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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Berkshire 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2623
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads639848
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.344 %0.353 %
As % of the category below15.43 %15.28 %
Salaries quoted496760
Average minimum salary£33,949£36,967
Average salary£38,136£40,880
% change on same period last year-6.71 %
Average maximum salary£42,323£44,793
UK excluding London average salary£36,191£36,259
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads41405549
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.229 %2.313 %
Salaries quoted35304775
Average minimum salary£36,936£36,732
Average salary£40,818£40,138
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Average maximum salary£44,701£43,543
UK excluding London average salary£35,245£35,645
% change on same period last year-1.11 %
C++ South EastC++
South East

C++
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Berkshire C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C++ within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingDown-17131£38,965-6.78 %
BracknellUp+3274£36,742-3.52 %
NewburyUp+769£37,780-3.26 %
SloughUp+954£37,804-1.49 %
MaidenheadDown-748£40,150-1.68 %
WokinghamDown-719£32,184-27.61 %
WindsorDown-113£41,046-
AscotDown-38£38,500-12.27 %
HungerfordNew entry-4£25,875-
C++ South EastC++
South East

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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++.

1638 (47.54 %)C
2530 (39.49 %)Java
3351 (26.15 %)C#
4338 (25.19 %)Linux
5332 (24.74 %)UNIX
6331 (24.66 %)OO
7329 (24.52 %).NET
8313 (23.32 %)Windows
9266 (19.82 %)Degree
10204 (15.20 %)SQL
11192 (14.31 %)Oracle
12191 (14.23 %)XML
13177 (13.19 %)SQL Server
14175 (13.04 %)Perl
15168 (12.52 %)Computer Science
16143 (10.66 %)VB
17140 (10.43 %)Python
18134 (9.985 %)ASP.NET
19125 (9.314 %)UML
20124 (9.240 %)HTML
21120 (8.942 %)TCP/IP
22119 (8.867 %)Mathematics
23117 (8.718 %)PHP
24113 (8.420 %)JavaScript
25101 (7.526 %)WebServices
25101 (7.526 %)Internet
2699 (7.377 %)Microsoft
2795 (7.079 %)OOD
2887 (6.483 %)Software Engineering
2984 (6.259 %)VC++

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1329 (24.52 %).NET
2191 (14.23 %)XML
3134 (9.985 %)ASP.NET
4124 (9.240 %)HTML
5101 (7.526 %)WebServices
670 (5.216 %)J2EE
761 (4.545 %)JSP
761 (4.545 %)ASP
860 (4.471 %)Servlets
954 (4.024 %)AJAX
1047 (3.502 %)Middleware
1142 (3.130 %).NET Framework
1237 (2.757 %)XSL
1336 (2.683 %)MFC
1434 (2.534 %)CSS
1531 (2.310 %)STL
1629 (2.161 %)SOAP
1629 (2.161 %)ActiveX
1728 (2.086 %)Swing
1728 (2.086 %)OpenGL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
149 (3.651 %)Apache
229 (2.161 %)IIS
318 (1.341 %)JBoss
48 (0.596 %)WebLogic
48 (0.596 %)ColdFusion
56 (0.447 %)SharePoint
63 (0.224 %)MQSeries
63 (0.224 %)CMS
63 (0.224 %)LiveLink
72 (0.149 %)SharePoint Server 2007
72 (0.149 %)WebSphere MQ
72 (0.149 %)MS Exchange
72 (0.149 %)Lotus Notes
81 (0.075 %)Tomcat
81 (0.075 %)Rendezvous
81 (0.075 %)CICS
81 (0.075 %)FormScape
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (2.086 %)MS Excel
216 (1.192 %)Quicktime
313 (0.969 %)MS Visio
411 (0.820 %)MS Office
53 (0.224 %)FrameMaker
62 (0.149 %)Paint Shop Pro
62 (0.149 %)Photoshop
62 (0.149 %)Adobe Illustrator
71 (0.075 %)MS Project
71 (0.075 %)CATIA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (0.522 %)JDE EnterpriseOne
25 (0.373 %)Oracle BRM
34 (0.298 %)JDE OneWorld
43 (0.224 %)Oracle Applications
52 (0.149 %)SoftGrid
52 (0.149 %)Endur
61 (0.075 %)Oracle 11i
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1120 (8.942 %)TCP/IP
2101 (7.526 %)Internet
359 (4.396 %)VoIP
452 (3.875 %)Ethernet
546 (3.428 %)ISDN
639 (2.906 %)H.323
734 (2.534 %)PBX
830 (2.235 %)HTTP
923 (1.714 %)Wireless
1019 (1.416 %)Broadband
1116 (1.192 %)LDAP
1116 (1.192 %)Intranet
1214 (1.043 %)Ethereal
1214 (1.043 %)Wireshark
1214 (1.043 %)GSM
1313 (0.969 %)SMTP
1412 (0.894 %)SAN
1511 (0.820 %)IGMP
1610 (0.745 %)FTP
179 (0.671 %)UMTS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1177 (13.19 %)SQL Server
228 (2.086 %)RDBMS
228 (2.086 %)SQL Server 2005
326 (1.937 %)MySQL
423 (1.714 %)Informix
423 (1.714 %)SQL Server 2000
519 (1.416 %)DB2
617 (1.267 %)Datawarehouse
716 (1.192 %)Oracle 8/8i
812 (0.894 %)InterSystems Cache
98 (0.596 %)Oracle Reports
107 (0.522 %)MS Access
114 (0.298 %)Crystal Reports
122 (0.149 %)BusinessObjects
131 (0.075 %)Oracle 9i
131 (0.075 %)Oracle 10g
131 (0.075 %)DTS
131 (0.075 %)Ingres
131 (0.075 %)ETL
131 (0.075 %)OLTP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
163 (4.694 %)Visual Studio
218 (1.341 %)Rational Rose
313 (0.969 %)ProC
412 (0.894 %)MSI
412 (0.894 %)InstallShield
510 (0.745 %)Ant
69 (0.671 %)Flash
78 (0.596 %)IntelliJ
87 (0.522 %)TestDirector
96 (0.447 %)ClearCase
105 (0.373 %)VSS/SourceSafe
114 (0.298 %)Eclipse
114 (0.298 %)WinRunner
114 (0.298 %)ClearQuest
122 (0.149 %)PowerBuilder
122 (0.149 %)Subversion
122 (0.149 %)QALoad
122 (0.149 %)WATIR
122 (0.149 %)yacc
131 (0.075 %)CruiseControl
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
174 (5.514 %)Health
273 (5.440 %)Retail
370 (5.216 %)Finance
466 (4.918 %)Pensions
559 (4.396 %)Education
657 (4.247 %)FMCG
754 (4.024 %)Telecoms
843 (3.204 %)Electronics
917 (1.267 %)Aerospace
1015 (1.118 %)Automotive
1113 (0.969 %)Manufacturing
1113 (0.969 %)Insurance
1113 (0.969 %)3D Graphics
1211 (0.820 %)Marketing
139 (0.671 %)Publishing
139 (0.671 %)Chemicals
139 (0.671 %)Pharmaceutical
148 (0.596 %)Government
157 (0.522 %)Multimedia
157 (0.522 %)Billing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1517 (38.52 %)Developer
2398 (29.66 %)Software Engineer
3177 (13.19 %)Software Developer
4168 (12.52 %)C++ Developer
5151 (11.25 %)C++ Software Engineer
694 (7.004 %)Senior Software Engineer
788 (6.557 %)Graduate
882 (6.110 %)Senior Developer
978 (5.812 %)Java Developer
1074 (5.514 %)C# Developer
1172 (5.365 %)Programmer
1268 (5.067 %)Analyst
1363 (4.694 %)Consultant
1462 (4.620 %)Team Leader
1559 (4.396 %).NET Developer
1655 (4.098 %)Architect
1744 (3.279 %)Technical Consultant
1744 (3.279 %)Senior Software Developer
1842 (3.130 %)Test Engineer
1938 (2.832 %)Software Team Leader
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1168 (12.52 %)Computer Science
2119 (8.867 %)Mathematics
339 (2.906 %)Thin Client
339 (2.906 %)Fat Client
433 (2.459 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
532 (2.385 %)VHDL
628 (2.086 %)Data Integration
727 (2.012 %)IPTV
826 (1.937 %)Client/Server
922 (1.639 %)Physics
1021 (1.565 %)MPEG
1021 (1.565 %)Mainframe
1118 (1.341 %)Device Driver
1217 (1.267 %)German Language
1315 (1.118 %)French Language
1315 (1.118 %)Multithreading
1413 (0.969 %)Video Conferencing
1413 (0.969 %)DTV
1511 (0.820 %)N-Tier
1610 (0.745 %)Management Information System
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1338 (25.19 %)Linux
2332 (24.74 %)UNIX
3313 (23.32 %)Windows
434 (2.534 %)Windows XP
533 (2.459 %)VxWorks
631 (2.310 %)Windows 2000
631 (2.310 %)Solaris
718 (1.341 %)Windows Server 2003
814 (1.043 %)Windows Mobile
912 (0.894 %)Windows Vista
912 (0.894 %)Windows NT
106 (0.447 %)Embedded Linux
115 (0.373 %)Windows CE
115 (0.373 %)HPUX
123 (0.224 %)AIX
123 (0.224 %)Mac OS X
131 (0.075 %)OS/390
131 (0.075 %)SUSE
131 (0.075 %)Nucleus RTOS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1331 (24.66 %)OO
2125 (9.314 %)UML
395 (7.079 %)OOD
487 (6.483 %)Software Engineering
564 (4.769 %)Agile Software Development
651 (3.800 %)Web Development
743 (3.204 %)TDD
835 (2.608 %)Project Management
929 (2.161 %)CRM
929 (2.161 %)Data Management
1027 (2.012 %)Unit Testing
1125 (1.863 %)Scrum
1223 (1.714 %)Migration
1223 (1.714 %)ERP
1322 (1.639 %)EAI
1322 (1.639 %)SOA
1322 (1.639 %)Configuration Management
1322 (1.639 %)Security Cleared
1420 (1.490 %)OOA/OOD
1518 (1.341 %)OOP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1638 (47.54 %)C
2530 (39.49 %)Java
3351 (26.15 %)C#
4204 (15.20 %)SQL
5175 (13.04 %)Perl
6143 (10.66 %)VB
7140 (10.43 %)Python
8117 (8.718 %)PHP
9113 (8.420 %)JavaScript
1084 (6.259 %)VC++
1138 (2.832 %)VB.NET
1236 (2.683 %)Embedded C
1331 (2.310 %)Delphi
1430 (2.235 %)COBOL
1526 (1.937 %)Embedded C++
1625 (1.863 %)VBScript
1720 (1.490 %)Assembly Language
1720 (1.490 %)PHP5
1817 (1.267 %)PL/SQL
1913 (0.969 %)Transact-SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1266 (19.82 %)Degree
241 (3.055 %)PhD
39 (0.671 %)HND
39 (0.671 %)Postgraduate
46 (0.447 %)Cisco Certification
53 (0.224 %)CISSP
53 (0.224 %)Sun Certification
53 (0.224 %)ITIL Certification
53 (0.224 %)CISA
53 (0.224 %)CISM
62 (0.149 %)ISEB
62 (0.149 %)Microsoft Certification
62 (0.149 %)MCP
62 (0.149 %)MCAD
62 (0.149 %)MCSD
71 (0.075 %)CCIE
71 (0.075 %)CCSP
71 (0.075 %)CCNP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
133 (2.459 %)QA
25 (0.373 %)ISO9001
34 (0.298 %)ISO8583
41 (0.075 %)JTAG
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (1.341 %)NFS
23 (0.224 %)Active Directory
31 (0.075 %)Samba
31 (0.075 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (0.745 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.075 %)Tivoli
21 (0.075 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1192 (14.31 %)Oracle
299 (7.377 %)Microsoft
345 (3.353 %)Cisco
431 (2.310 %)Sybase
513 (0.969 %)Symbian
612 (0.894 %)InterSystems
612 (0.894 %)Perforce
78 (0.596 %)JD Edwards
78 (0.596 %)SAP
86 (0.447 %)PeopleSoft
86 (0.447 %)Siebel
86 (0.447 %)Sun
95 (0.373 %)IBM
104 (0.298 %)Citrix
104 (0.298 %)CODA
113 (0.224 %)webMethods
113 (0.224 %)Remedy
113 (0.224 %)NEC
113 (0.224 %)Nokia
122 (0.149 %)Lotus