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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Midlands 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
Rank5553
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads2032
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.032 %
As % of the category below4.866 %6.681 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£300-
Average daily rate£300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£339
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£33.00-
Average hourly rate£33.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£33.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.95£35.43
% change on same period last year+4.28 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads411479
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.548 %0.485 %
Daily rates quoted5849
Average minimum daily rate£331£358
Average daily rate£352£383
% change on same period last year-8.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£409
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1528
Average minimum hourly rate£28.54£28.63
Average hourly rate£30.45£29.17
% change on same period last year+4.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.37£29.70
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
C++ EnglandC++
England

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

122 (53.66 %).NET
217 (41.46 %)C#
315 (36.59 %)Windows
410 (24.39 %)Microsoft
410 (24.39 %)VB
410 (24.39 %)UML
410 (24.39 %)C
410 (24.39 %)Java
59 (21.95 %)Oracle
59 (21.95 %)UNIX
68 (19.51 %)J2EE
77 (17.07 %)COBOL
77 (17.07 %)SAP
77 (17.07 %)IBM
77 (17.07 %)CICS
77 (17.07 %)Mainframe
77 (17.07 %)Manufacturing
77 (17.07 %)IBM Mainframe
86 (14.63 %)AS400
86 (14.63 %)JCL
86 (14.63 %)PL/1
86 (14.63 %)Windows CE
86 (14.63 %)DB2
86 (14.63 %)XML
95 (12.20 %)Linux
95 (12.20 %)Device Driver
95 (12.20 %).NET Framework
104 (9.756 %)Software Engineering
104 (9.756 %)Windows Mobile
104 (9.756 %)WebSphere

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
122 (53.66 %).NET
28 (19.51 %)J2EE
36 (14.63 %)XML
45 (12.20 %).NET Framework
54 (9.756 %)WebSphere
54 (9.756 %)WebServices
63 (7.317 %)HTML
63 (7.317 %)ASP.NET
63 (7.317 %)AJAX
71 (2.439 %)J2ME
71 (2.439 %)OpenGL
71 (2.439 %)DirectX
71 (2.439 %)ATL
71 (2.439 %)SOAP
71 (2.439 %)STL
71 (2.439 %)MFC
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (17.07 %)CICS
24 (9.756 %)MQSeries
31 (2.439 %)Apache
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.878 %)LabWindows
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (9.756 %)Bluetooth
23 (7.317 %)TCP/IP
32 (4.878 %)VoIP
41 (2.439 %)GSM
41 (2.439 %)UMTS
41 (2.439 %)Internet
41 (2.439 %)Wireless
41 (2.439 %)ASN.1
41 (2.439 %)WiMAX
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (14.63 %)DB2
22 (4.878 %)Crystal Reports
22 (4.878 %)Oracle Reports
22 (4.878 %)Oracle 10g
22 (4.878 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (4.878 %)SQL Server
22 (4.878 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.439 %)PostgreSQL
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (9.756 %)Visual Studio
22 (4.878 %)Ant
31 (2.439 %)TestDirector
31 (2.439 %)yacc
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (17.07 %)Manufacturing
23 (7.317 %)Automotive
31 (2.439 %)Education
31 (2.439 %)Electronics
31 (2.439 %)Finance
31 (2.439 %)Aerospace
31 (2.439 %)Advertising
31 (2.439 %)3D Graphics
31 (2.439 %)Games
31 (2.439 %)Online Games
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (31.71 %)Software Engineer
212 (29.27 %)Developer
37 (17.07 %).NET Developer
37 (17.07 %)C# Developer
44 (9.756 %)Test Engineer
44 (9.756 %)Analyst
44 (9.756 %)Programmer
44 (9.756 %)C# Software Engineer
44 (9.756 %).NET Software Engineer
44 (9.756 %)Technical Analyst
53 (7.317 %)C++ Software Engineer
53 (7.317 %)Test Development Engineer
53 (7.317 %)C++ Developer
53 (7.317 %)Architect
62 (4.878 %)Embedded Software Engineer
62 (4.878 %)C++ Programmer
62 (4.878 %)Applications Architect
62 (4.878 %)C Software Engineer
71 (2.439 %)Java/J2EE Developer
71 (2.439 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (17.07 %)Mainframe
17 (17.07 %)IBM Mainframe
26 (14.63 %)AS400
35 (12.20 %)Device Driver
41 (2.439 %)Web 2.0
41 (2.439 %)Mathematics
41 (2.439 %)Physics
41 (2.439 %)Computer Science
41 (2.439 %)Multithreading
41 (2.439 %)EPoS
41 (2.439 %)Firmware
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (36.59 %)Windows
29 (21.95 %)UNIX
36 (14.63 %)Windows CE
45 (12.20 %)Linux
54 (9.756 %)Windows Mobile
63 (7.317 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (2.439 %)Embedded Linux
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (24.39 %)UML
24 (9.756 %)OOD
24 (9.756 %)Software Engineering
33 (7.317 %)Security Cleared
33 (7.317 %)OOA/OOD
33 (7.317 %)OO
41 (2.439 %)Project Management
41 (2.439 %)Security Testing
41 (2.439 %)SC Cleared
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (41.46 %)C#
210 (24.39 %)Java
210 (24.39 %)VB
210 (24.39 %)C
37 (17.07 %)COBOL
46 (14.63 %)JCL
46 (14.63 %)PL/1
53 (7.317 %)JavaScript
62 (4.878 %)Embedded C
71 (2.439 %)Embedded C++
71 (2.439 %)Tcl
71 (2.439 %)VC++
71 (2.439 %)Perl
71 (2.439 %)DHTML
71 (2.439 %)Shell Script
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.878 %)Degree
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (24.39 %)Microsoft
29 (21.95 %)Oracle
37 (17.07 %)SAP
37 (17.07 %)IBM
44 (9.756 %)Borland
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