South West C++ Software Engineer Contracts

This section looks at the demand for the C++ Software Engineer role in IT contracts within the South 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

C++ Software Engineer
Location Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire East Midlands East of England England Essex Glasgow Gloucestershire Greenford Hampshire Hertfordshire Kent London Luton Manchester Middlesex Midlands Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport North East North West Petersfield Portsmouth Redhill Scotland Sevenoaks Somerset South East South Wales South West Southampton Surrey Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Wells West Midlands	3 months to 20 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	119	110
Rank change on same period last year	-9
Matching contract IT job ads	23	60
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.030 %	0.060 %
As % of the category below	0.527 %	1.043 %
Daily rates quoted	0	1
Average minimum daily rate	-	£350
Average daily rate	-	£400
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	-	£450
UK excluding London average daily rate	£266	£323
% change on same period last year	-17.56 %
Hourly rates quoted	13	28
Average minimum hourly rate	£38.00	£30.75
Average hourly rate	£38.50	£31.75
% change on same period last year	+21.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£39.00	£32.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£38.04	£33.67
% change on same period last year	+12.95 %
Job Titles South West
Matching contract IT job ads	4362	5750
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	5.756 %	5.727 %
Daily rates quoted	1402	1536
Average minimum daily rate	£348	£341
Average daily rate	£370	£360
% change on same period last year	+2.85 %
Average maximum daily rate	£393	£379
UK excluding London average daily rate	£355	£354
% change on same period last year	+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted	578	696
Average minimum hourly rate	£25.34	£24.90
Average hourly rate	£27.23	£26.57
% change on same period last year	+2.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£29.11	£28.24
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.68	£25.69
% change on same period last year	-7.85 %
C++ Software Engineer 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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

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Daily Rate Trend

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

C++ Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer across the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ Software Engineer within the South West region over the 3 months to 20 August 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.

Location	Rank 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
Bristol	+10	9	-	-
Somerset	-6	6	-	-
Gloucestershire	-11	1	-	-

C++ Software Engineer England

C++ Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited C++ Software Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

1 43 (100.00 %) C++ 2 22 (51.16 %) Java 3 21 (48.84 %) UML 4 20 (46.51 %) XML 4 20 (46.51 %) Linux 5 18 (41.86 %) UNIX 6 15 (34.88 %) GIS 7 14 (32.56 %) Middleware 7 14 (32.56 %) Configuration Management 7 14 (32.56 %) LuciadMap 7 14 (32.56 %) Serena 7 14 (32.56 %) Solaris 7 14 (32.56 %) PVCS 7 14 (32.56 %) STL 7 14 (32.56 %) CORBA

8 11 (25.58 %) Windows 9 10 (23.26 %) VC++ 10 6 (13.95 %) C 10 6 (13.95 %) Military 11 5 (11.63 %) Aerospace 11 5 (11.63 %) C# 11 5 (11.63 %) Borland 11 5 (11.63 %) Security Cleared 12 4 (9.302 %) Requirements Analysis 12 4 (9.302 %) Data Modelling 12 4 (9.302 %) Eclipse 12 4 (9.302 %) Oracle 9i 12 4 (9.302 %) ClearCase 12 4 (9.302 %) Oracle 12 4 (9.302 %) XSLT

C++ Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development 1 20 (46.51 %) XML 2 14 (32.56 %) Middleware 2 14 (32.56 %) LuciadMap 2 14 (32.56 %) STL 2 14 (32.56 %) CORBA 3 4 (9.302 %) XSLT 4 3 (6.977 %) MFC 5 1 (2.326 %) .NET 5 1 (2.326 %) OpenGL	Applications 1 1 (2.326 %) MATLAB 1 1 (2.326 %) Simulink 1 1 (2.326 %) Stateflow 1 1 (2.326 %) CATIA 1 1 (2.326 %) MS Excel
Communications & Networking 1 3 (6.977 %) Ethernet 2 1 (2.326 %) HSDPA 2 1 (2.326 %) Wireless 2 1 (2.326 %) TCP/IP 2 1 (2.326 %) 3G 2 1 (2.326 %) DVB 2 1 (2.326 %) WiMAX 2 1 (2.326 %) Gigabit Ethernet 2 1 (2.326 %) UMTS 2 1 (2.326 %) WAN 2 1 (2.326 %) Internet	Database & Business Intelligence 1 15 (34.88 %) GIS 2 4 (9.302 %) Oracle 9i 2 4 (9.302 %) Oracle 10g
Development Applications 1 14 (32.56 %) PVCS 2 4 (9.302 %) Eclipse 2 4 (9.302 %) ClearCase 2 4 (9.302 %) ClearQuest 3 3 (6.977 %) C++Builder 4 2 (4.651 %) Rational Rose 4 2 (4.651 %) Visual Studio	General 1 6 (13.95 %) Military 2 5 (11.63 %) Aerospace 3 2 (4.651 %) Banking 3 2 (4.651 %) Government 3 2 (4.651 %) Manufacturing 3 2 (4.651 %) Electronics 3 2 (4.651 %) Avionics 4 1 (2.326 %) Telecoms 4 1 (2.326 %) Automotive
Miscellaneous 1 1 (2.326 %) Multithreading 1 1 (2.326 %) Data Extraction	Operating Systems 1 20 (46.51 %) Linux 2 18 (41.86 %) UNIX 3 14 (32.56 %) Solaris 4 11 (25.58 %) Windows 5 1 (2.326 %) Windows XP Embedded 5 1 (2.326 %) Windows CE 5 1 (2.326 %) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies 1 21 (48.84 %) UML 2 14 (32.56 %) Configuration Management 3 5 (11.63 %) Security Cleared 4 4 (9.302 %) Requirements Analysis 4 4 (9.302 %) Data Modelling 5 3 (6.977 %) OO 6 2 (4.651 %) OOD 7 1 (2.326 %) SC Cleared 7 1 (2.326 %) BC Cleared 7 1 (2.326 %) Migration 7 1 (2.326 %) Software Engineering 7 1 (2.326 %) OOP	Programming Languages 1 43 (100.00 %) C++ 2 22 (51.16 %) Java 3 10 (23.26 %) VC++ 4 6 (13.95 %) C 5 5 (11.63 %) C#
Qualifications 1 2 (4.651 %) Degree	Vendors 1 14 (32.56 %) Serena 2 5 (11.63 %) Borland 3 4 (9.302 %) Oracle 4 1 (2.326 %) Microsoft