Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Stevenage 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank42
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads1519
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.024 %
As % of the category below51.72 %52.78 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£225
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£336
% change on same period last year-3.32 %
Hourly rates quoted1117
Average minimum hourly rate£34.07£35.29
Average hourly rate£34.35£35.59
% change on same period last year-3.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.62£35.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.94£34.85
% change on same period last year+3.13 %
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Stevenage
Matching contract IT job ads2936
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.045 %
Daily rates quoted29
Average minimum daily rate£353£237
Average daily rate£374£262
% change on same period last year+42.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£395£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£335
% change on same period last year-5.23 %
Hourly rates quoted1223
Average minimum hourly rate£34.46£35.84
Average hourly rate£34.71£36.09
% change on same period last year-3.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.96£36.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.87£32.48
% change on same period last year-4.96 %
C++ HertfordshireC++
Hertfordshire

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 Stevenage region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage 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 Stevenage region.

Stevenage C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++ across the Stevenage region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Stevenage C++ Hourly Rate Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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 (80.00 %)C
217 (68.00 %)UML
316 (64.00 %)Java
411 (44.00 %)Security Cleared
59 (36.00 %)SC Cleared
59 (36.00 %)MATLAB
67 (28.00 %)C#
76 (24.00 %)Configuration Management
85 (20.00 %)MFC
85 (20.00 %)OO
85 (20.00 %)ClearCase
85 (20.00 %)ClearQuest
94 (16.00 %)Rational Robot
94 (16.00 %)Windows
103 (12.00 %).NET
103 (12.00 %)Microsoft
112 (8.000 %)OpenGL
112 (8.000 %)DirectX
112 (8.000 %)Visual Studio
112 (8.000 %)XML
112 (8.000 %)Electronics
112 (8.000 %)Games
112 (8.000 %)Military
112 (8.000 %)Programme Management
112 (8.000 %)Software Engineering
112 (8.000 %)Degree
121 (4.000 %)Computer Science
121 (4.000 %)LTE
121 (4.000 %)WiMAX
121 (4.000 %)Marketing

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Stevenage 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.

Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (20.00 %)MFC
23 (12.00 %).NET
32 (8.000 %)OpenGL
32 (8.000 %)DirectX
32 (8.000 %)XML
41 (4.000 %)XSD
41 (4.000 %)XSLT
41 (4.000 %)ODBC
41 (4.000 %)SAX
41 (4.000 %)ASP
41 (4.000 %)JDBC
41 (4.000 %)JSP
41 (4.000 %)Servlets
41 (4.000 %)SOAP
41 (4.000 %)WebServices
41 (4.000 %)HTML
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (36.00 %)MATLAB
21 (4.000 %)Simulink
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.000 %)GSM
11 (4.000 %)UMTS
11 (4.000 %)WLAN
11 (4.000 %)DVB
11 (4.000 %)Wireless
11 (4.000 %)WiMAX
11 (4.000 %)LTE
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.000 %)RDBMS
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (20.00 %)ClearCase
15 (20.00 %)ClearQuest
24 (16.00 %)Rational Robot
32 (8.000 %)Visual Studio
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (8.000 %)Electronics
12 (8.000 %)Games
12 (8.000 %)Military
21 (4.000 %)Marketing
21 (4.000 %)Telecoms
21 (4.000 %)Aerospace
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (56.00 %)Software Engineer
27 (28.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
27 (28.00 %)C Software Engineer
32 (8.000 %)Test Engineer
32 (8.000 %)Developer
41 (4.000 %)Software Architect
41 (4.000 %)Java Developer
41 (4.000 %).NET Developer
41 (4.000 %)C++ Developer
41 (4.000 %)DSP Engineer
41 (4.000 %)Software Developer
41 (4.000 %)Architect
41 (4.000 %)Software Designer
41 (4.000 %)C++/Java Developer
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.000 %)Computer Science
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (16.00 %)Windows
21 (4.000 %)VxWorks
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (68.00 %)UML
26 (24.00 %)Configuration Management
35 (20.00 %)OO
42 (8.000 %)Programme Management
42 (8.000 %)Software Engineering
51 (4.000 %)EAI
51 (4.000 %)Project Management
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (80.00 %)C
216 (64.00 %)Java
37 (28.00 %)C#
41 (4.000 %)JavaScript
41 (4.000 %)SQL
41 (4.000 %)XPath
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (44.00 %)Security Cleared
29 (36.00 %)SC Cleared
32 (8.000 %)Degree
Stevenage IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (12.00 %)Microsoft
21 (4.000 %)InterSystems