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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Suffolk region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1931
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads112
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.002 %
As % of the category below15.94 %2.778 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£319-
Average daily rate£320-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£321-
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£330
% change on same period last year+0.77 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.18£35.20
% change on same period last year+5.61 %
Programming Languages SuffolkProgramming Languages
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads6972
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.091 %0.076 %
Daily rates quoted1715
Average minimum daily rate£325£287
Average daily rate£334£298
% change on same period last year+12.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£344£309
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£332
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted89
Average minimum hourly rate£23.15£36.06
Average hourly rate£24.85£37.26
% change on same period last year-33.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.54£38.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.13£33.16
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
C++ East of EnglandC++
East of 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++
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk C++ Daily Rate Trend

C++
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++ across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Suffolk C++ Daily Rate Histogram

C++
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk 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 job ads citing C++ within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 4 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
IpswichUp+44£285-
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-4£425-
C++ East of EnglandC++
East of England

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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++.

119 (61.29 %)C#
215 (48.39 %)C
314 (45.16 %)VB.NET
314 (45.16 %).NET
314 (45.16 %)AJAX
412 (38.71 %)ASP.NET
412 (38.71 %)WebServices
412 (38.71 %)CTI
511 (35.48 %)Windows
511 (35.48 %)Oracle
511 (35.48 %).NET Framework
610 (32.26 %)SQL Server
610 (32.26 %)TETRA
79 (29.03 %)Client/Server
86 (19.35 %)VoIP
86 (19.35 %)Windows 2000
86 (19.35 %)UML
86 (19.35 %)Security Cleared
94 (12.90 %)Microsoft
94 (12.90 %)QMS
94 (12.90 %)SC Cleared
103 (9.677 %)Software Engineering
103 (9.677 %)Unix
103 (9.677 %)WinForms
103 (9.677 %)Finance
103 (9.677 %)SQL
103 (9.677 %)MFC
112 (6.452 %)MySQL
112 (6.452 %)Sybase
112 (6.452 %)DB2

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Application Development
114 (45.16 %).NET
114 (45.16 %)AJAX
212 (38.71 %)ASP.NET
212 (38.71 %)WebServices
311 (35.48 %).NET Framework
43 (9.677 %)MFC
43 (9.677 %)WinForms
52 (6.452 %)HTML
52 (6.452 %)ASP
52 (6.452 %)XML
52 (6.452 %)ActiveX
61 (3.226 %)OpenGL
61 (3.226 %)DirectX
61 (3.226 %)WCF
61 (3.226 %)WPF
61 (3.226 %)Silverlight
Application Platforms
11 (3.226 %)Apache
Communications & Networking
112 (38.71 %)CTI
210 (32.26 %)TETRA
36 (19.35 %)VoIP
42 (6.452 %)TCP/IP
42 (6.452 %)Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
110 (32.26 %)SQL Server
22 (6.452 %)DB2
22 (6.452 %)MS Access
22 (6.452 %)SQL Server 7
22 (6.452 %)PostgreSQL
22 (6.452 %)MySQL
31 (3.226 %)RDBMS
31 (3.226 %)Oracle 8/8i
31 (3.226 %)Oracle 9i
General
13 (9.677 %)Finance
22 (6.452 %)Telecoms
31 (3.226 %)Education
31 (3.226 %)Government
31 (3.226 %)Mobile Games
31 (3.226 %)Games
Job Titles
120 (64.52 %)Developer
28 (25.81 %)Software Engineer
36 (19.35 %)C# Developer
36 (19.35 %).NET Developer
45 (16.13 %)Network Designer
45 (16.13 %)Software Developer
53 (9.677 %)C++ Developer
53 (9.677 %)C Developer
62 (6.452 %)C++/CSharp Developer
62 (6.452 %)C++ Software Engineer
62 (6.452 %)Delphi Developer
62 (6.452 %)Tester
71 (3.226 %)Consultant
71 (3.226 %)Senior Developer
71 (3.226 %)C++ Software Developer
71 (3.226 %)Senior .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
19 (29.03 %)Client/Server
21 (3.226 %)Handset
Operating Systems
111 (35.48 %)Windows
26 (19.35 %)Windows 2000
33 (9.677 %)Unix
42 (6.452 %)Windows NT
42 (6.452 %)HPUX
42 (6.452 %)Solaris
42 (6.452 %)Linux
51 (3.226 %)VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
16 (19.35 %)UML
16 (19.35 %)Security Cleared
24 (12.90 %)QMS
24 (12.90 %)SC Cleared
33 (9.677 %)Software Engineering
42 (6.452 %)OO
51 (3.226 %)Unit Testing
Programming Languages
119 (61.29 %)C#
215 (48.39 %)C
314 (45.16 %)VB.NET
43 (9.677 %)SQL
52 (6.452 %)Python
52 (6.452 %)Assembly Language
52 (6.452 %)Tcl
52 (6.452 %)Delphi
52 (6.452 %)DHTML
52 (6.452 %)Java
52 (6.452 %)JavaScript
52 (6.452 %)Perl
52 (6.452 %)PHP
52 (6.452 %)Ruby
61 (3.226 %)PL/SQL
61 (3.226 %)Shell Script
61 (3.226 %)VC++
Qualifications
12 (6.452 %)PhD
Vendors
111 (35.48 %)Oracle
24 (12.90 %)Microsoft
32 (6.452 %)HP
32 (6.452 %)Intel
32 (6.452 %)Alcatel
32 (6.452 %)Siemens
32 (6.452 %)Sybase
32 (6.452 %)Cisco
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