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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Home Counties region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1514
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below6.897 %12.82 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£336
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.09£35.34
% change on same period last year+4.94 %
Programming Languages Home CountiesProgramming Languages
Home Counties
Matching contract IT job ads2939
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.041 %
Daily rates quoted27
Average minimum daily rate£600£361
Average daily rate£600£375
% change on same period last year+60.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£600£389
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£333
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted14
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£13.00£44.17
% change on same period last year-70.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00£48.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.21£33.14
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
C++ South EastC++
South East

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

Home Counties 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 Home Counties region.

Home Counties C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Home Counties C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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++.

136 (90.00 %)Linux
235 (87.50 %)Java
235 (87.50 %)DV Cleared
235 (87.50 %)Security Cleared
333 (82.50 %)Windows
425 (62.50 %)C
425 (62.50 %)J2EE
425 (62.50 %)Oracle
425 (62.50 %)Ant
425 (62.50 %)UML
425 (62.50 %)XML
425 (62.50 %)RUP
425 (62.50 %)Eclipse
518 (45.00 %)ClearCase
518 (45.00 %)ISEB
518 (45.00 %)ClearQuest
518 (45.00 %)MS Office
518 (45.00 %)Oracle Reports
518 (45.00 %)SQL
518 (45.00 %)CMMI
518 (45.00 %)Software Testing
614 (35.00 %)QA
710 (25.00 %).NET
88 (20.00 %)C#
88 (20.00 %)Microsoft
88 (20.00 %)JMeter
88 (20.00 %)Device Driver
97 (17.50 %)Hibernate
97 (17.50 %)Spring
97 (17.50 %)Oracle 10g

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Home Counties 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
125 (62.50 %)J2EE
125 (62.50 %)XML
210 (25.00 %).NET
37 (17.50 %)Hibernate
37 (17.50 %)Spring
37 (17.50 %)EJB
45 (12.50 %)JSP
45 (12.50 %)HTML
Applications
118 (45.00 %)MS Office
Business Applications
13 (7.500 %)LabWindows
Database & Business Intelligence
118 (45.00 %)Oracle Reports
27 (17.50 %)Oracle 10g
35 (12.50 %)Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
125 (62.50 %)Ant
125 (62.50 %)Eclipse
218 (45.00 %)ClearCase
218 (45.00 %)ClearQuest
38 (20.00 %)JMeter
47 (17.50 %)Rational Rose
47 (17.50 %)JUnit
53 (7.500 %)LabVIEW
General
12 (5.000 %)Manufacturing
Job Titles
118 (45.00 %)Tester
118 (45.00 %)Systems Tester
217 (42.50 %)Developer
314 (35.00 %)Software Engineer
410 (25.00 %)Software Developer
57 (17.50 %)Java Developer
57 (17.50 %)Senior Tester
57 (17.50 %)Java/J2EE Developer
63 (7.500 %)C Software Engineer
63 (7.500 %)C++ Software Engineer
71 (2.500 %)Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
18 (20.00 %)Device Driver
21 (2.500 %)Firmware
Operating Systems
136 (90.00 %)Linux
233 (82.50 %)Windows
Processes & Methodologies
135 (87.50 %)DV Cleared
135 (87.50 %)Security Cleared
225 (62.50 %)UML
225 (62.50 %)RUP
318 (45.00 %)CMMI
318 (45.00 %)Software Testing
42 (5.000 %)Test Scripting
42 (5.000 %)SC Cleared
51 (2.500 %)Validation
51 (2.500 %)Yourdon
Programming Languages
135 (87.50 %)Java
225 (62.50 %)C
318 (45.00 %)SQL
48 (20.00 %)C#
54 (10.00 %)VC++
61 (2.500 %)Delphi
61 (2.500 %)Embedded C
61 (2.500 %)Assembly Language
Qualifications
118 (45.00 %)ISEB
21 (2.500 %)Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
114 (35.00 %)QA
Vendors
125 (62.50 %)Oracle
28 (20.00 %)Microsoft
37 (17.50 %)BEA
41 (2.500 %)Motorola
41 (2.500 %)Borland
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