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The table below looks at the demand for the C++ Programmer role in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C++ Programmer
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank496535
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching contract IT job ads1787
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.095 %
As % of the category below0.033 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted235
Average minimum daily rate£375£471
Average daily rate£413£495
% change on same period last year-16.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£519
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£299
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£41.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£48.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£41.50
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads5093378171
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled82.24 %85.27 %
Daily rates quoted1636424078
Average minimum daily rate£364£387
Average daily rate£389£411
% change on same period last year-5.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£436
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Hourly rates quoted49877076
Average minimum hourly rate£21.93£23.32
Average hourly rate£23.38£24.88
% change on same period last year-6.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.82£26.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.16£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
C++ Programmer UKC++ Programmer
UK

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++ Programmer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing C++ Programmer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England C++ Programmer Demand Trend

C++ Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

England C++ Programmer Daily Rate Trend

C++ Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England C++ Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

C++ Programmer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Programmer within the England region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South EastUp+4210£275-21.70 %
LondonUp+283£550+1.14 %
North EastUp+131--
South WestUp+171--
North WestUp+141--
East of EnglandUp+231--
C++ Programmer UKC++ Programmer
UK

C++ Programmer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited C++ Programmer 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++ Programmer in their job title.

149 (100.00 %)C++
219 (38.78 %)UNIX
315 (30.61 %)Windows
413 (26.53 %)OO
413 (26.53 %)C
511 (22.45 %)Degree
511 (22.45 %)Computer Science
610 (20.41 %)STL
79 (18.37 %)SQL
88 (16.33 %)UML
88 (16.33 %)Microsoft
97 (14.29 %)Linux
97 (14.29 %)Finance
97 (14.29 %)Python
97 (14.29 %)XML
106 (12.24 %)VC++
106 (12.24 %)Oracle
106 (12.24 %)Perforce
106 (12.24 %)Banking
115 (10.20 %)Investment Banking
115 (10.20 %)Derivative
115 (10.20 %)Sybase
115 (10.20 %)Visual Studio
115 (10.20 %)ATL
124 (8.163 %)C#
124 (8.163 %)Games
124 (8.163 %)Front Office
124 (8.163 %)Algorithmic Trading
133 (6.122 %)Software Engineering
133 (6.122 %)Perl

C++ Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited C++ Programmer 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++ Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (20.41 %)STL
27 (14.29 %)XML
35 (10.20 %)ATL
43 (6.122 %)MFC
52 (4.082 %)XSD
52 (4.082 %)WebServices
52 (4.082 %)ActiveX
61 (2.041 %)XHTML
61 (2.041 %)DAO
61 (2.041 %)WebSphere
61 (2.041 %)WPF
61 (2.041 %)LINQ
61 (2.041 %).NET
61 (2.041 %)ODBC
61 (2.041 %)ADO
61 (2.041 %)COM
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.041 %)Summit
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.041 %)LDAP
11 (2.041 %)TCP/IP
11 (2.041 %)Internet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.082 %)MySQL
12 (4.082 %)SQL Server
21 (2.041 %)Crystal Reports
21 (2.041 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (2.041 %)Oracle 10g
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (10.20 %)Visual Studio
22 (4.082 %)ClearCase
22 (4.082 %)Subversion
31 (2.041 %)Ant
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (14.29 %)Finance
26 (12.24 %)Banking
35 (10.20 %)Investment Banking
44 (8.163 %)Games
44 (8.163 %)Front Office
51 (2.041 %)Electronics
51 (2.041 %)Telecoms
51 (2.041 %)Automotive
51 (2.041 %)Government
51 (2.041 %)Financial Institution
51 (2.041 %)Multimedia
51 (2.041 %)Local Government
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (22.45 %)Computer Science
25 (10.20 %)Derivative
32 (4.082 %)Mathematics
32 (4.082 %)Fixed Income
32 (4.082 %)Market Risk
32 (4.082 %)Multithreading
41 (2.041 %)Credit Risk
41 (2.041 %)Streaming Video
41 (2.041 %)Equities
41 (2.041 %)Credit Derivative
41 (2.041 %)IPTV
41 (2.041 %)Physics
41 (2.041 %)Interest Rate Derivative
41 (2.041 %)Equity Derivative
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (38.78 %)UNIX
215 (30.61 %)Windows
37 (14.29 %)Linux
41 (2.041 %)Windows Vista
41 (2.041 %)Solaris
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (26.53 %)OO
28 (16.33 %)UML
34 (8.163 %)Algorithmic Trading
43 (6.122 %)Software Engineering
52 (4.082 %)Statistical Analysis
52 (4.082 %)OOD
61 (2.041 %)Project Management
61 (2.041 %)TDD
61 (2.041 %)OOP
61 (2.041 %)OOA/OOD
61 (2.041 %)Test Scripting
61 (2.041 %)Electronic Trading
61 (2.041 %)SC Cleared
61 (2.041 %)Security Cleared
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
149 (100.00 %)C++
213 (26.53 %)C
39 (18.37 %)SQL
47 (14.29 %)Python
56 (12.24 %)VC++
64 (8.163 %)C#
73 (6.122 %)Perl
82 (4.082 %)PHP
82 (4.082 %)Java
82 (4.082 %)PHP5
91 (2.041 %)Lisp
91 (2.041 %)Pascal
91 (2.041 %)Shell Script
91 (2.041 %)Ruby
91 (2.041 %)VB
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (22.45 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.041 %)AutoSys
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (16.33 %)Microsoft
26 (12.24 %)Oracle
26 (12.24 %)Perforce
35 (10.20 %)Sybase
41 (2.041 %)Algorithmics
41 (2.041 %)Sony