The first table below looks at the demand for C++ skills in IT jobs advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Programming Languages category for the Aberdeen region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++
Rank 19 37 38
Rank change year-on-year
+18 +1
Permanent jobs citing C++ 27 13 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 7.826% 3.052% 0.383%
As % of the Programming Languages category 17.42% 11.30% 1.299%
Number of salaries quoted 22 13 1
Average salary £38,750 £37,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.33% +15.38%
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.33% -
All Programming Languages
Aberdeen
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category
155 115 77
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 44.93% 27.00% 29.50%
Number of salaries quoted 116 98 49
Average salary £38,500 £40,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.75% -
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £45,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
C++
Scotland

C++
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C++ across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Aberdeen C++ Jobs Demand Trend

C++
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing C++ across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Aberdeen C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited C++.

1 22 (73.33%) Java
2 21 (70.00%) .NET
3 14 (46.67%) C#
4 11 (36.67%) OO
4 11 (36.67%) Android
4 11 (36.67%) WPF
4 11 (36.67%) Apple iOS
5 10 (33.33%) C
6 9 (30.00%) Windows
6 9 (30.00%) Visual Studio
7 7 (23.33%) Computer Science
7 7 (23.33%) Linux
7 7 (23.33%) Assembly Language
7 7 (23.33%) MATLAB
8 6 (20.00%) Degree
8 6 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (16.67%) Advertising
9 5 (16.67%) WinForms
9 5 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (16.67%) Microsoft
10 4 (13.33%) Python
10 4 (13.33%) SQL
10 4 (13.33%) Signal Processing
10 4 (13.33%) Mac OS
11 3 (10.00%) SQL Server
11 3 (10.00%) .NET Framework
12 2 (6.667%) Embedded Linux
12 2 (6.667%) Web Development
12 2 (6.667%) SCADA
12 2 (6.667%) Mathematics

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited C++. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 21 (70.00%) .NET
2 11 (36.67%) WPF
3 5 (16.67%) WinForms
4 3 (10.00%) .NET Framework
5 1 (3.333%) HTML5
5 1 (3.333%) ASP.NET
5 1 (3.333%) MFC
5 1 (3.333%) HTML
5 1 (3.333%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.333%) Drupal
1 1 (3.333%) SharePoint
1 1 (3.333%) CMS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.333%) TCP/IP
1 1 (3.333%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (10.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.333%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 9 (30.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (16.67%) Advertising
2 2 (6.667%) Legal
3 1 (3.333%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 14 (46.67%) Developer
2 10 (33.33%) Software Developer
3 8 (26.67%) Senior Developer
3 8 (26.67%) Software Engineer
4 6 (20.00%) Senior Software Developer
5 5 (16.67%) Software Consultant
5 5 (16.67%) Consultant
6 3 (10.00%) Analyst
7 2 (6.667%) Senior Programmer
7 2 (6.667%) Senior .NET Developer
7 2 (6.667%) .NET Developer
7 2 (6.667%) Embedded Software Engineer
7 2 (6.667%) Senior Analyst Programmer
7 2 (6.667%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (6.667%) Senior Consultant
7 2 (6.667%) Analyst Programmer
7 2 (6.667%) Programmer
8 1 (3.333%) WPF Developer
8 1 (3.333%) Senior WinForms Developer
8 1 (3.333%) Software Implementation Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 7 (23.33%) Computer Science
2 6 (20.00%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (6.667%) SCADA
3 2 (6.667%) Mathematics
3 2 (6.667%) VHDL
3 2 (6.667%) Mobile App
4 1 (3.333%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 11 (36.67%) Android
1 11 (36.67%) Apple iOS
2 9 (30.00%) Windows
3 7 (23.33%) Linux
4 4 (13.33%) Mac OS
5 2 (6.667%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (3.333%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (36.67%) OO
2 5 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (13.33%) Signal Processing
4 2 (6.667%) Web Development
4 2 (6.667%) Software Engineering
4 2 (6.667%) Video Processing
4 2 (6.667%) Digital Signal Processing
5 1 (3.333%) Multithreading
5 1 (3.333%) Software Architecture
5 1 (3.333%) OOD
5 1 (3.333%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 22 (73.33%) Java
2 14 (46.67%) C#
3 10 (33.33%) C
4 7 (23.33%) Assembly Language
4 7 (23.33%) MATLAB
5 4 (13.33%) Python
5 4 (13.33%) SQL
6 1 (3.333%) VB
6 1 (3.333%) VB.NET
6 1 (3.333%) PHP
6 1 (3.333%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 5 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.667%) Oracle
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Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
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They are looking for a self motivated and innovative .NET Developer to aid the companies growth plans and help drive the business forward... The skills required for this...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
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The successful candidate will have a degree in Computing, Software Engineering or equivalent and will have solid commercial experience of C#, WPF and WinForms. If you have experience...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £35000 - £53000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
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Knowledge of .net (C# or VB) and C/C++ is required, developing code that interfaces with embedded devices is highly desirable, estimating development timescales and good documentation is...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 8 May 2013
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Senior Software Developer / Lead Software Developer (C# / WPF / WinForms) Reed's client, a market leading company based in Aberdeen, is looking to recruit a Senior Developer on a...
Reed Technology
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Neg DOE
Posted: 20 May 2013
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Proteus Europe
Salary: negotiable
Posted: 17 May 2013