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This section looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Birmingham 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4840
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads116111
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.045 %
As % of the category below9.493 %10.93 %
Salaries quoted95103
Average minimum salary£30,211£28,204
Average salary£33,379£33,170
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
Average maximum salary£36,547£38,136
UK excluding London average salary£36,223£36,138
% change on same period last year+0.23 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads12221016
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.645 %0.416 %
Salaries quoted1101884
Average minimum salary£30,925£30,646
Average salary£33,844£33,506
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Average maximum salary£36,764£36,366
UK excluding London average salary£35,180£35,575
% change on same period last year-1.10 %
C++ West MidlandsC++
West Midlands

C++
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Birmingham C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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++.

188 (44.67 %)C
260 (30.46 %)Degree
357 (28.93 %)OO
448 (24.37 %)C#
541 (20.81 %).NET
639 (19.80 %)Java
639 (19.80 %)Mathematics
738 (19.29 %)OOD
836 (18.27 %)VB
933 (16.75 %)SQL
1031 (15.74 %)Windows
1128 (14.21 %)Computer Science
1226 (13.20 %)UML
1226 (13.20 %)Perl
1226 (13.20 %)Manufacturing
1324 (12.18 %)Electronics
1324 (12.18 %)UNIX
1423 (11.68 %)Automotive
1520 (10.15 %)Pensions
1520 (10.15 %)Linux
1619 (9.645 %)Physics
1718 (9.137 %)MFC
1718 (9.137 %)Oracle
1816 (8.122 %)XML
1816 (8.122 %)Telecoms
1816 (8.122 %)Health
1816 (8.122 %)Games
1915 (7.614 %)Embedded C
1915 (7.614 %)Embedded C++
2014 (7.107 %)OOP

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
141 (20.81 %).NET
218 (9.137 %)MFC
316 (8.122 %)XML
413 (6.599 %)OpenGL
511 (5.584 %)HTML
68 (4.061 %)ASP
76 (3.046 %)ASP.NET
76 (3.046 %)J2EE
85 (2.538 %)Struts
85 (2.538 %)CSS
85 (2.538 %)SOAP
85 (2.538 %)Hibernate
85 (2.538 %)JSON
94 (2.030 %)Acegi Security
94 (2.030 %)WebServices
103 (1.523 %)STL
103 (1.523 %)CGI
103 (1.523 %)Middleware
103 (1.523 %)XSLT
103 (1.523 %)Spring
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (1.523 %)WebLogic
21 (0.508 %)IIS
21 (0.508 %)Apache
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (3.553 %)MS Excel
22 (1.015 %)MS Office
31 (0.508 %)MS Visio
31 (0.508 %)AutoCAD
31 (0.508 %)Simulink
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (3.553 %)LabWindows
21 (0.508 %)Oracle Applications
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (5.076 %)TCP/IP
110 (5.076 %)Wireless
29 (4.569 %)Internet
35 (2.538 %)UMTS
35 (2.538 %)VoIP
43 (1.523 %)Ethernet
43 (1.523 %)GPRS
43 (1.523 %)GSM
43 (1.523 %)3GPP
43 (1.523 %)DVB
43 (1.523 %)Megaco
43 (1.523 %)SNMP
52 (1.015 %)3G
52 (1.015 %)DSL
52 (1.015 %)Intranet
52 (1.015 %)LDAP
52 (1.015 %)ATM
52 (1.015 %)HTTP
61 (0.508 %)ASN.1
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (6.599 %)SQL Server
23 (1.523 %)MS Access
32 (1.015 %)RDBMS
32 (1.015 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
32 (1.015 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.508 %)DB2
41 (0.508 %)Informix
41 (0.508 %)SQL Server 7
41 (0.508 %)SQL Server 2000
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (5.076 %)Visual Studio
24 (2.030 %)Eclipse
24 (2.030 %)yacc
32 (1.015 %)LabVIEW
41 (0.508 %)Oracle Forms
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (13.20 %)Manufacturing
224 (12.18 %)Electronics
323 (11.68 %)Automotive
420 (10.15 %)Pensions
516 (8.122 %)Health
516 (8.122 %)Games
516 (8.122 %)Telecoms
611 (5.584 %)3D Graphics
79 (4.569 %)Aerospace
79 (4.569 %)Education
87 (3.553 %)Finance
87 (3.553 %)Insurance
93 (1.523 %)Construction
102 (1.015 %)Electric
111 (0.508 %)Government
111 (0.508 %)Pharmaceutical
111 (0.508 %)Music
111 (0.508 %)Retail
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
175 (38.07 %)Developer
261 (30.96 %)Software Engineer
323 (11.68 %)C++ Developer
421 (10.66 %)C++ Software Engineer
516 (8.122 %)Test Engineer
516 (8.122 %)Software Developer
615 (7.614 %)Graduate
712 (6.091 %)Embedded C Engineer
811 (5.584 %)Programmer
910 (5.076 %)Architect
109 (4.569 %)Java Developer
118 (4.061 %)Senior Developer
118 (4.061 %).NET Developer
118 (4.061 %)C Software Engineer
127 (3.553 %)C# Developer
127 (3.553 %)Analyst
127 (3.553 %)IT Consultant
127 (3.553 %)Consultant
127 (3.553 %)IT Architect
127 (3.553 %)Systems Architect
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
139 (19.80 %)Mathematics
228 (14.21 %)Computer Science
319 (9.645 %)Physics
49 (4.569 %)Life Science
53 (1.523 %)SCADA
53 (1.523 %)N-Tier
53 (1.523 %)MPEG
53 (1.523 %)DTV
62 (1.015 %)Statistics
71 (0.508 %)Client/Server
71 (0.508 %)BBC
71 (0.508 %)Smartphone
71 (0.508 %)PDA
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (15.74 %)Windows
224 (12.18 %)UNIX
320 (10.15 %)Linux
411 (5.584 %)Mac OS X
55 (2.538 %)Solaris
64 (2.030 %)VxWorks
71 (0.508 %)pSOS
71 (0.508 %)Embedded Linux
71 (0.508 %)Windows NT
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
157 (28.93 %)OO
238 (19.29 %)OOD
326 (13.20 %)UML
414 (7.107 %)OOP
511 (5.584 %)Project Management
610 (5.076 %)CAD
79 (4.569 %)Unit Testing
88 (4.061 %)Software Engineering
97 (3.553 %)SOA
105 (2.538 %)OOA/OOD
105 (2.538 %)Data Modelling
114 (2.030 %)Content Management
114 (2.030 %)Document Management
123 (1.523 %)Zachman Framework
123 (1.523 %)TOGAF
123 (1.523 %)Financial Modelling
123 (1.523 %)PRINCE2
123 (1.523 %)RAD
123 (1.523 %)RUP
132 (1.015 %)E-Commerce
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
188 (44.67 %)C
248 (24.37 %)C#
339 (19.80 %)Java
436 (18.27 %)VB
533 (16.75 %)SQL
626 (13.20 %)Perl
715 (7.614 %)Embedded C
715 (7.614 %)Embedded C++
812 (6.091 %)VC++
910 (5.076 %)VB.NET
910 (5.076 %)JavaScript
106 (3.046 %)PL/SQL
115 (2.538 %)VBA
123 (1.523 %)Assembly Language
123 (1.523 %)Tcl
123 (1.523 %)PHP
132 (1.015 %)Delphi
132 (1.015 %)VB6
141 (0.508 %)Ada
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
160 (30.46 %)Degree
22 (1.015 %)MAPM
22 (1.015 %)PhD
22 (1.015 %)PMP
22 (1.015 %)PMI Certification
31 (0.508 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.508 %)MCP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.015 %)QA
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.508 %)NDS
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (9.137 %)Oracle
29 (4.569 %)Microsoft
34 (2.030 %)Sun
34 (2.030 %)Redback
43 (1.523 %)webMethods
52 (1.015 %)Infragistics
61 (0.508 %)Sybase
61 (0.508 %)SAP
61 (0.508 %)Symbian
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