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The table below looks at the demand for the C++ Developer role in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 C++ Developer
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank4741
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching contract IT job ads917
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.017 %
As % of the category below1.463 %2.787 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£330
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.10£38.89
% change on same period last year-9.74 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads615610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.831 %0.602 %
Daily rates quoted148124
Average minimum daily rate£291£311
Average daily rate£308£336
% change on same period last year-8.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted110111
Average minimum hourly rate£17.73£18.86
Average hourly rate£18.93£20.33
% change on same period last year-6.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.12£21.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
C++ Developer South EastC++ Developer
South East

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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire C++ Developer Hourly Rate Trend

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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
OxfordNo change05--
C++ Developer South EastC++ Developer
South East

C++ Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

120 (100.00 %)C++
29 (45.00 %)STL
37 (35.00 %)OpenGL
46 (30.00 %)Windows
46 (30.00 %)OO
55 (25.00 %)Linux
55 (25.00 %)Games
64 (20.00 %)3D Graphics
73 (15.00 %)DirectX
73 (15.00 %)C
73 (15.00 %)C#
73 (15.00 %).NET
82 (10.00 %)Physics
82 (10.00 %)VC++
82 (10.00 %)Windows CE
82 (10.00 %)Shell Script
82 (10.00 %)GPRS
82 (10.00 %)GSM
82 (10.00 %)UMTS
82 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
82 (10.00 %)Perforce
91 (5.000 %)Aerospace
91 (5.000 %)Automotive
91 (5.000 %)Microsoft
91 (5.000 %)Mac OS X
91 (5.000 %)MS Excel
91 (5.000 %)OOD
91 (5.000 %)UML
91 (5.000 %)OOP
91 (5.000 %)OOA/OOD

C++ Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (45.00 %)STL
27 (35.00 %)OpenGL
33 (15.00 %)DirectX
33 (15.00 %).NET
41 (5.000 %)MFC
41 (5.000 %)XML
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.000 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.00 %)GPRS
12 (10.00 %)GSM
12 (10.00 %)UMTS
12 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.000 %)Visual Studio
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (25.00 %)Games
24 (20.00 %)3D Graphics
31 (5.000 %)Aerospace
31 (5.000 %)Automotive
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.00 %)Physics
21 (5.000 %)Multithreading
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (30.00 %)Windows
25 (25.00 %)Linux
32 (10.00 %)Windows CE
41 (5.000 %)Windows Mobile
41 (5.000 %)Mac OS X
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (30.00 %)OO
21 (5.000 %)OOD
21 (5.000 %)Unit Testing
21 (5.000 %)UML
21 (5.000 %)OOP
21 (5.000 %)OOA/OOD
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (100.00 %)C++
23 (15.00 %)C
23 (15.00 %)C#
32 (10.00 %)VC++
32 (10.00 %)Shell Script
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (10.00 %)Perforce
21 (5.000 %)Trolltech
21 (5.000 %)Microsoft