The first table below looks at the demand for the C++/C# Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited C++/C# Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++/C# Developer
Rank 116 135 118
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -17
Contract jobs requiring a C++/C# Developer 1 5 1
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.049% 0.152% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% 0.164% 0.038%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Average daily rate £220 £240 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.33% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £300 £230
% change year-on-year
+16.66% +30.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1937 3058 2599
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 94.26% 93.00% 94.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1160 1831 1283
Average daily rate £350 £375 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £230 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 140 190 243
Average hourly rate £15.40 £23.34 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-34.01% +11.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £12.50 £12.04
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £37.50 £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
C++/C# Developer
England

C++/C# Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West C++/C# Developer Jobs Demand Trend

C++/C# Developer
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

C++/C# Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

South 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 South West region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Wiltshire - 1 £220 -
C++/C# Developer
England

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

1 5 (100.00%) C
1 5 (100.00%) C#
1 5 (100.00%) C++
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Electronics
2 2 (40.00%) ASN.1
2 2 (40.00%) TETRA
2 2 (40.00%) Linux
2 2 (40.00%) UML
2 2 (40.00%) OO
2 2 (40.00%) Eclipse
2 2 (40.00%) VxWorks
2 2 (40.00%) Java
2 2 (40.00%) .NET
2 2 (40.00%) Visual Studio
2 2 (40.00%) Green Hills
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Android
2 2 (40.00%) GCC
2 2 (40.00%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (40.00%) UNIX
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (20.00%) Windows 7
3 1 (20.00%) Regression Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) RabbitMQ
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) WPF
3 1 (20.00%) XML
3 1 (20.00%) SQL

C++/C# Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South 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.

Application Development
1 2 (40.00%) .NET
2 1 (20.00%) XML
2 1 (20.00%) WPF
Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) RabbitMQ
Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) ASN.1
1 2 (40.00%) TETRA
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Visual Studio
1 2 (40.00%) Eclipse
1 2 (40.00%) GCC
General
1 2 (40.00%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Linux
2 2 (40.00%) VxWorks
2 2 (40.00%) Android
2 2 (40.00%) UNIX
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (20.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) UML
1 2 (40.00%) OO
2 1 (20.00%) Regression Analysis
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C
1 5 (100.00%) C#
1 5 (100.00%) C++
2 2 (40.00%) Java
3 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Green Hills