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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Cheshire 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
Rank2426
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads4039
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.042 %
As % of the category below13.99 %14.34 %
Daily rates quoted73
Average minimum daily rate£333£385
Average daily rate£348£389
% change on same period last year-10.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£344
% change on same period last year-6.63 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£26.67£35.00
Average hourly rate£27.50£37.50
% change on same period last year-26.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.33£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.70£36.69
% change on same period last year-2.70 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads286272
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.447 %0.296 %
Daily rates quoted3759
Average minimum daily rate£317£306
Average daily rate£329£318
% change on same period last year+3.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£332
% change on same period last year-4.40 %
Hourly rates quoted2714
Average minimum hourly rate£28.39£25.17
Average hourly rate£30.40£27.52
% change on same period last year+10.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.41£29.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.19£32.90
% change on same period last year-5.19 %
C++ North WestC++
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++
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++ across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 19 November 2008.

Cheshire C++ Daily Rate Histogram

C++
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++ across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 19 November 2008.

Cheshire C++ Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Cheshire region over the 3 months to 19 November 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
ChesterUp+1723£353-8.90 %
WarringtonDown-63--
WilmslowNew entry-2--
Alderley EdgeNew entry-1--
MacclesfieldNew entry-1--
NorthwichNew entry-1--
C++ North WestC++
North West

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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++.

130 (65.22 %)Java
227 (58.70 %)C
322 (47.83 %)Finance
420 (43.48 %)SQL
519 (41.30 %)XML
519 (41.30 %)Windows
617 (36.96 %)CSS
617 (36.96 %)Oracle
617 (36.96 %)Middleware
716 (34.78 %)Swing
716 (34.78 %)C#
815 (32.61 %)HTML
815 (32.61 %)UNIX
815 (32.61 %)Agile Software Development
914 (30.43 %)Banking
914 (30.43 %)WebServices
1012 (26.09 %)JSP
1012 (26.09 %)SOAP
1012 (26.09 %)Spring
1012 (26.09 %)Hibernate
1111 (23.91 %)JAX-RPC
1111 (23.91 %)WSDL
1210 (21.74 %)VMS
1210 (21.74 %)Tuxedo
1210 (21.74 %).NET
1210 (21.74 %)Perl
138 (17.39 %)Perforce
138 (17.39 %)SQL Server
147 (15.22 %)XPath
147 (15.22 %)Integration Testing

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (41.30 %)XML
217 (36.96 %)CSS
217 (36.96 %)Middleware
316 (34.78 %)Swing
415 (32.61 %)HTML
514 (30.43 %)WebServices
612 (26.09 %)Hibernate
612 (26.09 %)Spring
612 (26.09 %)JSP
612 (26.09 %)SOAP
711 (23.91 %)WSDL
711 (23.91 %)JAX-RPC
810 (21.74 %).NET
96 (13.04 %)AJAX
105 (10.87 %).NET Framework
113 (6.522 %)ASP
113 (6.522 %)ASP.NET
113 (6.522 %)XSL
113 (6.522 %)XSLT
122 (4.348 %)J2ME
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (21.74 %)Tuxedo
21 (2.174 %)SAS
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (13.04 %)MS Excel
25 (10.87 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (17.39 %)SQL Server
24 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (4.348 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.174 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (2.174 %)Oracle 10g
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (13.04 %)JIRA
22 (4.348 %)Visual Studio
31 (2.174 %)NUnit
31 (2.174 %)Oracle APEX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (47.83 %)Finance
214 (30.43 %)Banking
33 (6.522 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (2.174 %)International Banking
41 (2.174 %)Manufacturing
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (67.39 %)Developer
212 (26.09 %)Software Engineer
311 (23.91 %)C++ Developer
49 (19.57 %)C Developer
57 (15.22 %)Analyst
66 (13.04 %)Programmer
75 (10.87 %)Java Developer
75 (10.87 %)C# Developer
75 (10.87 %)Analyst Programmer
84 (8.696 %)Software Developer
84 (8.696 %)C++/C# Developer
93 (6.522 %)Analyst Developer
102 (4.348 %)Java Software Engineer
102 (4.348 %)COBOL Developer
102 (4.348 %)Senior Developer
102 (4.348 %)Systems Analyst
102 (4.348 %).NET Developer
111 (2.174 %)Senior Analyst
111 (2.174 %)J2EE Developer
111 (2.174 %)C++ Software Engineer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.522 %)Mainframe
22 (4.348 %)W3C
22 (4.348 %)Multithreading
31 (2.174 %)N-Tier
31 (2.174 %)German Language
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (41.30 %)Windows
215 (32.61 %)UNIX
310 (21.74 %)VMS
43 (6.522 %)Linux
51 (2.174 %)Solaris
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (32.61 %)Agile Software Development
27 (15.22 %)Integration Testing
35 (10.87 %)Unit Testing
35 (10.87 %)Extreme Programming
44 (8.696 %)OO
53 (6.522 %)UML
53 (6.522 %)OOD
62 (4.348 %)Configuration Management
62 (4.348 %)OOA/OOD
62 (4.348 %)RAD
71 (2.174 %)OOP
71 (2.174 %)Scrum
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (65.22 %)Java
227 (58.70 %)C
320 (43.48 %)SQL
416 (34.78 %)C#
510 (21.74 %)Perl
67 (15.22 %)XPath
74 (8.696 %)JavaScript
83 (6.522 %)COBOL
83 (6.522 %)VB.NET
92 (4.348 %)PL/SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.348 %)Degree
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (36.96 %)Oracle
28 (17.39 %)Perforce
35 (10.87 %)Microsoft
41 (2.174 %)Informatica
41 (2.174 %)Spotfire