C++ Contracts in Hertfordshire

C++
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 25 22
Rank change year-on-year +15 -3 +3
Contract jobs citing C++ 83 57 58
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 10.09% 6.98% 7.40%
As % of the Programming Languages category 44.62% 23.08% 21.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 2
10th Percentile - £112 £523
25th Percentile £413 £183 £556
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £300 £625
Median % change year-on-year +43.33% -52.00% -
75th Percentile £440 £400 £706
90th Percentile - £460 £748
East of England median daily rate £550 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +10.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 37 31
10th Percentile £60.00 £63.00 £48.50
25th Percentile £61.25 - £56.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile - £77.00 -
90th Percentile £90.00 £88.50 -
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.00%

All Programming Languages
Hertfordshire

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 186 247 268
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 22.60% 30.23% 34.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 101 125
10th Percentile £360 £363 £358
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £506 £600 £625
90th Percentile £650 £676 £655
East of England median daily rate £475 £488 £475
% change year-on-year -2.56% +2.63% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 85 56
10th Percentile £60.00 - £46.25
25th Percentile £61.25 £53.75 £48.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year - +16.07% +24.44%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £77.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £56.00
% change year-on-year - +16.07% +24.44%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in Hertfordshire

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++ in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for C++ in Hertfordshire

C++
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++ in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for C++ in Hertfordshire

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in Hertfordshire

C++
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stevenage -3 70 - - 16
C++
East of England

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 7 (8.43%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 36 (43.37%) Modbus
1 36 (43.37%) RS-422
1 36 (43.37%) RS-485
2 14 (16.87%) Radio Access Network
3 11 (13.25%) 5G
4 5 (6.02%) 4G
4 5 (6.02%) NAS
5 4 (4.82%) Ethernet
5 4 (4.82%) TCP/IP
5 4 (4.82%) Wireshark
6 3 (3.61%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 12 (14.46%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (7.23%) Visual Studio
3 5 (6.02%) Eclipse
4 4 (4.82%) CppUnit
4 4 (4.82%) gcov
4 4 (4.82%) GDB
4 4 (4.82%) Git
4 4 (4.82%) Gradle
4 4 (4.82%) JIRA
4 4 (4.82%) PVCS
4 4 (4.82%) Rational Rhapsody
4 4 (4.82%) Subversion
General
1 40 (48.19%) Electronics
2 32 (38.55%) Social Skills
3 5 (6.02%) Aerospace
3 5 (6.02%) Multimedia
3 5 (6.02%) Telecoms
4 4 (4.82%) Military
4 4 (4.82%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (3.61%) Law
6 1 (1.20%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 68 (81.93%) Software Engineer
2 44 (53.01%) C++ Software Engineer
3 24 (28.92%) C Software Engineer
4 16 (19.28%) C/C++ Software Engineer
5 11 (13.25%) Developer
5 11 (13.25%) Embedded Engineer
5 11 (13.25%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 10 (12.05%) C++ Developer
7 9 (10.84%) Python Developer
8 8 (9.64%) Embedded C Engineer
8 8 (9.64%) Embedded C Software Engineer
8 8 (9.64%) Linux Engineer
8 8 (9.64%) Real Time Engineer
8 8 (9.64%) Real Time Software Engineer
9 5 (6.02%) C# Software Engineer
10 4 (4.82%) Ada Engineer
10 4 (4.82%) Python Software Engineer
10 4 (4.82%) RAN Engineer
10 4 (4.82%) RF Engineer
10 4 (4.82%) Validation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.02%) Web Services
2 4 (4.82%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 28 (33.73%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (1.20%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 20 (24.10%) Linux
2 5 (6.02%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (83.13%) Software Engineering
2 44 (53.01%) Unit Testing
3 41 (49.40%) Agile
4 40 (48.19%) Continuous Integration
4 40 (48.19%) TDD
5 36 (43.37%) Continuous Improvement
5 36 (43.37%) Customer Requirements
5 36 (43.37%) DevOps
5 36 (43.37%) Pair Programming
5 36 (43.37%) Software Testing
6 20 (24.10%) Validation
7 16 (19.28%) Verification and Validation
8 11 (13.25%) Visualisation
9 10 (12.05%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (9.64%) Multithreading
10 8 (9.64%) Scrum
10 8 (9.64%) Test Automation
10 8 (9.64%) Test Scripting
11 7 (8.43%) Data Analysis
11 7 (8.43%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 64 (77.11%) C
2 42 (50.60%) C#
3 14 (16.87%) Python
4 8 (9.64%) Embedded C
4 8 (9.64%) Embedded C++
4 8 (9.64%) MATLAB
5 4 (4.82%) Ada
5 4 (4.82%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (10.84%) Security Cleared
2 7 (8.43%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.41%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 4 (4.82%) Virtual Machines
1 4 (4.82%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 5 (6.02%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.82%) IBM
2 4 (4.82%) Klocwork
2 4 (4.82%) Perforce
2 4 (4.82%) VMware
3 1 (1.20%) Twitter