The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 20 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 East of England 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
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 58 48 23
Rank change year-on-year
-10 -25
Contract jobs citing C++ 59 107 160
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 2.733% 3.642% 6.197%
As % of the Programming Languages category 6.600% 8.671% 16.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 37 47
Average daily rate £350 £340 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.94% +13.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £283 £270 £259
10% offered a daily rate of more than £438 £431 £350
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £320 £300
% change year-on-year
+1.56% +6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 29 48
Average hourly rate £37.50 £41.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-9.63% +18.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £30.34 £35.40 £33.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.00 £50.00 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £37.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Programming Languages
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
894 1234 982
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 41.41% 42.00% 38.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 468 607 416
Average daily rate £316 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-2.69% +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £205
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 96 105 132
Average hourly rate £35.50 £36.00 £34.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-1.38% +5.88%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.50 £26.28 £22.94
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £50.00 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £35.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.44% -1.42%
C++
England

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++ across the East of England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

East of England C++ Daily Rate Histogram

C++
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East of England C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++ across the East of England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

East of England C++ Hourly Rate Histogram

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 East of England region over the 3 months to 20 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
Cambridgeshire +2 35 £400 +14.28%
Essex +3 8 - -
Hertfordshire +1 8 £301 -3.06%
Suffolk +5 4 £265 -22.05%
Norfolk -2 3 £310 -29.54%
Bedfordshire -8 1 - -
C++
England

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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 50 (44.64%) C
2 28 (25.00%) Java
3 26 (23.21%) Linux
4 24 (21.43%) Windows
5 23 (20.54%) SQL
5 23 (20.54%) C#
6 22 (19.64%) Degree
7 21 (18.75%) OO
8 20 (17.86%) Software Engineering
8 20 (17.86%) Android
9 19 (16.96%) Python
10 18 (16.07%) JavaScript
11 17 (15.18%) Oracle
11 17 (15.18%) Embedded C++
12 16 (14.29%) PL/SQL
13 15 (13.39%) XML
13 15 (13.39%) Computer Science
13 15 (13.39%) Test Automation
14 14 (12.50%) LTE
14 14 (12.50%) .NET
14 14 (12.50%) MATLAB
14 14 (12.50%) Wireless
15 12 (10.71%) Embedded C
15 12 (10.71%) UNIX
15 12 (10.71%) 3GPP
15 12 (10.71%) Agile Software Development
16 11 (9.821%) HTML
16 11 (9.821%) Project Management
16 11 (9.821%) Games
17 10 (8.929%) Microsoft

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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 15 (13.39%) XML
2 14 (12.50%) .NET
3 11 (9.821%) HTML
4 10 (8.929%) J2EE
5 7 (6.250%) XSLT
5 7 (6.250%) HTML5
6 5 (4.464%) STL
6 5 (4.464%) OpenCL
7 4 (3.571%) ASP.NET
7 4 (3.571%) CSS
7 4 (3.571%) XHTML
7 4 (3.571%) Web Services
7 4 (3.571%) iOS SDK
8 3 (2.679%) Flash
8 3 (2.679%) Silverlight
8 3 (2.679%) Qt
8 3 (2.679%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 3 (2.679%) Ajax
9 2 (1.786%) WebSphere
9 2 (1.786%) JSON
Application Platforms
1 2 (1.786%) Tomcat
2 1 (0.893%) CMS
2 1 (0.893%) Apache
Applications
1 4 (3.571%) MS Excel
1 4 (3.571%) Simulink
2 1 (0.893%) XMetaL
2 1 (0.893%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.786%) LabWindows
2 1 (0.893%) Oracle Applications
Communications & Networking
1 14 (12.50%) Wireless
1 14 (12.50%) LTE
2 12 (10.71%) 3GPP
3 4 (3.571%) HTTP
3 4 (3.571%) TCP/IP
4 3 (2.679%) DNS
4 3 (2.679%) Broadband
4 3 (2.679%) OFDM
4 3 (2.679%) MIMO
4 3 (2.679%) xDSL
4 3 (2.679%) 4G
4 3 (2.679%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.786%) NAS
5 2 (1.786%) 2G
5 2 (1.786%) 3G
5 2 (1.786%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.786%) Bluetooth
5 2 (1.786%) UMTS
6 1 (0.893%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.679%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.786%) RDBMS
3 1 (0.893%) SQL Server 2000
3 1 (0.893%) Microsoft Analysis Services
3 1 (0.893%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.893%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (0.893%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.893%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (0.893%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (0.893%) MarkLogic
3 1 (0.893%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (0.893%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.893%) Data Mining
3 1 (0.893%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 8 (7.143%) Visual Studio
2 7 (6.250%) LabVIEW
3 5 (4.464%) LLVM
4 4 (3.571%) Git (software)
5 3 (2.679%) Bazaar
5 3 (2.679%) Selenium
5 3 (2.679%) Eclipse
6 2 (1.786%) Subversion
6 2 (1.786%) JUnit
6 2 (1.786%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (1.786%) GoogleTest
6 2 (1.786%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.893%) GCC
7 1 (0.893%) GDB
7 1 (0.893%) JIRA
7 1 (0.893%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.893%) Xcode
7 1 (0.893%) QuickTest Pro
7 1 (0.893%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.893%) WebSphere Studio Application Developer
General
1 11 (9.821%) Games
2 7 (6.250%) Automotive
3 6 (5.357%) Electronics
4 5 (4.464%) Telecoms
5 3 (2.679%) Finance
5 3 (2.679%) Advertising
5 3 (2.679%) Publishing
5 3 (2.679%) Military
5 3 (2.679%) Marketing
6 2 (1.786%) Avionics
7 1 (0.893%) Multimedia
7 1 (0.893%) Billing
Job Titles
1 36 (32.14%) Software Engineer
2 28 (25.00%) Developer
3 12 (10.71%) Test Engineer
4 10 (8.929%) DSP Engineer
5 6 (5.357%) Project Manager
6 5 (4.464%) Analyst
6 5 (4.464%) Test Analyst
6 5 (4.464%) Software Developer
6 5 (4.464%) Technical Project Manager
6 5 (4.464%) Java Developer
6 5 (4.464%) SQL Developer
6 5 (4.464%) Technical Manager
7 4 (3.571%) Software Test Engineer
8 3 (2.679%) Android Developer
8 3 (2.679%) QA Engineer
8 3 (2.679%) C++ Software Engineer
8 3 (2.679%) Architect
8 3 (2.679%) Programmer
9 2 (1.786%) Applications Developer
9 2 (1.786%) Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 15 (13.39%) Computer Science
2 7 (6.250%) Augmented Reality
3 4 (3.571%) Mobile App
3 4 (3.571%) Handset
4 3 (2.679%) Client/Server
4 3 (2.679%) Streaming Media
4 3 (2.679%) Device Driver
4 3 (2.679%) Open Source
5 2 (1.786%) Blackberry
6 1 (0.893%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.893%) Firmware
6 1 (0.893%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (0.893%) E-Learning
6 1 (0.893%) VHDL
6 1 (0.893%) Cryptography
6 1 (0.893%) Field-Programmable Gate Array
6 1 (0.893%) Ontologies
6 1 (0.893%) Animation
6 1 (0.893%) Mathematics
6 1 (0.893%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 26 (23.21%) Linux
2 24 (21.43%) Windows
3 20 (17.86%) Android
4 12 (10.71%) UNIX
5 7 (6.250%) Windows Mobile
5 7 (6.250%) Apple iOS
6 6 (5.357%) Windows XP
7 5 (4.464%) Mac OS X
7 5 (4.464%) Windows 7
8 4 (3.571%) Embedded Linux
9 3 (2.679%) Windows CE
9 3 (2.679%) Debian
9 3 (2.679%) Ubuntu
10 2 (1.786%) VxWorks
11 1 (0.893%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (18.75%) OO
2 20 (17.86%) Software Engineering
3 15 (13.39%) Test Automation
4 12 (10.71%) Agile Software Development
5 11 (9.821%) Project Management
6 10 (8.929%) Scrum
6 10 (8.929%) OOD
7 9 (8.036%) Waterfall
8 8 (7.143%) Signal Processing
9 7 (6.250%) Game Development
9 7 (6.250%) UML
9 7 (6.250%) Web Development
10 6 (5.357%) Software Testing
10 6 (5.357%) PRINCE2
10 6 (5.357%) Regression Testing
10 6 (5.357%) Data Modelling
10 6 (5.357%) Digital Signal Processing
10 6 (5.357%) Multithreading
11 5 (4.464%) Benchmarking
11 5 (4.464%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 50 (44.64%) C
2 28 (25.00%) Java
3 23 (20.54%) SQL
3 23 (20.54%) C#
4 19 (16.96%) Python
5 18 (16.07%) JavaScript
6 17 (15.18%) Embedded C++
7 16 (14.29%) PL/SQL
8 14 (12.50%) MATLAB
9 12 (10.71%) Embedded C
10 7 (6.250%) Objective-C
11 5 (4.464%) VC++
12 3 (2.679%) Ruby
12 3 (2.679%) Assembly Language
13 2 (1.786%) Shell Script
13 2 (1.786%) Ada
13 2 (1.786%) VBA
13 2 (1.786%) Perl
14 1 (0.893%) PHP
14 1 (0.893%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (19.64%) Degree
2 6 (5.357%) Sun Certification
2 6 (5.357%) SC Cleared
2 6 (5.357%) Security Cleared
3 1 (0.893%) ISEB
3 1 (0.893%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.250%) QA
Vendors
1 17 (15.18%) Oracle
2 10 (8.929%) Microsoft
3 6 (5.357%) Sun
4 5 (4.464%) AccuRev
5 3 (2.679%) Red Hat
5 3 (2.679%) Adobe
6 2 (1.786%) JBoss
6 2 (1.786%) Symbian
6 2 (1.786%) QNX
6 2 (1.786%) Perforce
6 2 (1.786%) Serena
6 2 (1.786%) Google
6 2 (1.786%) Twitter
7 1 (0.893%) Facebook
Cambridge, East Anglia
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Posted: 15 May 2013
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The development team possesses experts Windows Embedded CE, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Android, QNX, and Linux based technologies... - Assisting the development of an Android device... - Ability to fix issues...
Optimus Search Ltd
Rate: £37.50 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
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The Role: - Embedded Software Engineer - Feedback to Manager & Team Required: - Embedded applications - C/C++ - Control theory - Source code control e.g. git - Bug tracking systems - Microprocessors: PIC and...
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Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Software Test Development Engineer Essential Skills Required: - Strong production or engineering experience - Strong electronics and software experience - C++ or .Net experience - Certified in National Instruments Labview development - Test...
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Rate: 35-42 Per Hour please send CV
Posted: 4 March 2013
Hertfordshire, South East
You will be working on a UK defence project so you will require eligibility for SC clearance... The role: + Experience with ADA + Experience with Rhapsody + Experience with C++...
Progressive Recruitment
Rate: £35 per hour
Posted: 16 May 2013
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
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Anantha Limited
Rate: From £250 to £300 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
Ipswich, East Anglia
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Rate: £35 - £40 per hour
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Real Staffing
Rate: £35 - £40 per hour
Posted: 15 May 2013
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Rate: £45 - £50 per hour
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