C++ Contracts in the North of England

C++
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for C++ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited C++ over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 166 166 207
Rank change year-on-year 0 +41 -61
Contract jobs citing C++ 17 46 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.36% 0.81% 0.58%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.44% 2.78% 1.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 30 29
10th Percentile £405 £349 £384
25th Percentile £488 £418 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £480 £600
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% +50.00%
75th Percentile £650 £619 £634
90th Percentile - £638 £750
England median daily rate £575 £650 £700
% change year-on-year -11.54% -7.14% +21.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 7 6
10th Percentile £40.68 £37.75 £31.00
25th Percentile £45.39 £37.80 £38.55
Median hourly rate £55.25 £40.59 £44.69
Median % change year-on-year +36.12% -9.16% -1.79%
75th Percentile £63.75 £57.00 £56.17
90th Percentile - £63.75 £60.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year - +8.33% +20.60%

All Programming Languages
North of England

C++ is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for coding skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,182 1,655 2,245
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 25.28% 29.11% 31.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 838 1,216 1,720
10th Percentile £324 £350 £326
25th Percentile £400 £420 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +17.65%
75th Percentile £569 £600 £575
90th Percentile £625 £688 £650
England median daily rate £550 £564 £550
% change year-on-year -2.54% +2.60% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 29 40
10th Percentile £37.63 £30.42 £14.25
25th Percentile £45.88 £38.50 £18.47
Median hourly rate £47.75 £49.00 £33.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.55% +46.27% +28.85%
75th Percentile £68.75 £63.75 £52.03
90th Percentile £74.97 £70.00 £60.00
England median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £50.35
% change year-on-year - +24.13% +17.09%

C++
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing C++ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for C++ in the North of England

C++
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing C++ in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for C++ in the North of England

C++
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C++ in the North of England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for C++ in the North of England

C++
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing C++ in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for C++ in the North of England

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing C++ in the North of England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for C++ in the North of England

C++
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the North of England region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +1 9 £450 -14.29% 48
Yorkshire +4 6 £650 +35.42% 16
North East +13 2 £625 +31.58% 8
C++
England

C++
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Adobe After Effects
1 2 (11.76%) Blender
1 2 (11.76%) Maya
1 2 (11.76%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Azure
1 1 (5.88%) Azure Batch
Communications & Networking
1 6 (35.29%) Wireless
2 2 (11.76%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) TestComplete
2 1 (5.88%) JIRA
2 1 (5.88%) Rational DOORS
General
1 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Legal
3 2 (11.76%) Games
4 1 (5.88%) Aerospace
4 1 (5.88%) Automotive
4 1 (5.88%) German Language
4 1 (5.88%) Military
4 1 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (41.18%) Tester
2 5 (29.41%) Penetration Tester
2 5 (29.41%) Software Engineer
3 3 (17.65%) Developer
4 2 (11.76%) C++ Developer
4 2 (11.76%) C++ Software Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Research Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Research Software Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Security Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Software Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) REST
1 2 (11.76%) Unreal Engine
2 1 (5.88%) OpenCV
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Mobile App
1 6 (35.29%) Operational Technology
2 2 (11.76%) Augmented Reality
2 2 (11.76%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 8 (47.06%) Linux
2 6 (35.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (35.29%) Application Security
2 6 (35.29%) Ethical Hacking
2 6 (35.29%) Offensive Security
2 6 (35.29%) Penetration Testing
2 6 (35.29%) Red Team
3 5 (29.41%) Software Engineering
4 2 (11.76%) CI/CD
4 2 (11.76%) Creative Thinking
4 2 (11.76%) Interaction Design
4 2 (11.76%) OO
4 2 (11.76%) OOP
4 2 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (11.76%) Regression Testing
4 2 (11.76%) SDLC
4 2 (11.76%) Test Automation
5 1 (5.88%) Data Modelling
5 1 (5.88%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 1 (5.88%) Product Requirements
5 1 (5.88%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (52.94%) Python
2 8 (47.06%) JavaScript
3 2 (11.76%) C
3 2 (11.76%) C#
3 2 (11.76%) Delphi
3 2 (11.76%) SQL
3 2 (11.76%) VBScript
4 1 (5.88%) Bash
4 1 (5.88%) Fortran
4 1 (5.88%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (41.18%) SC Cleared
1 7 (41.18%) Security Cleared
2 6 (35.29%) CEH
2 6 (35.29%) CREST Certified
2 6 (35.29%) GIAC
2 6 (35.29%) GPEN
2 6 (35.29%) OSCP
3 4 (23.53%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (35.29%) NIST
2 1 (5.88%) MISRA
2 1 (5.88%) MISRA C
System Software
1 6 (35.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Ansible
1 1 (5.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Adobe
2 1 (5.88%) Atlassian
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft