Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

 C++/C# Developer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank122140
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.165 %0.074 %
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-£300
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£31.94
% change on same period last year+1.76 %
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++/C# Developer EnglandC++/C# 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++/C# Developer
Demand Trend

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

North West C++/C# Developer Demand Trend

C++/C# Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West C++/C# Developer Daily Rate Trend

C++/C# Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West C++/C# Developer Hourly Rate Trend

C++/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++/C# 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
CheshireNew entry-3--
ManchesterNo change02--
C++/C# Developer EnglandC++/C# Developer
England

C++/C# Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

18 (100.00 %)C#
18 (100.00 %)C++
25 (62.50 %).NET
34 (50.00 %)C
34 (50.00 %)SQL
34 (50.00 %)SQL Server
34 (50.00 %)Windows
43 (37.50 %)Java
43 (37.50 %)Perl
43 (37.50 %)Perforce
43 (37.50 %)VMS
52 (25.00 %)Microsoft
52 (25.00 %)Informatica
52 (25.00 %)OOA/OOD
52 (25.00 %)MS Excel
52 (25.00 %)OOD
52 (25.00 %)Finance
52 (25.00 %)UNIX
52 (25.00 %)XML
52 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (25.00 %)Banking
52 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
61 (12.50 %).NET Framework
61 (12.50 %)XPath
61 (12.50 %)Multithreading
61 (12.50 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (12.50 %)XSD
61 (12.50 %)XSL
61 (12.50 %)UML
61 (12.50 %)MS Office

C++/C# 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++/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++/C# Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (62.50 %).NET
22 (25.00 %)XML
31 (12.50 %)XSD
31 (12.50 %)XSL
31 (12.50 %).NET Framework
31 (12.50 %)ASP.NET 2.0
31 (12.50 %)ASP.NET
31 (12.50 %)COM
31 (12.50 %)CSS
31 (12.50 %)WebServices
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (25.00 %)MS Excel
21 (12.50 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (50.00 %)SQL Server
22 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)Visual Studio
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Finance
12 (25.00 %)Banking
21 (12.50 %)Manufacturing
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)W3C
11 (12.50 %)Multithreading
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (50.00 %)Windows
23 (37.50 %)VMS
32 (25.00 %)UNIX
41 (12.50 %)Windows CE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)OOA/OOD
12 (25.00 %)OOD
12 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (12.50 %)UML
21 (12.50 %)Extreme Programming
21 (12.50 %)OO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)C#
18 (100.00 %)C++
24 (50.00 %)SQL
24 (50.00 %)C
33 (37.50 %)Java
33 (37.50 %)Perl
41 (12.50 %)XPath
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (37.50 %)Perforce
22 (25.00 %)Microsoft
22 (25.00 %)Informatica
31 (12.50 %)Oracle