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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Leeds 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6750
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching contract IT job ads1121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.021 %
As % of the category below2.402 %5.398 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£280-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£320-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£339
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.33
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.95£35.43
% change on same period last year+4.28 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads458389
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.610 %0.394 %
Daily rates quoted10854
Average minimum daily rate£280£315
Average daily rate£298£334
% change on same period last year-10.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£317£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1731
Average minimum hourly rate£28.67£24.59
Average hourly rate£31.71£26.36
% change on same period last year+20.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.76£28.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
C++ West YorkshireC++
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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++.

110 (66.67 %)C#
110 (66.67 %).NET
27 (46.67 %)XML
36 (40.00 %)Microsoft
36 (40.00 %)VB.NET
45 (33.33 %)Windows
45 (33.33 %)MFC
45 (33.33 %)SQL
45 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
45 (33.33 %)Health
45 (33.33 %)Pensions
45 (33.33 %).NET Framework
54 (26.67 %)Degree
54 (26.67 %)Finance
54 (26.67 %)UNIX
54 (26.67 %)Java
54 (26.67 %)Oracle
54 (26.67 %)C
54 (26.67 %)Visual Studio
63 (20.00 %)Solaris
63 (20.00 %)SQL Server
63 (20.00 %)OO
72 (13.33 %)WebServices
72 (13.33 %)Linux
72 (13.33 %)Enterprise Architecture
72 (13.33 %)Software Engineering
72 (13.33 %)Ubuntu
72 (13.33 %)Computer Science
72 (13.33 %)WCF
72 (13.33 %)WPF

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (66.67 %).NET
27 (46.67 %)XML
35 (33.33 %).NET Framework
35 (33.33 %)MFC
42 (13.33 %)WebServices
42 (13.33 %)WCF
42 (13.33 %)WPF
51 (6.667 %)ASP.NET
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)BizTalk Server
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.667 %)VoIP
11 (6.667 %)HTTP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (20.00 %)SQL Server
21 (6.667 %)SQL Server 2005
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (26.67 %)Visual Studio
21 (6.667 %)Subversion
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (33.33 %)Health
15 (33.33 %)Pensions
24 (26.67 %)Finance
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (93.33 %)Developer
29 (60.00 %)C# Developer
35 (33.33 %)Software Developer
35 (33.33 %).NET Developer
35 (33.33 %)CSharp Software Developer
43 (20.00 %)Java Developer
52 (13.33 %)C++ Developer
61 (6.667 %)Senior Developer
61 (6.667 %)Senior C# Developer
61 (6.667 %)Senior C++ Developer
61 (6.667 %)C++/CSharp Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)Computer Science
21 (6.667 %)Multithreading
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (33.33 %)Windows
24 (26.67 %)UNIX
33 (20.00 %)Solaris
42 (13.33 %)Linux
42 (13.33 %)Ubuntu
51 (6.667 %)Windows XP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)OO
22 (13.33 %)Software Engineering
22 (13.33 %)Enterprise Architecture
31 (6.667 %)UML
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (66.67 %)C#
26 (40.00 %)VB.NET
35 (33.33 %)SQL
44 (26.67 %)Java
44 (26.67 %)C
51 (6.667 %)VC++
51 (6.667 %)Transact-SQL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (26.67 %)Degree
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (40.00 %)Microsoft
24 (26.67 %)Oracle
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