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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Croydon 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1627
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching contract IT job ads121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.001 %
As % of the category below20.34 %1.333 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£517-
Average daily rate£533-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£550-
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£344
% change on same period last year-5.90 %
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£35.54£36.50
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Croydon
Matching contract IT job ads5975
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.080 %
Daily rates quoted2618
Average minimum daily rate£384£361
Average daily rate£404£366
% change on same period last year+10.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£423£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
Hourly rates quoted48
Average minimum hourly rate£24.58£35.87
Average hourly rate£27.65£39.03
% change on same period last year-29.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.72£42.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.03£32.70
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
C++ LondonC++
London

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

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

Croydon C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon 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++.

112 (100.00 %)UNIX
211 (91.67 %)C
310 (83.33 %)C#
310 (83.33 %)Java
310 (83.33 %)Windows
310 (83.33 %)SQL
49 (75.00 %)Perl
49 (75.00 %)VMS
49 (75.00 %)Finance
58 (66.67 %)zOS
58 (66.67 %)COBOL
66 (50.00 %)MS Office
66 (50.00 %)MS Excel
73 (25.00 %)UML
73 (25.00 %)Banking
73 (25.00 %)SOA
82 (16.67 %)Extreme Programming
82 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
82 (16.67 %)MS Visio
91 (8.333 %)Middleware
91 (8.333 %)Perforce
91 (8.333 %)Unit Testing
91 (8.333 %)Integration Testing

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Croydon 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.

Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %)Middleware
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (50.00 %)MS Office
16 (50.00 %)MS Excel
22 (16.67 %)MS Visio
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (75.00 %)Finance
23 (25.00 %)Banking
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (33.33 %)Analyst
14 (33.33 %)Technical Architect
14 (33.33 %)Architect
14 (33.33 %)Business Analyst
23 (25.00 %)Developer
32 (16.67 %)C++ Developer
32 (16.67 %)C Developer
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (100.00 %)UNIX
210 (83.33 %)Windows
39 (75.00 %)VMS
48 (66.67 %)zOS
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)UML
13 (25.00 %)SOA
22 (16.67 %)Extreme Programming
22 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
31 (8.333 %)Unit Testing
31 (8.333 %)Integration Testing
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (91.67 %)C
210 (83.33 %)C#
210 (83.33 %)Java
210 (83.33 %)SQL
39 (75.00 %)Perl
48 (66.67 %)COBOL
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (8.333 %)Perforce