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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2714
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching contract IT job ads319
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.021 %
As % of the category below7.500 %33.33 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£350
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£344
% change on same period last year-6.63 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£22.00
Average hourly rate-£25.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.70£36.69
% change on same period last year-2.70 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads4057
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.062 %
Daily rates quoted45
Average minimum daily rate£220£235
Average daily rate£221£253
% change on same period last year-12.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£222£272
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.40 %
Hourly rates quoted114
Average minimum hourly rate£35.76£29.80
Average hourly rate£37.67£31.00
% change on same period last year+21.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.58£32.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.19£32.90
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
C++ ScotlandC++
Scotland

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

C++
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing C++ across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Aberdeen C++ Demand Trend

C++
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing C++ across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing C++ across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing C++ 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited C++.

13 (60.00 %)C
22 (40.00 %)SAP
22 (40.00 %)Linux
22 (40.00 %)ISO9001
31 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (20.00 %)Embedded C
31 (20.00 %)Embedded C++
31 (20.00 %)UML
31 (20.00 %)OO
31 (20.00 %)Java

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing C++ also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited C++. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Programmer
21 (20.00 %)C++ Developer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C Engineer
21 (20.00 %)C Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Software Programmer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Linux
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)UML
11 (20.00 %)OO
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)C
21 (20.00 %)Java
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C
21 (20.00 %)Embedded C++
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (40.00 %)ISO9001
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)SAP