The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Software Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the City of London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited C++ Software Developer in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the City of London 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++ Software Developer
Rank 197 212 243
Rank change year-on-year
+15 +31
Contract jobs requiring a C++ Software Developer 4 1 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 0.064% 0.013% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.069% 0.014% 0.033%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 2
Average daily rate £600 - £338
UK excluding London average daily rate £240 £350 £300
% change year-on-year
-31.42% +16.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £42.50 £42.50
All Job Titles
City of London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5827 7127 9041
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London 92.57% 91.61% 91.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 4285 5101 6595
Average daily rate £450 £450 £500
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -10.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £280 £275 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £625 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 180 188
Average hourly rate £19.44 £19.00 £19.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.31% -2.56%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £135.00 £41.50 £40.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
C++ Software Developer
London

C++ Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing C++ Software Developer across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

City of London C++ Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing C++ Software Developer across the City of London region.

City of London C++ Software Developer Daily Rate Trend

C++ Software Developer
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region that cited C++ Software 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++ Software Developer in their job title.

1 4 (100.00%) C++
1 4 (100.00%) UNIX
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) OO
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Multithreading
2 1 (25.00%) Twitter

C++ Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the City of London region that cited C++ Software 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++ Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) UNIX
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) OO
1 4 (100.00%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) C++
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Twitter
City of London
Position: C++ Software Developer (Linux/Unix)Rate: Up to £600 / Day Location: Central London Duration: Initial 6 Months (Extension possible)Apply To: The Background:Due to an office...
JAM
Rate: £0.00 - £600 per day
Posted: 4 May 2013