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The table below looks at the demand for C++ skills within the Blackburn 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkC++
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3721
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads38
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.857 %8.247 %
Salaries quoted38
Average minimum salary£25,667£31,000
Average salary£31,333£33,000
% change on same period last year-5.05 %
Average maximum salary£37,000£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£36,132£36,344
% change on same period last year-0.58 %
Blackburn IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
Blackburn
Matching permanent IT job ads10597
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.041 %
Salaries quoted9888
Average minimum salary£23,643£25,319
Average salary£27,272£27,803
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
Average maximum salary£30,902£30,286
UK excluding London average salary£35,272£35,655
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
C++ LancashireC++
Lancashire

C++
Demand Trend

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

Blackburn 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 Blackburn region.

Blackburn C++ Salary Trend

C++
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ across the Blackburn region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Blackburn C++ Salary Histogram

C++
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Blackburn 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++.

118 (62.07 %)SQL
214 (48.28 %)MFC
313 (44.83 %)OO
313 (44.83 %)VC++
411 (37.93 %)Windows
59 (31.03 %)Visual Studio
68 (27.59 %)Linux
68 (27.59 %)C#
75 (17.24 %)Mac OS X
75 (17.24 %)Java
84 (13.79 %)Delphi
84 (13.79 %)SQL Server
84 (13.79 %)XML
84 (13.79 %)JBuilder
84 (13.79 %)Eclipse
84 (13.79 %)C
91 (3.448 %)Multimedia
91 (3.448 %)Software Engineering
91 (3.448 %)Validation
91 (3.448 %)WinForms
91 (3.448 %)Python
91 (3.448 %)UNIX
91 (3.448 %).NET
91 (3.448 %)Perl
91 (3.448 %)Software Testing
91 (3.448 %)Test Scripting

C++
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Blackburn 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.

Blackburn IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (48.28 %)MFC
24 (13.79 %)XML
31 (3.448 %)WinForms
31 (3.448 %).NET
Blackburn IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (13.79 %)SQL Server
Blackburn IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (31.03 %)Visual Studio
24 (13.79 %)JBuilder
24 (13.79 %)Eclipse
Blackburn IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.448 %)Multimedia
Blackburn IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (48.28 %)Software Engineer
26 (20.69 %)C++ Software Engineer
35 (17.24 %)Developer
43 (10.34 %)Programmer
43 (10.34 %)C++ Developer
43 (10.34 %)Delphi Programmer
52 (6.897 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
52 (6.897 %)Delphi Developer
52 (6.897 %)Java Programmer
52 (6.897 %)Senior Software Engineer
52 (6.897 %)Java Developer
61 (3.448 %).NET Developer
61 (3.448 %)Software Developer
61 (3.448 %)C# Developer
61 (3.448 %)Test Engineer
61 (3.448 %)Java Software Developer
61 (3.448 %)C++/C# Developer
Blackburn IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (37.93 %)Windows
28 (27.59 %)Linux
35 (17.24 %)Mac OS X
41 (3.448 %)UNIX
Blackburn IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (44.83 %)OO
21 (3.448 %)Validation
21 (3.448 %)Software Engineering
21 (3.448 %)Software Testing
21 (3.448 %)Test Scripting
Blackburn IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (62.07 %)SQL
213 (44.83 %)VC++
38 (27.59 %)C#
45 (17.24 %)Java
54 (13.79 %)Delphi
54 (13.79 %)C
61 (3.448 %)Python
61 (3.448 %)Perl