Hybrid/Remote ASIC Job Trends

Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term ASIC in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited ASIC over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 341 411 466
Rank change year-on-year +70 +55 +235
Permanent jobs citing ASIC 24 29 2
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.16% 0.17% 0.010%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.45% 0.43% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 22 2 2
10th Percentile - - £81,125
25th Percentile - £34,750 £88,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £113,750
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -67.03% -
75th Percentile - £40,250 £150,938
90th Percentile - - £165,375
UK median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £77,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% -19.35% +121.43%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,292 6,689 7,871
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.00% 39.27% 38.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3,377 3,741 6,137
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £39,163 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £101,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

ASIC
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing ASIC and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

ASIC job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

ASIC
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ASIC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing ASIC

ASIC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (4.17%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (8.33%) Finance
2 1 (4.17%) Electronics
2 1 (4.17%) Manufacturing
2 1 (4.17%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (83.33%) Sales Representative
2 2 (8.33%) Analyst
2 2 (8.33%) Report Analyst
3 1 (4.17%) Design Engineer
3 1 (4.17%) Financial Analyst
3 1 (4.17%) FPGA Engineer
3 1 (4.17%) IC Design Engineer
3 1 (4.17%) Lead
3 1 (4.17%) Project Engineer
3 1 (4.17%) Project Leader
3 1 (4.17%) Senior
3 1 (4.17%) Senior FPGA Engineer
3 1 (4.17%) Senior Project Leader
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.17%) FPGA
1 1 (4.17%) IoT
1 1 (4.17%) Robotics
1 1 (4.17%) Verilog
1 1 (4.17%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (83.33%) Digital Optimization
2 8 (33.33%) E-Commerce
3 1 (4.17%) AI
3 1 (4.17%) Design for Manufacturing
3 1 (4.17%) FPGA Design
3 1 (4.17%) IC Design
3 1 (4.17%) Kalman Filter
3 1 (4.17%) Physics
3 1 (4.17%) Power Management
3 1 (4.17%) Requirements Management
3 1 (4.17%) Signal Processing
3 1 (4.17%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.17%) C++
1 1 (4.17%) Python
1 1 (4.17%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 2 (8.33%) Degree
1 2 (8.33%) PhD
2 1 (4.17%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) EMIR
1 2 (8.33%) MiFID
Vendors
1 1 (4.17%) Cadence