ASIC Engineer Contracts

ASIC Engineer
UK

As of 2 December 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median ASIC Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
2 Dec 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 563 604 818
Rank change year-on-year +41 +214 +47
Contract jobs requiring an ASIC Engineer 1 1 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% 0.002% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.002% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £600 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - £600 -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £31.50
25th Percentile - - £33.75
Median hourly rate - - £40.00
75th Percentile - - £48.75
90th Percentile - - £52.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £30.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 33,106 42,492 74,214
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 93.48% 95.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,108 28,644 51,758
10th Percentile £300 £294 £313
25th Percentile £410 £413 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +7.84%
75th Percentile £638 £645 £650
90th Percentile £738 £743 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £496 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.90% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,179 1,517 1,751
10th Percentile £15.32 £15.21 £13.25
25th Percentile £20.63 £19.06 £16.93
Median hourly rate £35.00 £44.00 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.45% +44.26% +51.67%
75th Percentile £64.61 £65.00 £63.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.50 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £44.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -26.97% +78.00% +39.59%

ASIC Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured ASIC Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for ASIC Engineer in the UK

ASIC Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ASIC Engineer.

Daily rate trend for ASIC Engineer in the UK

ASIC Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ASIC Engineer.

Hourly rate trend for ASIC Engineer in the UK

ASIC Engineer
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ASIC Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 December 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +57 1 - - 10
Work from Home - 1 - - 5
London - 1 - -

ASIC Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 2 December 2024, ASIC Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring ASIC Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Perl
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Tcl
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Verilog
1 1 (100.00%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 1 (100.00%) SystemC
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) SystemVerilog
1 1 (100.00%) UVM

ASIC Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Boost C++ Libraries
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) SystemC
1 1 (100.00%) Verilog
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) UVM
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Perl
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (100.00%) SystemVerilog
1 1 (100.00%) Tcl
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware