Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the C++ Software 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++ Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C++ Software Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank126141
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.033 %0.049 %
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-£241
% change on same period last year-
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£29.00£36.33
% change on same period last year-20.18 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
C++ Software Developer EnglandC++ Software 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++ Software Developer
Demand Trend

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

North West C++ Software Developer Demand Trend

C++ Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West C++ Software Developer Daily Rate Trend

C++ Software 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++ Software Developer within the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
ManchesterNew entry-1--
C++ Software Developer EnglandC++ Software Developer
England

C++ Software Developer
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited C++ Software 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++ Software Developer in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)WebServices
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)XSD
21 (50.00 %)XSL
21 (50.00 %)UNIX
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Linux
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)W3C

C++ Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region that cited C++ Software 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++ Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (50.00 %)CSS
11 (50.00 %)WebServices
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)XSD
11 (50.00 %)XSL
11 (50.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)W3C
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)UNIX
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Linux
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)C#
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft