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The table below looks at the demand for the C++ Developer role in IT contracts within the North West region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C++ Developer
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank112127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads1520
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.020 %
As % of the category below0.449 %0.494 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£325
% change on same period last year-0.57 %
Hourly rates quoted34
Average minimum hourly rate£24.17£25.75
Average hourly rate£27.92£31.38
% change on same period last year-11.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.67£37.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.66£41.43
% change on same period last year-16.34 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads33444045
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.708 %4.088 %
Daily rates quoted783827
Average minimum daily rate£324£320
Average daily rate£341£338
% change on same period last year+0.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted467456
Average minimum hourly rate£21.62£20.30
Average hourly rate£23.40£21.94
% change on same period last year+6.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.19£23.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
C++ Developer EnglandC++ Developer
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++ Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing C++ Developer across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West C++ Developer Demand Trend

C++ Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing C++ Developer across the North West region.

North West C++ Developer Daily Rate Trend

C++ Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing C++ Developer across the North West region.

North West C++ Developer Hourly Rate Trend

C++ Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++ Developer across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West C++ Developer Hourly Rate Histogram

C++ Developer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Developer within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ManchesterDown-37--
CheshireUp+66--
LancashireUp+73--
C++ Developer EnglandC++ Developer
England

C++ Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited C++ Developer in their job title 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 with C++ Developer in their job title.

128 (100.00 %)C++
214 (50.00 %)C
310 (35.71 %)SQL
48 (28.57 %)Java
48 (28.57 %)Windows
57 (25.00 %)OO
57 (25.00 %).NET
66 (21.43 %)UNIX
66 (21.43 %)C#
75 (17.86 %)Agile Software Development
75 (17.86 %)SQL Server
84 (14.29 %)XML
84 (14.29 %)Banking
93 (10.71 %)Manufacturing
93 (10.71 %)PDM
93 (10.71 %)Teamcenter
93 (10.71 %)Oracle
93 (10.71 %)STL
93 (10.71 %)Visual Studio
93 (10.71 %)VC++
93 (10.71 %)Middleware
93 (10.71 %)HPUX
93 (10.71 %)Linux
93 (10.71 %)SQL Server 2005
93 (10.71 %)Unit Testing
93 (10.71 %)Integration Testing
93 (10.71 %)Security Cleared
102 (7.143 %)Multithreading
102 (7.143 %)Windows Mobile
102 (7.143 %).NET Framework

C++ Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited C++ Developer in their job title 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 with C++ Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (25.00 %).NET
24 (14.29 %)XML
33 (10.71 %)STL
33 (10.71 %)Middleware
42 (7.143 %).NET Framework
42 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
51 (3.571 %)COM
51 (3.571 %)CSS
51 (3.571 %)J2EE
51 (3.571 %)WebServices
51 (3.571 %)XSD
51 (3.571 %)XSL
51 (3.571 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (3.571 %)WinForms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.143 %)CATIA
21 (3.571 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (10.71 %)Teamcenter
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (17.86 %)SQL Server
23 (10.71 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (10.71 %)Visual Studio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (14.29 %)Banking
23 (10.71 %)Manufacturing
32 (7.143 %)Government
41 (3.571 %)Retail
41 (3.571 %)Military
41 (3.571 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (3.571 %)Telecoms
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.143 %)Multithreading
21 (3.571 %)W3C
21 (3.571 %)Handset
21 (3.571 %)PDA
21 (3.571 %)Robotics
21 (3.571 %)Mathematics
21 (3.571 %)Physics
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (28.57 %)Windows
26 (21.43 %)UNIX
33 (10.71 %)HPUX
33 (10.71 %)Linux
42 (7.143 %)VMS
42 (7.143 %)Windows Mobile
51 (3.571 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (3.571 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (3.571 %)Windows 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (25.00 %)OO
25 (17.86 %)Agile Software Development
33 (10.71 %)Unit Testing
33 (10.71 %)Integration Testing
33 (10.71 %)Security Cleared
33 (10.71 %)PDM
42 (7.143 %)Data Management
51 (3.571 %)UML
51 (3.571 %)Process Management
51 (3.571 %)PLM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (100.00 %)C++
214 (50.00 %)C
310 (35.71 %)SQL
48 (28.57 %)Java
56 (21.43 %)C#
63 (10.71 %)VC++
72 (7.143 %)PL/SQL
72 (7.143 %)XPath
81 (3.571 %)Embedded C
81 (3.571 %)Embedded C++
North West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.571 %)Active Directory
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (10.71 %)Oracle
22 (7.143 %)Symbian
22 (7.143 %)Microsoft
22 (7.143 %)Baan
31 (3.571 %)UGS