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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Blackburn 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank6-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below12.50 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£230-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£260-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£336
% change on same period last year-3.32 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.94£34.85
% change on same period last year+3.13 %
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Blackburn
Matching contract IT job ads86
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£253£187
Average daily rate£272£217
% change on same period last year+25.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£290£247
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.23 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.87£32.48
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
C++ LancashireC++
Lancashire

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 Blackburn region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Blackburn 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 Blackburn region.

Blackburn 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 Blackburn region.

Blackburn C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Blackburn 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++.

11 (50.00 %)C
11 (50.00 %)Java
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Linux
11 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (50.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Blackburn 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.

Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Manufacturing
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Java Developer
11 (50.00 %)C++ Developer
11 (50.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)C Software Engineer
11 (50.00 %)C++/Java Developer
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Linux
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C
11 (50.00 %)Java
Blackburn IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)Security Cleared