The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT contracts advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 17 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Bristol region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 49 61 47
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -14
Contract jobs citing C++ 1 6 10
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 0.200% 0.680% 1.468%
As % of the Programming Languages category 0.649% 2.128% 5.236%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 5
Average daily rate - £308 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.38%
UK excluding London average daily rate £343 £325 £300
% change year-on-year
+5.38% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
Average hourly rate £37.50 - £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £39.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year
-4.45% +12.14%
All Programming Languages
Bristol
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
154 282 191
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Bristol 30.80% 31.94% 28.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 165 107
Average daily rate £300 £300 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +9.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £215 £193
10% offered a daily rate of more than £413 £415 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 20 10
Average hourly rate £40.00 £24.00 £38.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+66.66% -36.84%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £21.00 £12.97
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £41.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
C++
South West

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing C++ across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Bristol C++ Jobs Demand Trend

C++
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Bristol region over the 3 months to 17 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
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Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Avonmouth - - - -
C++
South West

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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++.

1 7 (70.00%) C
2 5 (50.00%) Degree
3 3 (30.00%) JSON
3 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
3 3 (30.00%) Objective-C
3 3 (30.00%) TDD
3 3 (30.00%) RESTful
3 3 (30.00%) Memory Management
3 3 (30.00%) Apple iOS
3 3 (30.00%) iOS SDK
3 3 (30.00%) Mobile App
3 3 (30.00%) OO
3 3 (30.00%) Web Services
3 3 (30.00%) XML
4 2 (20.00%) Linux
4 2 (20.00%) QNX
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (20.00%) SCADA
5 1 (10.00%) Mathematics
5 1 (10.00%) Physics
5 1 (10.00%) Data Extraction
5 1 (10.00%) Android
5 1 (10.00%) Banking
5 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (10.00%) Software Engineering
5 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (10.00%) Open Source
5 1 (10.00%) Embedded C
5 1 (10.00%) Embedded C++
5 1 (10.00%) Middleware

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Application Development
1 3 (30.00%) Web Services
1 3 (30.00%) XML
1 3 (30.00%) JSON
1 3 (30.00%) RESTful
1 3 (30.00%) iOS SDK
2 1 (10.00%) Middleware
2 1 (10.00%) OLE
2 1 (10.00%) .NET
2 1 (10.00%) MFC
2 1 (10.00%) ASP
2 1 (10.00%) COM
Applications
1 1 (10.00%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) DVB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (10.00%) MS Access
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (10.00%) Finance
1 1 (10.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (10.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Developer
2 3 (30.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) iOS Developer
3 2 (20.00%) C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) SQL Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Applications Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Embedded C Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Applications Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Applications Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Android Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Python Software Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) PLC Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) SCADA Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) PLC SCADA Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Applications Developer
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (30.00%) Mobile App
2 2 (20.00%) SCADA
3 1 (10.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (10.00%) Physics
3 1 (10.00%) DTV
3 1 (10.00%) Device Driver
3 1 (10.00%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (10.00%) Data Extraction
3 1 (10.00%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 3 (30.00%) Apple iOS
2 2 (20.00%) Linux
3 1 (10.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) OO
1 3 (30.00%) TDD
1 3 (30.00%) Memory Management
2 1 (10.00%) OOA/OOD
2 1 (10.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (10.00%) OOD
2 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (10.00%) CAD
2 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (10.00%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 7 (70.00%) C
2 3 (30.00%) Objective-C
3 1 (10.00%) Java
3 1 (10.00%) PHP
3 1 (10.00%) SQL
3 1 (10.00%) VB
3 1 (10.00%) Python
3 1 (10.00%) Embedded C
3 1 (10.00%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (20.00%) QNX
2 1 (10.00%) Cognos
2 1 (10.00%) IBM
Bristol, South West
PLC Programmer- Bristol- 9 Months- £32 p/h DOE My Bristol based client is urgently seeking a PLC programming engineer to assist them on a very important project...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £30 - £35 per hour
Posted: 22 May 2013