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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Chester 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank824
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads265
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.005 %
As % of the category below37.14 %10.64 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£335£375
Average daily rate£346£388
% change on same period last year-10.79 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£340
% change on same period last year-4.85 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.84£36.49
% change on same period last year-1.77 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads7047
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.114 %0.051 %
Daily rates quoted96
Average minimum daily rate£289£297
Average daily rate£296£318
% change on same period last year-6.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£316£330
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Hourly rates quoted71
Average minimum hourly rate£31.78£46.00
Average hourly rate£34.50£46.00
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.22£46.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.08£32.56
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
C++ CheshireC++
Cheshire

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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester 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 Chester region over the 3 months to 5 December 2008.

Chester 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 Chester region.

Chester C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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++.

124 (77.42 %)Java
221 (67.74 %)Finance
221 (67.74 %)C
315 (48.39 %)Banking
414 (45.16 %)Windows
414 (45.16 %)Swing
414 (45.16 %)Middleware
513 (41.94 %)UNIX
612 (38.71 %)SQL
711 (35.48 %)VMS
711 (35.48 %)Perforce
711 (35.48 %)Agile Software Development
89 (29.03 %)Hibernate
89 (29.03 %)Spring
89 (29.03 %)HTML
89 (29.03 %)C#
89 (29.03 %)CSS
89 (29.03 %)JSP
89 (29.03 %)SOAP
89 (29.03 %)WebServices
89 (29.03 %)XML
98 (25.81 %)Oracle
98 (25.81 %)WSDL
98 (25.81 %)JAX-RPC
98 (25.81 %)Tuxedo
98 (25.81 %)Extreme Programming
107 (22.58 %)Perl
116 (19.35 %)MS Office
116 (19.35 %)AJAX
116 (19.35 %)Integration Testing

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (45.16 %)Swing
114 (45.16 %)Middleware
29 (29.03 %)Hibernate
29 (29.03 %)Spring
29 (29.03 %)HTML
29 (29.03 %)CSS
29 (29.03 %)JSP
29 (29.03 %)SOAP
29 (29.03 %)WebServices
29 (29.03 %)XML
38 (25.81 %)WSDL
38 (25.81 %)JAX-RPC
46 (19.35 %)AJAX
51 (3.226 %)Apache Axis
51 (3.226 %).NET
51 (3.226 %)ASP.NET
51 (3.226 %)Java RMI
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (25.81 %)Tuxedo
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (19.35 %)MS Office
25 (16.13 %)MS Excel
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.226 %)SQL Server
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (16.13 %)JIRA
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (67.74 %)Finance
215 (48.39 %)Banking
31 (3.226 %)International Banking
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (70.97 %)Developer
29 (29.03 %)C++ Developer
38 (25.81 %)C Developer
46 (19.35 %)Java Developer
46 (19.35 %)Software Engineer
54 (12.90 %)C# Developer
63 (9.677 %)Business Analyst
63 (9.677 %)Analyst
63 (9.677 %)Senior Developer
63 (9.677 %)C++/C# Developer
72 (6.452 %)Java Software Engineer
81 (3.226 %)ASP.NET Developer
81 (3.226 %)Senior Java Developer
81 (3.226 %)Financial Business Analyst
81 (3.226 %)Mainframe Developer
81 (3.226 %)COBOL Developer
81 (3.226 %).NET Developer
81 (3.226 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
81 (3.226 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.452 %)Mainframe
21 (3.226 %)German Language
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (45.16 %)Windows
213 (41.94 %)UNIX
311 (35.48 %)VMS
41 (3.226 %)zOS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (35.48 %)Agile Software Development
28 (25.81 %)Extreme Programming
36 (19.35 %)Integration Testing
45 (16.13 %)Unit Testing
52 (6.452 %)OOA/OOD
52 (6.452 %)OOD
61 (3.226 %)Change Management
61 (3.226 %)OO
61 (3.226 %)OOP
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (77.42 %)Java
221 (67.74 %)C
312 (38.71 %)SQL
49 (29.03 %)C#
57 (22.58 %)Perl
65 (16.13 %)XPath
65 (16.13 %)COBOL
71 (3.226 %)JavaScript
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (35.48 %)Perforce
28 (25.81 %)Oracle
31 (3.226 %)Informatica