The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT contracts advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Programming Languages category for the Dorset 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 16 25 38
Rank change year-on-year
+9 +13
Contract jobs citing C++ 16 6 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 7.619% 2.230% 1.231%
As % of the Programming Languages category 17.98% 7.895% 3.922%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
Average daily rate £375 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £340 £320 £300
% change year-on-year
+6.25% +6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 4
Average hourly rate £32.00 £40.00 £41.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-20.00% -2.43%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £37.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+0.67% +6.42%
All Programming Languages
Dorset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
89 76 102
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 42.38% 28.25% 31.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 46 53
Average daily rate £328 £375 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.66% +15.38%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £350 £260
10% offered a daily rate of more than £415 £410 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 4
Average hourly rate £32.00 £40.00 £41.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-20.00% -2.43%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
C++
South West

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing C++ across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Dorset C++ Jobs Demand Trend

C++
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing C++ across the Dorset region.

Dorset C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Dorset C++ Hourly Rate Trend

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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bournemouth - 7 £375 -
C++
South West

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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++.

1 11 (55.00%) UML
2 9 (45.00%) Windows
3 8 (40.00%) OO
3 8 (40.00%) Security Cleared
4 6 (30.00%) C#
4 6 (30.00%) VB
4 6 (30.00%) .NET
5 5 (25.00%) Linux
5 5 (25.00%) MATLAB
5 5 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
5 5 (25.00%) Multithreading
5 5 (25.00%) Waterfall
6 4 (20.00%) .NET Framework
6 4 (20.00%) SharePoint 2010
6 4 (20.00%) C
6 4 (20.00%) SQL
6 4 (20.00%) VBA
6 4 (20.00%) SharePoint
7 3 (15.00%) MS Excel
7 3 (15.00%) Web Services
7 3 (15.00%) SQL Server
7 3 (15.00%) MS Office
7 3 (15.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (15.00%) Banking
7 3 (15.00%) Workflow
7 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
7 3 (15.00%) TeamSite
7 3 (15.00%) Avionics
8 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
8 2 (10.00%) Network Management

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Application Development
1 6 (30.00%) .NET
2 4 (20.00%) .NET Framework
3 3 (15.00%) Web Services
4 1 (5.000%) XML
4 1 (5.000%) ODBC
4 1 (5.000%) JDBC
4 1 (5.000%) WinForms
4 1 (5.000%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 4 (20.00%) SharePoint 2010
1 4 (20.00%) SharePoint
2 3 (15.00%) TeamSite
3 1 (5.000%) WebLogic
3 1 (5.000%) CMS
Applications
1 3 (15.00%) MS Excel
1 3 (15.00%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.00%) Ethernet
1 2 (10.00%) SNMP
1 2 (10.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (5.000%) HTTPS
2 1 (5.000%) FTP
2 1 (5.000%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (15.00%) SQL Server
1 3 (15.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (5.000%) TOAD
2 1 (5.000%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Subversion
1 2 (10.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (5.000%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (5.000%) LoadRunner
2 1 (5.000%) JProbe
2 1 (5.000%) Introscope
2 1 (5.000%) JProfiler
General
1 3 (15.00%) Banking
1 3 (15.00%) Avionics
2 1 (5.000%) Investment Banking
2 1 (5.000%) Finance
2 1 (5.000%) Automotive
2 1 (5.000%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 12 (60.00%) Software Engineer
1 12 (60.00%) Developer
2 7 (35.00%) Software Developer
3 4 (20.00%) SharePoint Developer
4 2 (10.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) C++ Software Engineer
5 1 (5.000%) .NET Developer
5 1 (5.000%) C# Software Engineer
5 1 (5.000%) Applications Developer
5 1 (5.000%) QA Leader
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Client/Server
2 1 (5.000%) SWIFT
Operating Systems
1 9 (45.00%) Windows
2 5 (25.00%) Linux
3 2 (10.00%) Windows XP Embedded
3 2 (10.00%) UNIX
3 2 (10.00%) Windows XP
4 1 (5.000%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (55.00%) UML
2 8 (40.00%) OO
3 5 (25.00%) Agile Software Development
3 5 (25.00%) Multithreading
3 5 (25.00%) Waterfall
4 3 (15.00%) Workflow
5 2 (10.00%) Network Management
5 2 (10.00%) Embedded Software Development
5 2 (10.00%) OOD
6 1 (5.000%) OOA/OOD
6 1 (5.000%) Requirements Analysis
6 1 (5.000%) Software Testing
6 1 (5.000%) Configuration Management
6 1 (5.000%) Scrum
6 1 (5.000%) Test Strategy
6 1 (5.000%) Test Automation
6 1 (5.000%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (30.00%) C#
1 6 (30.00%) VB
2 5 (25.00%) MATLAB
3 4 (20.00%) C
3 4 (20.00%) SQL
3 4 (20.00%) VBA
4 1 (5.000%) VC++
4 1 (5.000%) Python
4 1 (5.000%) Java
4 1 (5.000%) VB.NET
4 1 (5.000%) VB6
4 1 (5.000%) Shell Script
4 1 (5.000%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 8 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (5.000%) ISTQB
3 1 (5.000%) ISEB
3 1 (5.000%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.000%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (5.000%) HP SiteScope
1 1 (5.000%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.00%) VMware
3 1 (5.000%) Oracle
3 1 (5.000%) HP