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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Luton 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank317
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads1622
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.022 %
As % of the category below47.06 %20.00 %
Daily rates quoted90
Average minimum daily rate£270-
Average daily rate£285-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£341
% change on same period last year-5.82 %
Hourly rates quoted25
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£31.25£40.00
% change on same period last year-21.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.32£35.81
% change on same period last year+1.42 %
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Luton
Matching contract IT job ads34110
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.108 %
Daily rates quoted1935
Average minimum daily rate£274£301
Average daily rate£287£350
% change on same period last year-17.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£301£398
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£336
% change on same period last year-1.86 %
Hourly rates quoted512
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£33.05
Average hourly rate£29.25£35.55
% change on same period last year-17.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.50£38.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.30£32.93
% change on same period last year+1.13 %
C++ LondonC++
London

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

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton 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 Luton region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Luton 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 Luton region.

Luton C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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 (41.67 %)Visual Studio
29 (37.50 %)Military
38 (33.33 %)ASP
38 (33.33 %)SQL
38 (33.33 %)Windows
47 (29.17 %)VC++
47 (29.17 %)Java
47 (29.17 %)UNIX
47 (29.17 %)Finance
56 (25.00 %)C
56 (25.00 %)VB
65 (20.83 %)JNI
65 (20.83 %)Microsoft
65 (20.83 %)TIBCO
72 (8.333 %)Shell Script
72 (8.333 %)Government
72 (8.333 %)VB.NET
72 (8.333 %).NET
72 (8.333 %)Oracle
72 (8.333 %)MS Office
72 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
72 (8.333 %)JSP
72 (8.333 %)Servlets
72 (8.333 %)C#
72 (8.333 %)COBOL
72 (8.333 %)MS Access
72 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
72 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
72 (8.333 %)Korn
72 (8.333 %)Degree

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Luton 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.

Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (33.33 %)ASP
25 (20.83 %)JNI
32 (8.333 %).NET
32 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
32 (8.333 %)JSP
32 (8.333 %)Servlets
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.333 %)MS Office
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
12 (8.333 %)MS Access
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (41.67 %)Visual Studio
22 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (37.50 %)Military
27 (29.17 %)Finance
32 (8.333 %)Government
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (54.17 %)Developer
211 (45.83 %)Software Engineer
211 (45.83 %)C++ Software Engineer
36 (25.00 %)C++ Developer
42 (8.333 %)C Software Engineer
42 (8.333 %)Applications Developer
51 (4.167 %)Software Developer
51 (4.167 %)Real Time Developer
51 (4.167 %)C Developer
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (33.33 %)Windows
27 (29.17 %)UNIX
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (8.333 %)BC Cleared
12 (8.333 %)Security Cleared
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (33.33 %)SQL
27 (29.17 %)VC++
27 (29.17 %)Java
36 (25.00 %)VB
36 (25.00 %)C
42 (8.333 %)C#
42 (8.333 %)COBOL
42 (8.333 %)VB.NET
42 (8.333 %)Shell Script
42 (8.333 %)Korn
51 (4.167 %)Embedded C
51 (4.167 %)Embedded C++
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.333 %)Degree
Luton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (20.83 %)Microsoft
15 (20.83 %)TIBCO
22 (8.333 %)Oracle