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The table below looks at the demand for the C++ Developer role in IT contracts within the Cheshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C++ Developer
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5363
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads68
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.829 %0.866 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£327
% change on same period last year+0.38 %
Hourly rates quoted10
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£34.73£41.28
% change on same period last year-15.87 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads724924
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.024 %0.935 %
Daily rates quoted189190
Average minimum daily rate£309£307
Average daily rate£320£320
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£332
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted10857
Average minimum hourly rate£20.93£21.11
Average hourly rate£22.78£22.40
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.63£23.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
C++ Developer North WestC++ Developer
North West

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++ Developer
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire C++ Developer Demand Trend

C++ Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire C++ Developer Daily Rate Trend

C++ Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire C++ Developer Hourly Rate Trend

C++ Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Developer within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ChesterNew entry-4--
MacclesfieldNew entry-1--
C++ Developer North WestC++ Developer
North West

C++ Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited C++ Developer in their job title 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 with C++ Developer in their job title.

17 (100.00 %)C++
25 (71.43 %)C
25 (71.43 %)SQL
34 (57.14 %)UNIX
34 (57.14 %)Windows
43 (42.86 %)Banking
43 (42.86 %)Middleware
43 (42.86 %)Unit Testing
43 (42.86 %)Integration Testing
52 (28.57 %)VMS
52 (28.57 %)Microsoft
52 (28.57 %)Agile Software Development
52 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (28.57 %).NET
52 (28.57 %)XML
52 (28.57 %)C#
52 (28.57 %)SQL Server
61 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
61 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
61 (14.29 %)COM
61 (14.29 %)CSS
61 (14.29 %)WebServices
61 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
61 (14.29 %)XSD
61 (14.29 %)XSL
61 (14.29 %)Oracle
61 (14.29 %)UML
61 (14.29 %)OO
61 (14.29 %)MS Excel
61 (14.29 %).NET Framework

C++ Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited C++ Developer in their job title 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 with C++ Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (42.86 %)Middleware
22 (28.57 %)XML
22 (28.57 %).NET
31 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
31 (14.29 %)COM
31 (14.29 %)CSS
31 (14.29 %)WebServices
31 (14.29 %)XSD
31 (14.29 %)XSL
31 (14.29 %).NET Framework
31 (14.29 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (28.57 %)SQL Server
12 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (42.86 %)Banking
21 (14.29 %)Manufacturing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)W3C
11 (14.29 %)Multithreading
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)UNIX
14 (57.14 %)Windows
22 (28.57 %)VMS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Unit Testing
13 (42.86 %)Integration Testing
22 (28.57 %)Agile Software Development
31 (14.29 %)UML
31 (14.29 %)OO
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)C++
25 (71.43 %)C
25 (71.43 %)SQL
32 (28.57 %)C#
41 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
41 (14.29 %)XPath
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (28.57 %)Microsoft
21 (14.29 %)Oracle