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The table looks at the demand for the C++/Java Developer role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited C++/Java Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 C++/Java Developer
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank357512
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+155
Matching contract IT job ads5270
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK0.151 %0.091 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.170 %0.100 %
Daily rates quoted2434
Average daily rate£550£600
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-8.330 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£487£475
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£650£650
UK excluding London average daily rate£450£350
% change on same period last year+28.57 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average hourly rate£36.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.00-
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesAll Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
3051169739
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK88.82 %90.58 %
Daily rates quoted1179222223
Average daily rate£375£400
Average daily rate % change on the same period last year-6.250 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£205£230
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£550£600
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350
% change on same period last year-7.140 %
Hourly rates quoted23755970
Average hourly rate£19.50£20.00
Average hourly rate % change on the same period last year-2.500 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£10.25£11.25
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£35.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.50£20.00
% change on same period last year-2.500 %

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.

C++/Java Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing C++/Java Developer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

C++/Java Developer Demand Trend

C++/Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing C++/Java Developer within the UK.

C++/Java Developer Daily Rate Trend

C++/Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing C++/Java Developer within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009.

C++/Java Developer Daily Rate Histogram

C++/Java Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing C++/Java Developer within the UK.

C++/Java Developer Hourly Rate Trend

C++/Java Developer
Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++/Java Developer within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
EnglandUp+16752£550-8.33 %
LondonUp+11345£550-8.33 %
City of LondonUp+5513£625+31.57 %
South EastUp+953--
HampshireUp+423--
FarehamNew entry-3--
MidlandsNew entry-2--
North WestUp+541--
Docklands, LondonUp+181£525-19.23 %
South WestNew entry-1£450-
ManchesterNew entry-1--
BristolNew entry-1£450-

C++/Java Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited C++/Java 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++/Java Developer in their job title.

1111 (100.00 %)C++
1111 (100.00 %)Java
258 (52.25 %)Front Office
352 (46.85 %)Banking
449 (44.14 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
537 (33.33 %)Derivative
636 (32.43 %)UNIX
735 (31.53 %)Investment Banking
827 (24.32 %)Spring
926 (23.42 %)XML
1025 (22.52 %)Linux
1123 (20.72 %)Windows
1222 (19.82 %)Finance
1320 (18.02 %)Agile Software Development
1419 (17.12 %)Monte Carlo Method
1518 (16.22 %)WebServices
1617 (15.32 %)SQL
1617 (15.32 %)Black-Scholes
1715 (13.51 %)OOA/OOD
1715 (13.51 %)OOD
1814 (12.61 %)Grid Computing
1913 (11.71 %)C#
1913 (11.71 %)Sybase
2012 (10.81 %)J2EE
2012 (10.81 %)Fixed Income
2111 (9.910 %)Credit Derivative
2210 (9.009 %)Equity Derivative
2210 (9.009 %)DataSynapse
2210 (9.009 %)Oracle
238 (7.207 %)WebLogic

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

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited C++/Java 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++/Java Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (24.32 %)Spring
226 (23.42 %)XML
318 (16.22 %)WebServices
412 (10.81 %)J2EE
58 (7.207 %)WebSphere
66 (5.405 %)Java SE
66 (5.405 %)JNI
66 (5.405 %)Hibernate
74 (3.604 %)Murex Flex
74 (3.604 %)EJB
83 (2.703 %)JMS
83 (2.703 %)Java EE
92 (1.802 %)AJAX
92 (1.802 %)Oracle Coherence
92 (1.802 %)J2SE
92 (1.802 %)XSLT
92 (1.802 %)HTML
92 (1.802 %).NET
101 (0.901 %)MFC
101 (0.901 %)JSP
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (7.207 %)WebLogic
22 (1.802 %)MQSeries
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.802 %)3ds Max
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (6.306 %)ION MarketView
21 (0.901 %)RMDS
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.901 %)Ethernet
11 (0.901 %)TCP/IP
11 (0.901 %)DVB
11 (0.901 %)RFID
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.901 %)SQL Server
11 (0.901 %)Oracle 10g
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.901 %)ClearCase
11 (0.901 %)Rational Rose
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
158 (52.25 %)Front Office
252 (46.85 %)Banking
335 (31.53 %)Investment Banking
422 (19.82 %)Finance
53 (2.703 %)Military
62 (1.802 %)Games
71 (0.901 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.901 %)Back Office
71 (0.901 %)Electronics
71 (0.901 %)Government
71 (0.901 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.901 %)Advertising
71 (0.901 %)Publishing
71 (0.901 %)3D Graphics
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
149 (44.14 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
237 (33.33 %)Derivative
314 (12.61 %)Grid Computing
412 (10.81 %)Fixed Income
511 (9.910 %)Credit Derivative
610 (9.009 %)Equity Derivative
75 (4.505 %)Market Risk
75 (4.505 %)Interest Rate Derivative
84 (3.604 %)Multithreading
93 (2.703 %)Equities
101 (0.901 %)IPTV
101 (0.901 %)Credit Risk
101 (0.901 %)MPEG
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
136 (32.43 %)UNIX
225 (22.52 %)Linux
323 (20.72 %)Windows
48 (7.207 %)Windows XP
57 (6.306 %)Solaris
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (18.02 %)Agile Software Development
219 (17.12 %)Monte Carlo Method
317 (15.32 %)Black-Scholes
415 (13.51 %)OOA/OOD
415 (13.51 %)OOD
58 (7.207 %)Algorithmic Trading
66 (5.405 %)Electronic Trading
66 (5.405 %)Risk Management
66 (5.405 %)RAD
74 (3.604 %)OO
83 (2.703 %)Greeks
91 (0.901 %)Investment Management
91 (0.901 %)Usability Testing
91 (0.901 %)TDD
91 (0.901 %)Requirements Analysis
91 (0.901 %)RUP
91 (0.901 %)Scrum
91 (0.901 %)Unified Process
91 (0.901 %)Business Intelligence
91 (0.901 %)Configuration Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1111 (100.00 %)C++
1111 (100.00 %)Java
217 (15.32 %)SQL
313 (11.71 %)C#
45 (4.505 %)C
52 (1.802 %)Python
61 (0.901 %)Shell Script
61 (0.901 %)JavaScript
61 (0.901 %)Perl
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (5.405 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (11.71 %)Sybase
210 (9.009 %)Oracle
210 (9.009 %)DataSynapse
37 (6.306 %)ION Trading
46 (5.405 %)Murex
52 (1.802 %)Mercator
61 (0.901 %)Reuters
61 (0.901 %)Bloomberg
61 (0.901 %)Perforce
61 (0.901 %)TIBCO
61 (0.901 %)GigaSpaces