The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 17 May 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 Cambridge 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 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 15 14 3
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -11
Contract jobs citing C++ 28 42 41
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 8.187% 10.05% 16.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.38% 15.56% 26.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 20 23
Average daily rate £400 £338 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.51% +12.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £338 £274 £275
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £380 £347
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £320 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.56% +6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 11 13
Average hourly rate £40.00 £43.00 £39.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.97% +10.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £37.50 £32.40
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.25 £60.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £37.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Programming Languages
Cambridge
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
182 270 152
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridge 53.22% 64.59% 60.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 143 73
Average daily rate £300 £305 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.63% +1.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £225 £270
10% offered a daily rate of more than £400 £410 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 29 27
Average hourly rate £40.00 £37.50 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% +10.29%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £35.00 £20.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £48.50 £60.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £35.00
C++
Cambridgeshire

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++ across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Cambridge C++ Daily Rate Histogram

C++
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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 37 (64.91%) C
2 20 (35.09%) Linux
3 19 (33.33%) Windows
4 16 (28.07%) Python
5 15 (26.32%) Android
6 13 (22.81%) C#
6 13 (22.81%) Java
7 12 (21.05%) Wireless
8 11 (19.30%) MATLAB
9 10 (17.54%) LTE
9 10 (17.54%) Test Automation
10 8 (14.04%) Embedded C++
10 8 (14.04%) Games
10 8 (14.04%) .NET
10 8 (14.04%) 3GPP
11 7 (12.28%) Embedded C
11 7 (12.28%) Augmented Reality
11 7 (12.28%) HTML5
11 7 (12.28%) Game Development
12 6 (10.53%) Degree
12 6 (10.53%) Microsoft
12 6 (10.53%) OOD
12 6 (10.53%) Visual Studio
12 6 (10.53%) JavaScript
12 6 (10.53%) OO
13 5 (8.772%) UNIX
13 5 (8.772%) LabVIEW
13 5 (8.772%) Benchmarking
13 5 (8.772%) Software Engineering
13 5 (8.772%) Windows Mobile

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge 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 8 (14.04%) .NET
2 7 (12.28%) HTML5
3 4 (7.018%) OpenCL
4 3 (5.263%) STL
4 3 (5.263%) Flash
4 3 (5.263%) Silverlight
4 3 (5.263%) Boost C++ Libraries
5 2 (3.509%) GTK+
5 2 (3.509%) Qt
5 2 (3.509%) OpenGL
5 2 (3.509%) iOS SDK
5 2 (3.509%) HTML
6 1 (1.754%) Direct3D
6 1 (1.754%) OpenGL ES
6 1 (1.754%) Cocoa
6 1 (1.754%) WCF
Applications
1 4 (7.018%) Simulink
2 2 (3.509%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 12 (21.05%) Wireless
2 10 (17.54%) LTE
3 8 (14.04%) 3GPP
4 4 (7.018%) HTTP
5 3 (5.263%) TCP/IP
5 3 (5.263%) DNS
5 3 (5.263%) Broadband
5 3 (5.263%) OFDM
5 3 (5.263%) MIMO
5 3 (5.263%) xDSL
5 3 (5.263%) 4G
5 3 (5.263%) Ethernet
6 2 (3.509%) NAS
6 2 (3.509%) Bluetooth
6 2 (3.509%) UMTS
6 2 (3.509%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 6 (10.53%) Visual Studio
2 5 (8.772%) LabVIEW
3 4 (7.018%) Git (software)
3 4 (7.018%) LLVM
4 3 (5.263%) Bazaar
5 2 (3.509%) GoogleTest
6 1 (1.754%) Xcode
General
1 8 (14.04%) Games
2 3 (5.263%) Electronics
2 3 (5.263%) Telecoms
2 3 (5.263%) Advertising
3 1 (1.754%) Automotive
3 1 (1.754%) Military
3 1 (1.754%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 17 (29.82%) Software Engineer
2 12 (21.05%) Developer
3 9 (15.79%) Test Engineer
4 7 (12.28%) DSP Engineer
5 5 (8.772%) Software Developer
6 4 (7.018%) Software Test Engineer
7 3 (5.263%) Architect
8 2 (3.509%) Senior Software Engineer
8 2 (3.509%) Test Development Engineer
8 2 (3.509%) Analyst
8 2 (3.509%) Test Analyst
8 2 (3.509%) Programmer
8 2 (3.509%) Embedded Software Developer
8 2 (3.509%) Software Development Engineer
8 2 (3.509%) Development Engineer
9 1 (1.754%) Android Developer
9 1 (1.754%) iOS Developer
9 1 (1.754%) Senior C# Developer
9 1 (1.754%) JavaScript Developer
9 1 (1.754%) Software Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (12.28%) Augmented Reality
2 4 (7.018%) Computer Science
2 4 (7.018%) Handset
3 3 (5.263%) Client/Server
3 3 (5.263%) Streaming Media
4 2 (3.509%) Device Driver
4 2 (3.509%) Open Source
5 1 (1.754%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.754%) iPhone
5 1 (1.754%) Visualisation
5 1 (1.754%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 20 (35.09%) Linux
2 19 (33.33%) Windows
3 15 (26.32%) Android
4 5 (8.772%) UNIX
4 5 (8.772%) Windows Mobile
5 3 (5.263%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (5.263%) Windows XP
5 3 (5.263%) Mac OS X
5 3 (5.263%) Windows CE
5 3 (5.263%) Debian
5 3 (5.263%) Ubuntu
5 3 (5.263%) Windows 7
5 3 (5.263%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.754%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (17.54%) Test Automation
2 7 (12.28%) Game Development
3 6 (10.53%) OO
3 6 (10.53%) OOD
4 5 (8.772%) Benchmarking
4 5 (8.772%) Software Engineering
5 4 (7.018%) Data Modelling
5 4 (7.018%) Digital Signal Processing
5 4 (7.018%) Signal Processing
5 4 (7.018%) Software Architecture
6 3 (5.263%) MVVM
6 3 (5.263%) Embedded Software Development
6 3 (5.263%) OOA/OOD
6 3 (5.263%) CAD
6 3 (5.263%) Software Testing
6 3 (5.263%) Multithreading
6 3 (5.263%) Regression Testing
6 3 (5.263%) Scrum
6 3 (5.263%) Agile Software Development
7 2 (3.509%) Automated Testing
Programming Languages
1 37 (64.91%) C
2 16 (28.07%) Python
3 13 (22.81%) C#
3 13 (22.81%) Java
4 11 (19.30%) MATLAB
5 8 (14.04%) Embedded C++
6 7 (12.28%) Embedded C
7 6 (10.53%) JavaScript
8 5 (8.772%) Objective-C
9 3 (5.263%) Ruby
9 3 (5.263%) VC++
10 2 (3.509%) Shell Script
10 2 (3.509%) Assembly Language
11 1 (1.754%) Lisp
11 1 (1.754%) SQL
11 1 (1.754%) VB.NET
11 1 (1.754%) Haskell
11 1 (1.754%) Erlang
Qualifications
1 6 (10.53%) Degree
2 3 (5.263%) SC Cleared
2 3 (5.263%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.263%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (10.53%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.263%) Adobe
2 3 (5.263%) Red Hat
3 2 (3.509%) QNX
3 2 (3.509%) Perforce
3 2 (3.509%) Google
3 2 (3.509%) Symbian
4 1 (1.754%) Twitter
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