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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Milton Keynes 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6661
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads25
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.379 %2.283 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£340
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.68£36.66
% change on same period last year-2.66 %
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Milton Keynes
Matching contract IT job ads145219
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.204 %0.221 %
Daily rates quoted4558
Average minimum daily rate£311£271
Average daily rate£331£287
% change on same period last year+15.59 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£303
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.98 %
Hourly rates quoted1626
Average minimum hourly rate£29.23£25.66
Average hourly rate£34.15£26.58
% change on same period last year+28.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.07£27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.24£32.80
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
C++ BuckinghamshireC++
Buckinghamshire

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

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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++.

115 (71.43 %)Oracle
115 (71.43 %)Middleware
214 (66.67 %)MQSeries
312 (57.14 %)Tuxedo
312 (57.14 %)BizTalk Server
411 (52.38 %)DB2
510 (47.62 %)UNIX
69 (42.86 %)Finance
69 (42.86 %)Banking
76 (28.57 %)Project Management
85 (23.81 %)Java
85 (23.81 %)Security Cleared
94 (19.05 %)C#
94 (19.05 %)J2EE
94 (19.05 %)Government
94 (19.05 %)Financial Institution
103 (14.29 %)Telecoms
103 (14.29 %)DV Cleared
103 (14.29 %)Retail Banking
103 (14.29 %)Retail
103 (14.29 %)Investment Banking
103 (14.29 %)Systems Analysis
112 (9.524 %)Eclipse
112 (9.524 %)RUP
112 (9.524 %)Linux
112 (9.524 %)UML
112 (9.524 %)SQL
121 (4.762 %).NET
121 (4.762 %)C
121 (4.762 %)PRINCE2

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (71.43 %)Middleware
24 (19.05 %)J2EE
31 (4.762 %).NET
31 (4.762 %)WinForms
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (66.67 %)MQSeries
212 (57.14 %)BizTalk Server
212 (57.14 %)Tuxedo
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (52.38 %)DB2
21 (4.762 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (4.762 %)SQL Server
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (9.524 %)Eclipse
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (42.86 %)Finance
19 (42.86 %)Banking
24 (19.05 %)Government
24 (19.05 %)Financial Institution
33 (14.29 %)Telecoms
33 (14.29 %)Retail
33 (14.29 %)Investment Banking
33 (14.29 %)Retail Banking
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (71.43 %)Team Leader
27 (33.33 %)Technical Team Leader
34 (19.05 %)Developer
42 (9.524 %)Technical Project Manager
42 (9.524 %)Java Developer
42 (9.524 %)Technical Manager
42 (9.524 %)Applications Tester
42 (9.524 %)Project Manager
42 (9.524 %)Tester
51 (4.762 %)C++ Developer
51 (4.762 %)C# Developer
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.762 %)N-Tier
11 (4.762 %)Firmware
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (47.62 %)UNIX
22 (9.524 %)Linux
31 (4.762 %)Windows
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (28.57 %)Project Management
25 (23.81 %)Security Cleared
33 (14.29 %)DV Cleared
33 (14.29 %)Systems Analysis
42 (9.524 %)UML
42 (9.524 %)RUP
51 (4.762 %)PRINCE2
51 (4.762 %)OO
51 (4.762 %)SC Cleared
51 (4.762 %)Workflow
51 (4.762 %)Agile Software Development
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (23.81 %)Java
24 (19.05 %)C#
32 (9.524 %)SQL
41 (4.762 %)C
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (71.43 %)Oracle
21 (4.762 %)Fujitsu