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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Oxfordshire region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3032
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads2822
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.022 %
As % of the category below9.365 %8.980 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£200£325
Average daily rate£300£388
% change on same period last year-22.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£339
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£33.33
Average hourly rate£30.00£35.00
% change on same period last year-14.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£36.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.95£35.43
% change on same period last year+4.28 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads299245
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.399 %0.248 %
Daily rates quoted6958
Average minimum daily rate£283£270
Average daily rate£311£293
% change on same period last year+6.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£316
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£334
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted3225
Average minimum hourly rate£27.14£30.58
Average hourly rate£29.19£32.52
% change on same period last year-10.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.24£34.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.38£33.07
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
C++ South EastC++
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++
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing C++ across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Oxfordshire C++ Demand Trend

C++
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
OxfordDown-107--
AbingdonNew entry-3--
BanburyNew entry-2--
C++ South EastC++
South East

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing C++ also 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 that cited C++.

120 (37.04 %)OO
217 (31.48 %)C#
217 (31.48 %)Games
313 (24.07 %)OpenGL
313 (24.07 %).NET
411 (20.37 %)Java
411 (20.37 %)STL
510 (18.52 %)Windows
510 (18.52 %)OOD
69 (16.67 %)WCF
69 (16.67 %)WPF
69 (16.67 %)3D Graphics
77 (12.96 %)WebServices
86 (11.11 %)DirectX
86 (11.11 %)Degree
95 (9.259 %)Mathematics
95 (9.259 %)VC++
104 (7.407 %)Flash
104 (7.407 %)XML
104 (7.407 %)ActionScript
104 (7.407 %)ASP.NET
104 (7.407 %)UNIX
104 (7.407 %)Computer Science
113 (5.556 %)Physics
113 (5.556 %)Web Development
113 (5.556 %)Perforce
113 (5.556 %)Hibernate
113 (5.556 %)E-Commerce
113 (5.556 %)Windows CE
113 (5.556 %)C

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing C++ also 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 that cited C++. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (24.07 %).NET
113 (24.07 %)OpenGL
211 (20.37 %)STL
39 (16.67 %)WCF
39 (16.67 %)WPF
47 (12.96 %)WebServices
56 (11.11 %)DirectX
64 (7.407 %)XML
64 (7.407 %)ASP.NET
73 (5.556 %)J2EE
73 (5.556 %)MFC
73 (5.556 %)Swing
73 (5.556 %)Hibernate
81 (1.852 %)WinForms
81 (1.852 %)Adobe Flex
81 (1.852 %)EDI
81 (1.852 %)ASP
81 (1.852 %)ATL
81 (1.852 %)COM+
81 (1.852 %)DCOM
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.852 %)BizTalk Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.852 %)MS Excel
11 (1.852 %)3ds Max
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.852 %)SAP SD
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.704 %)GPRS
12 (3.704 %)GSM
12 (3.704 %)UMTS
12 (3.704 %)TCP/IP
21 (1.852 %)Ethernet
21 (1.852 %)FTP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.704 %)SQL Server
21 (1.852 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (1.852 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.407 %)Flash
22 (3.704 %)Subversion
31 (1.852 %)Visual Studio
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (31.48 %)Games
29 (16.67 %)3D Graphics
32 (3.704 %)Aerospace
32 (3.704 %)Animation
41 (1.852 %)Flash Games
41 (1.852 %)Online Games
41 (1.852 %)Multimedia
41 (1.852 %)Automotive
41 (1.852 %)Finance
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
139 (72.22 %)Developer
219 (35.19 %)C++ Developer
310 (18.52 %).NET Developer
49 (16.67 %)C# Developer
56 (11.11 %)Senior Developer
56 (11.11 %)Programmer
64 (7.407 %)Games Developer
64 (7.407 %)Flash Developer
73 (5.556 %)Java Developer
73 (5.556 %)J2EE Developer
73 (5.556 %)Java Swing Developer
73 (5.556 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
73 (5.556 %)Java/J2EE Developer
73 (5.556 %)Senior J2EE Developer
73 (5.556 %)Senior Java Developer
82 (3.704 %)C++ Programmer
82 (3.704 %)ActionScript Developer
82 (3.704 %)C++/CSharp Developer
82 (3.704 %)C++ Software Engineer
82 (3.704 %)Software Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (9.259 %)Mathematics
24 (7.407 %)Computer Science
33 (5.556 %)Physics
41 (1.852 %)Pocket PC
41 (1.852 %)PDA
41 (1.852 %)Multithreading
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (18.52 %)Windows
24 (7.407 %)UNIX
33 (5.556 %)Linux
33 (5.556 %)Windows CE
42 (3.704 %)Windows Mobile
51 (1.852 %)Mac OS X
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (37.04 %)OO
210 (18.52 %)OOD
33 (5.556 %)E-Commerce
33 (5.556 %)Web Development
42 (3.704 %)Software Engineering
51 (1.852 %)Unit Testing
51 (1.852 %)B2B
51 (1.852 %)ITIL
51 (1.852 %)UML
51 (1.852 %)OOP
51 (1.852 %)OOA/OOD
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (31.48 %)C#
211 (20.37 %)Java
35 (9.259 %)VC++
44 (7.407 %)ActionScript
53 (5.556 %)C
62 (3.704 %)SQL
71 (1.852 %)Shell Script
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (11.11 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (5.556 %)Perforce
22 (3.704 %)Trolltech
22 (3.704 %)Oracle
22 (3.704 %)Microsoft
31 (1.852 %)Sybase
31 (1.852 %)SAP
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