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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Visual C++ skills within the Manchester region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited VC++ over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Visual C++
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6969
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.711 %0.548 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£400-
UK excluding London average daily rate£287£335
% change on same period last year-14.29 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.26£35.57
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Manchester
Matching contract IT job ads422365
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.597 %0.369 %
Daily rates quoted7954
Average minimum daily rate£294£319
Average daily rate£313£346
% change on same period last year-9.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.99 %
Hourly rates quoted5557
Average minimum hourly rate£25.02£24.26
Average hourly rate£27.88£26.19
% change on same period last year+6.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.74£28.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.17£32.72
% change on same period last year-1.67 %
VC++ North WestVC++
North West

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.

VC++
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing VC++ across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Manchester VC++ Demand Trend

VC++
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing VC++ across the Manchester region.

Manchester VC++ Daily Rate Trend

VC++
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester VC++ Hourly Rate Trend

VC++
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing VC++ 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 VC++.

14 (80.00 %)C++
22 (40.00 %)Oracle
22 (40.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
22 (40.00 %)C#
31 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (20.00 %)J2EE
31 (20.00 %)Java
31 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
31 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (20.00 %)TDD
31 (20.00 %)Retail
31 (20.00 %)Robotics
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server
31 (20.00 %)WebLogic

VC++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester region citing VC++ 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 VC++. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %).NET
21 (20.00 %)J2EE
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)WebLogic
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (20.00 %)Retail
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Developer
22 (40.00 %)C++ Developer
31 (20.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
31 (20.00 %)C# Software Engineer
31 (20.00 %)Programmer
31 (20.00 %)Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)Robotics
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (20.00 %)TDD
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)C++
22 (40.00 %)C#
22 (40.00 %)SQL
31 (20.00 %)Java
31 (20.00 %)PL/SQL
Manchester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Oracle