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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Newcastle 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2427
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.000 %3.896 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£225-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£50.00
Average hourly rate-£55.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£60.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.79£36.85
% change on same period last year-2.88 %
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Newcastle
Matching contract IT job ads5077
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.072 %0.078 %
Daily rates quoted810
Average minimum daily rate£243£305
Average daily rate£253£313
% change on same period last year-19.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£264£321
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£334
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
Hourly rates quoted69
Average minimum hourly rate£31.18£33.85
Average hourly rate£32.32£34.81
% change on same period last year-7.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.45£35.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.09£32.79
% change on same period last year-2.12 %
C++ Tyne and WearC++
Tyne and Wear

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

Newcastle 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 Newcastle region.

Newcastle 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 Newcastle region.

Newcastle C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle 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++.

14 (66.67 %)C
22 (33.33 %)Software Engineering
22 (33.33 %)Embedded C
22 (33.33 %)Embedded C++
22 (33.33 %)Assembly Language
22 (33.33 %)Windows
31 (16.67 %)OO
31 (16.67 %)Client/Server
31 (16.67 %)Windows XP
31 (16.67 %)Data Modelling
31 (16.67 %)OOD
31 (16.67 %)HTTP
31 (16.67 %)HTTPS
31 (16.67 %)C#
31 (16.67 %)Java
31 (16.67 %)RPG
31 (16.67 %)SQL
31 (16.67 %)ATL
31 (16.67 %)Degree
31 (16.67 %)Animation
31 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
31 (16.67 %)Resource Management
31 (16.67 %)Physics
31 (16.67 %)Multithreading
31 (16.67 %)Process Management
31 (16.67 %)Education
31 (16.67 %)Games

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle 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.

Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (16.67 %)ATL
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (16.67 %)HTTP
11 (16.67 %)HTTPS
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Education
11 (16.67 %)Games
11 (16.67 %)Animation
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Software Engineer
23 (50.00 %)Developer
32 (33.33 %)C++ Developer
32 (33.33 %)Embedded Software Engineer
32 (33.33 %)C++ Software Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Embedded C Engineer
32 (33.33 %)C Software Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
32 (33.33 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
41 (16.67 %)Senior Software Engineer
41 (16.67 %)Consultant
41 (16.67 %)Software Developer
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Client/Server
11 (16.67 %)Physics
11 (16.67 %)Multithreading
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (16.67 %)Windows XP
21 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Software Engineering
21 (16.67 %)Resource Management
21 (16.67 %)OO
21 (16.67 %)Data Modelling
21 (16.67 %)OOD
21 (16.67 %)Process Management
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)C
22 (33.33 %)Embedded C
22 (33.33 %)Embedded C++
22 (33.33 %)Assembly Language
31 (16.67 %)C#
31 (16.67 %)Java
31 (16.67 %)RPG
31 (16.67 %)SQL
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)Degree