Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the C++/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++/C# Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C++/C# Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.572 %0.000 %
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-£300
% change on same period last year-
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£32.50£31.94
% change on same period last year+1.76 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads699747
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.141 %0.818 %
Daily rates quoted177144
Average minimum daily rate£299£306
Average daily rate£312£316
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£326
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted10374
Average minimum hourly rate£20.85£21.47
Average hourly rate£23.21£22.60
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.57£23.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
C++/C# Developer North WestC++/C# 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++/C# Developer
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire C++/C# Developer Demand Trend

C++/C# Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire C++/C# Developer Hourly Rate Trend

C++/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++/C# Developer within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 5 December 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-3--
MacclesfieldNew entry-1--
C++/C# Developer North WestC++/C# Developer
North West

C++/C# Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited C++/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++/C# Developer in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %)C++
24 (80.00 %)C
24 (80.00 %)SQL
24 (80.00 %)Windows
33 (60.00 %)Java
33 (60.00 %)Perl
33 (60.00 %)UNIX
33 (60.00 %)MS Excel
33 (60.00 %)VMS
33 (60.00 %)Finance
42 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (40.00 %)Perforce
42 (40.00 %)Extreme Programming
42 (40.00 %)Microsoft
42 (40.00 %)SQL Server
42 (40.00 %)MS Office
42 (40.00 %).NET
42 (40.00 %)XML
51 (20.00 %)XSD
51 (20.00 %)XSL
51 (20.00 %)Oracle
51 (20.00 %)UML
51 (20.00 %)OOA/OOD
51 (20.00 %)OO
51 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
51 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
51 (20.00 %)COM
51 (20.00 %)CSS
51 (20.00 %)WebServices

C++/C# Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited C++/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++/C# Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %).NET
12 (40.00 %)XML
21 (20.00 %)XSD
21 (20.00 %)XSL
21 (20.00 %).NET Framework
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (20.00 %)COM
21 (20.00 %)CSS
21 (20.00 %)WebServices
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (60.00 %)MS Excel
22 (40.00 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)Visual Studio
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (60.00 %)Finance
21 (20.00 %)Manufacturing
21 (20.00 %)Banking
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)W3C
11 (20.00 %)Multithreading
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)VMS
23 (60.00 %)UNIX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Extreme Programming
21 (20.00 %)UML
21 (20.00 %)OOA/OOD
21 (20.00 %)OO
21 (20.00 %)OOD
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)C#
15 (100.00 %)C++
24 (80.00 %)SQL
24 (80.00 %)C
33 (60.00 %)Java
33 (60.00 %)Perl
41 (20.00 %)XPath
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
12 (40.00 %)Perforce
21 (20.00 %)Oracle
21 (20.00 %)Informatica