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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Worcester 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank34
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads35
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.005 %
As % of the category below42.86 %31.25 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£250
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£343
% change on same period last year-5.40 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£36.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£38.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.54£36.56
% change on same period last year-2.80 %
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Worcester
Matching contract IT job ads716
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.017 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£250£200
Average daily rate£325£250
% change on same period last year+30.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£330
% change on same period last year-4.10 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£31.43£27.34
Average hourly rate£35.43£27.78
% change on same period last year+27.50 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.43£28.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.95£32.68
% change on same period last year-5.27 %
C++ WorcestershireC++
Worcestershire

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

Worcester 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 Worcester region.

Worcester 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 Worcester region.

Worcester C++ Hourly Rate Trend

C++
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcester 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++.

13 (60.00 %)Quality Management
13 (60.00 %)Java
22 (40.00 %)XML
22 (40.00 %)XSLT
22 (40.00 %)Linux
22 (40.00 %)UML
22 (40.00 %)OO
22 (40.00 %)CORBA
22 (40.00 %)ClearCase
22 (40.00 %)SUSE
22 (40.00 %)Fedora
22 (40.00 %)TDD
22 (40.00 %)C
22 (40.00 %)Multithreading
31 (20.00 %)JNI
31 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
31 (20.00 %)UNIX

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcester 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.

Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (40.00 %)XML
12 (40.00 %)XSLT
12 (40.00 %)CORBA
21 (20.00 %)JNI
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)ClearCase
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Software Engineer
22 (40.00 %)Embedded Software Engineer
31 (20.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
31 (20.00 %)C++/Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)Developer
31 (20.00 %)Java Developer
31 (20.00 %)C++ Developer
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Multithreading
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Linux
12 (40.00 %)SUSE
12 (40.00 %)Fedora
21 (20.00 %)UNIX
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Quality Management
22 (40.00 %)TDD
22 (40.00 %)UML
22 (40.00 %)OO
31 (20.00 %)Software Engineering
Worcester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (60.00 %)Java
22 (40.00 %)C