Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Glasgow 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5024
Rank change on same period last yearDown-26
Matching contract IT job ads851
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.051 %
As % of the category below2.996 %11.83 %
Daily rates quoted420
Average minimum daily rate£285£334
Average daily rate£314£350
% change on same period last year-10.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£343£366
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£341
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£37.50£31.25
% change on same period last year+20.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.49£35.75
% change on same period last year+2.06 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads267431
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.356 %0.430 %
Daily rates quoted85157
Average minimum daily rate£308£319
Average daily rate£324£335
% change on same period last year-3.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£336
% change on same period last year-1.79 %
Hourly rates quoted1222
Average minimum hourly rate£24.93£30.03
Average hourly rate£28.43£32.69
% change on same period last year-13.03 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.93£35.36
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.25£32.93
% change on same period last year+0.99 %
C++ ScotlandC++
Scotland

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++ across the Glasgow region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Glasgow C++ Daily Rate Histogram

C++
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Glasgow C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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++.

16 (50.00 %)Java
16 (50.00 %)SQL Server
25 (41.67 %)VB
34 (33.33 %)Oracle
34 (33.33 %)UNIX
34 (33.33 %)Windows
34 (33.33 %)XML
34 (33.33 %)Finance
43 (25.00 %)XSLT
43 (25.00 %)AutoSys
43 (25.00 %)Sybase
43 (25.00 %)UML
52 (16.67 %).NET
52 (16.67 %)Perl
52 (16.67 %)SQL
52 (16.67 %)C
52 (16.67 %)C#
52 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
52 (16.67 %)RDBMS
52 (16.67 %)Microsoft
52 (16.67 %)CA
52 (16.67 %)Unicenter
52 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
52 (16.67 %)WebSphere
61 (8.333 %)Subversion
61 (8.333 %)Software Engineering
61 (8.333 %)AJAX
61 (8.333 %)BREW
61 (8.333 %)Windows Mobile
61 (8.333 %)Korn

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (33.33 %)XML
23 (25.00 %)XSLT
32 (16.67 %).NET
32 (16.67 %)WebSphere
41 (8.333 %)ADO
41 (8.333 %)COM+
41 (8.333 %)WAP
41 (8.333 %)OpenGL
41 (8.333 %)UIQ
41 (8.333 %)Series 60
41 (8.333 %)AJAX
41 (8.333 %)BREW
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)Tomcat
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)HTTP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (50.00 %)SQL Server
22 (16.67 %)RDBMS
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
21 (8.333 %)ClearCase
21 (8.333 %)ClearQuest
21 (8.333 %)Subversion
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (8.333 %)Education
21 (8.333 %)Home Office
21 (8.333 %)3D Graphics
21 (8.333 %)Games
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Software Engineer
13 (25.00 %)Developer
13 (25.00 %)Analyst
13 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
22 (16.67 %)C++ Developer
22 (16.67 %)C++ Software Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Server Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Symbian Developer
31 (8.333 %)Configuration Management Engineer
31 (8.333 %).NET Software Engineer
31 (8.333 %)C Software Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Real Time Software Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Real Time Engineer
31 (8.333 %)VB Software Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Configuration Manager
31 (8.333 %)Web Developer
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)N-Tier
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (33.33 %)UNIX
14 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (8.333 %)Windows CE
21 (8.333 %)Windows Mobile
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (25.00 %)UML
22 (16.67 %)Security Cleared
31 (8.333 %)OO
31 (8.333 %)CAD
31 (8.333 %)Configuration Management
31 (8.333 %)Software Engineering
31 (8.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (8.333 %)Investment Management
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (50.00 %)Java
25 (41.67 %)VB
32 (16.67 %)Perl
32 (16.67 %)SQL
32 (16.67 %)C
32 (16.67 %)C#
41 (8.333 %)VB.NET
41 (8.333 %)Korn
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (8.333 %)PhD
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (25.00 %)AutoSys
22 (16.67 %)Unicenter
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)Oracle
23 (25.00 %)Sybase
32 (16.67 %)Microsoft
32 (16.67 %)CA
41 (8.333 %)Informatica
41 (8.333 %)Motorola
41 (8.333 %)Nokia
41 (8.333 %)Vignette
41 (8.333 %)Cognos
41 (8.333 %)Symbian