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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Yorkshire 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank9191
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads1654
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.057 %
As % of the category below2.119 %4.225 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£200
Average daily rate-£238
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£275
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£344
% change on same period last year-5.90 %
Hourly rates quoted63
Average minimum hourly rate£31.33£28.33
Average hourly rate£33.17£31.67
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.54£36.50
% change on same period last year-2.65 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads7551278
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.197 %1.360 %
Daily rates quoted131255
Average minimum daily rate£282£311
Average daily rate£305£328
% change on same period last year-6.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£331
% change on same period last year-4.05 %
Hourly rates quoted9198
Average minimum hourly rate£25.97£25.13
Average hourly rate£27.75£26.98
% change on same period last year+2.83 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.53£28.84
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.03£32.70
% change on same period last year-5.10 %
C++ EnglandC++
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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Yorkshire C++ Hourly Rate Histogram

C++
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 1 December 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
West YorkshireDown-115--
North YorkshireUp+123--
South YorkshireUp+172--
C++ EnglandC++
England

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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++.

123 (45.10 %)Java
217 (33.33 %)C
217 (33.33 %).NET
217 (33.33 %)Windows
316 (31.37 %)OO
316 (31.37 %)C#
412 (23.53 %)Visual Studio
511 (21.57 %)SQL Server
610 (19.61 %)Finance
79 (17.65 %).NET Framework
88 (15.69 %)Oracle
88 (15.69 %)VC++
97 (13.73 %)XML
97 (13.73 %)SQL
97 (13.73 %)VB.NET
106 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2005
106 (11.76 %)Microsoft
106 (11.76 %)Embedded C
115 (9.804 %)Embedded C++
115 (9.804 %)UML
115 (9.804 %)UNIX
115 (9.804 %)Solaris
124 (7.843 %)ASP.NET
124 (7.843 %)HTML
133 (5.882 %)ClearQuest
133 (5.882 %)ClearCase
133 (5.882 %)OOD
133 (5.882 %)Perl
133 (5.882 %)MFC
133 (5.882 %)VB

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (33.33 %).NET
29 (17.65 %).NET Framework
37 (13.73 %)XML
44 (7.843 %)ASP.NET
44 (7.843 %)HTML
53 (5.882 %)MFC
62 (3.922 %)J2EE
71 (1.961 %)ADO.NET
71 (1.961 %)ASP
71 (1.961 %)CSS
71 (1.961 %)WebServices
71 (1.961 %)LAMP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.961 %)Apache
11 (1.961 %)SharePoint
11 (1.961 %)BizTalk Server
11 (1.961 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (1.961 %)InfoPath
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.961 %)Sophis RISQUE
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.922 %)TCP/IP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (21.57 %)SQL Server
26 (11.76 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (3.922 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (3.922 %)RDBMS
32 (3.922 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.961 %)PostgreSQL
41 (1.961 %)MySQL
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (23.53 %)Visual Studio
23 (5.882 %)ClearQuest
23 (5.882 %)ClearCase
32 (3.922 %)Flash
41 (1.961 %)InstallShield
41 (1.961 %)Subversion
41 (1.961 %)JBuilder
41 (1.961 %)Eclipse
41 (1.961 %)LoadRunner
41 (1.961 %)ProC
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (19.61 %)Finance
23 (5.882 %)Pensions
32 (3.922 %)Electronics
32 (3.922 %)Health
32 (3.922 %)Games
41 (1.961 %)Banking
41 (1.961 %)Investment Banking
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (70.59 %)Developer
216 (31.37 %)C++ Developer
37 (13.73 %)C# Developer
46 (11.76 %)Real Time Developer
55 (9.804 %)Software Engineer
55 (9.804 %)Software Developer
55 (9.804 %)Java Developer
55 (9.804 %).NET Developer
64 (7.843 %)Senior Developer
73 (5.882 %)SQL Developer
73 (5.882 %)C++/C# Developer
82 (3.922 %)CSharp Software Developer
82 (3.922 %)Java/J2EE Developer
82 (3.922 %)C++ Software Developer
82 (3.922 %)SQL Server Developer
82 (3.922 %)J2EE Developer
82 (3.922 %)Games Developer
91 (1.961 %)Architect
91 (1.961 %)Technical Architect
91 (1.961 %)Applications Developer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.922 %)Client/Server
12 (3.922 %)PDA
12 (3.922 %)Multithreading
21 (1.961 %)SCADA
21 (1.961 %)Computer Science
21 (1.961 %)N-Tier
21 (1.961 %)MPEG
21 (1.961 %)Clustering
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (33.33 %)Windows
25 (9.804 %)Solaris
25 (9.804 %)UNIX
33 (5.882 %)Linux
33 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
42 (3.922 %)Windows Mobile
51 (1.961 %)Embedded Linux
51 (1.961 %)CentOS
51 (1.961 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (1.961 %)Debian
51 (1.961 %)Ubuntu
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (31.37 %)OO
25 (9.804 %)UML
33 (5.882 %)OOD
33 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
42 (3.922 %)OOP
42 (3.922 %)Migration
51 (1.961 %)Unified Process
51 (1.961 %)Software Engineering
51 (1.961 %)Load Balancing
51 (1.961 %)SC Cleared
51 (1.961 %)RUP
51 (1.961 %)Regression Testing
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (45.10 %)Java
217 (33.33 %)C
316 (31.37 %)C#
48 (15.69 %)VC++
57 (13.73 %)SQL
57 (13.73 %)VB.NET
66 (11.76 %)Embedded C
75 (9.804 %)Embedded C++
83 (5.882 %)VB
83 (5.882 %)Perl
92 (3.922 %)Transact-SQL
92 (3.922 %)JavaScript
92 (3.922 %)Delphi
92 (3.922 %)Assembly Language
92 (3.922 %)VB6
101 (1.961 %)Python
101 (1.961 %)Pascal
101 (1.961 %)ActionScript
101 (1.961 %)COBOL
101 (1.961 %)PHP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.922 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (1.961 %)Degree
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (15.69 %)Oracle
26 (11.76 %)Microsoft
31 (1.961 %)Compuware
31 (1.961 %)Motorola
31 (1.961 %)Red Hat
31 (1.961 %)QNX
31 (1.961 %)Sophis