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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Belfast region with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank174
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads838
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.016 %
As % of the category below15.38 %42.70 %
Salaries quoted45
Average minimum salary£31,250£35,000
Average salary£33,750£38,000
% change on same period last year-11.18 %
Average maximum salary£36,250£41,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,182£36,269
% change on same period last year-0.24 %
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Belfast
Matching permanent IT job ads5289
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.037 %
Salaries quoted1941
Average minimum salary£33,606£35,237
Average salary£36,000£38,671
% change on same period last year-6.90 %
Average maximum salary£38,394£42,105
UK excluding London average salary£35,257£35,638
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
C++ County AntrimC++
County Antrim

C++
Demand Trend

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

Belfast C++ Demand Trend

C++
Salary Trend

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

Belfast C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Belfast C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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++.

117 (68.00 %)Java
216 (64.00 %)C
313 (52.00 %)J2EE
313 (52.00 %)Degree
411 (44.00 %)C#
411 (44.00 %)Finance
59 (36.00 %)OOP
59 (36.00 %)Mathematics
66 (24.00 %)Windows Mobile
66 (24.00 %)J2ME
66 (24.00 %)Windows
66 (24.00 %)Symbian
75 (20.00 %)Symbian OS
84 (16.00 %)Wireless
84 (16.00 %)WiMAX
84 (16.00 %)WCDMA
84 (16.00 %)GPRS
84 (16.00 %)GSM
93 (12.00 %)CDMA
93 (12.00 %)Linux
93 (12.00 %).NET
93 (12.00 %)UNIX
93 (12.00 %)Software Engineering
93 (12.00 %)Telecoms
93 (12.00 %)UIQ
93 (12.00 %)Series 60
102 (8.000 %)Adobe Director
102 (8.000 %)Legal
102 (8.000 %)Software Testing
102 (8.000 %)Multimedia

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Belfast 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.

Belfast IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (52.00 %)J2EE
26 (24.00 %)J2ME
33 (12.00 %)UIQ
33 (12.00 %)Series 60
33 (12.00 %).NET
41 (4.000 %)CORBA
Belfast IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.000 %)Rendezvous
Belfast IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.000 %)Adobe Director
Belfast IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (16.00 %)GPRS
14 (16.00 %)GSM
14 (16.00 %)WCDMA
14 (16.00 %)Wireless
14 (16.00 %)WiMAX
23 (12.00 %)CDMA
31 (4.000 %)TCP/IP
31 (4.000 %)RTP
31 (4.000 %)ISDN
31 (4.000 %)VoIP
Belfast IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (8.000 %)Flash
Belfast IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (44.00 %)Finance
23 (12.00 %)Telecoms
32 (8.000 %)Legal
32 (8.000 %)Multimedia
32 (8.000 %)Graphic Design
41 (4.000 %)Front Office
Belfast IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (44.00 %)Developer
29 (36.00 %)Java Developer
29 (36.00 %)J2EE Developer
29 (36.00 %)Java/J2EE Developer
36 (24.00 %)Software Engineer
43 (12.00 %)Programmer
43 (12.00 %)C++ Software Engineer
43 (12.00 %)Symbian Software Engineer
52 (8.000 %)Java Software Engineer
52 (8.000 %)J2EE Software Engineer
52 (8.000 %)Analyst
61 (4.000 %)Senior Developer
61 (4.000 %)Analyst Programmer
61 (4.000 %)Software Developer
61 (4.000 %)C++ Developer
61 (4.000 %)Senior Software Engineer
61 (4.000 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
61 (4.000 %)DSP Engineer
61 (4.000 %)Senior C++ Developer
Belfast IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (36.00 %)Mathematics
22 (8.000 %)Wiki
22 (8.000 %)Blog
31 (4.000 %)Smartcard
31 (4.000 %)Blackberry
31 (4.000 %)Fixed Income
31 (4.000 %)VHDL
31 (4.000 %)Verilog
31 (4.000 %)Pocket PC
31 (4.000 %)PDA
Belfast IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (24.00 %)Windows
16 (24.00 %)Windows Mobile
25 (20.00 %)Symbian OS
33 (12.00 %)UNIX
33 (12.00 %)Linux
41 (4.000 %)Windows CE
41 (4.000 %)Palm OS
41 (4.000 %)pSOS
41 (4.000 %)Embedded Linux
Belfast IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (36.00 %)OOP
23 (12.00 %)Software Engineering
32 (8.000 %)Software Testing
41 (4.000 %)Resource Management
41 (4.000 %)Algorithmic Trading
41 (4.000 %)Electronic Trading
41 (4.000 %)OO
41 (4.000 %)ERP
41 (4.000 %)SOA
41 (4.000 %)Project Management
41 (4.000 %)Risk Management
41 (4.000 %)Business Analysis
Belfast IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (68.00 %)Java
216 (64.00 %)C
311 (44.00 %)C#
Belfast IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (52.00 %)Degree
21 (4.000 %)PhD
Belfast IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.000 %)SLA
Belfast IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.000 %)Xen
11 (4.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
Belfast IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (24.00 %)Symbian
22 (8.000 %)Adobe
22 (8.000 %)Macromedia
31 (4.000 %)Motorola
31 (4.000 %)VMware
31 (4.000 %)Sybase