead Electronics Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Sales Representative
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) FPGA
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Optimization
1 1 (50.00%) FPGA Design
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Xilinx