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The table below looks at the demand for the C++ Developer role in IT contracts within the Scotland 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
Rank9593
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads834
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.034 %
As % of the category below0.351 %0.976 %
Daily rates quoted112
Average minimum daily rate£200£339
Average daily rate£250£363
% change on same period last year-31.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£387
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£330
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Hourly rates quoted01
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£35.10£38.89
% change on same period last year-9.74 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads22803482
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.082 %3.434 %
Daily rates quoted523683
Average minimum daily rate£290£299
Average daily rate£314£317
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£339£334
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£355
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Hourly rates quoted156224
Average minimum hourly rate£21.15£19.69
Average hourly rate£22.80£20.93
% change on same period last year+8.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.45£22.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.85£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
C++ Developer UKC++ Developer
UK

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland 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 Scotland 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
GlasgowDown-82--
EdinburghUp+72£250-9.09 %
C++ Developer UKC++ Developer
UK

C++ Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

114 (100.00 %)C++
24 (28.57 %)Linux
33 (21.43 %)Windows
33 (21.43 %)Microsoft
42 (14.29 %)Embedded C++
42 (14.29 %)HTTP
42 (14.29 %)Symbian
42 (14.29 %)Device Driver
42 (14.29 %)C
42 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
42 (14.29 %)HTML
42 (14.29 %)JavaScript
42 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
42 (14.29 %)BREW
51 (7.143 %)Windows Mobile
51 (7.143 %)Web Development
51 (7.143 %)Mathematics
51 (7.143 %)Subversion
51 (7.143 %)Manufacturing
51 (7.143 %)Perl
51 (7.143 %)PHP
51 (7.143 %)SQL
51 (7.143 %).NET
51 (7.143 %)SQL Server
51 (7.143 %)MS Office
51 (7.143 %)WebServices
51 (7.143 %)DOM
51 (7.143 %)C#
51 (7.143 %)UML
51 (7.143 %)OO

C++ Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (14.29 %)HTML
12 (14.29 %)BREW
21 (7.143 %).NET
21 (7.143 %)WebServices
21 (7.143 %)DOM
21 (7.143 %)WAP
21 (7.143 %)OpenGL
21 (7.143 %)UIQ
21 (7.143 %)Series 60
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Office
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (14.29 %)HTTP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
21 (7.143 %)Subversion
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (7.143 %)Manufacturing
11 (7.143 %)3D Graphics
11 (7.143 %)Games
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (14.29 %)Device Driver
21 (7.143 %)Mathematics
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (28.57 %)Linux
23 (21.43 %)Windows
31 (7.143 %)Windows Mobile
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
21 (7.143 %)Web Development
21 (7.143 %)UML
21 (7.143 %)OO
21 (7.143 %)OOD
21 (7.143 %)Extreme Programming
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (100.00 %)C++
22 (14.29 %)JavaScript
22 (14.29 %)C
22 (14.29 %)Embedded C++
31 (7.143 %)C#
31 (7.143 %)Perl
31 (7.143 %)PHP
31 (7.143 %)SQL
31 (7.143 %)VC++
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (21.43 %)Microsoft
22 (14.29 %)Symbian
31 (7.143 %)Motorola
31 (7.143 %)Nokia