The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited C++ Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Job Titles advertised for the Bristol region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Developer
Rank 90 78 95
Rank change year-on-year
-12 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Developer 27 39 21
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 1.545% 2.225% 1.166%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.590% 2.348% 1.245%
Number of salaries quoted 27 39 17
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £45,000 £42,300
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -6.25%
All Job Titles
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1698 1661 1687
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 97.14% 94.75% 93.67%
Number of salaries quoted 1478 1465 1375
Average salary £37,500 £36,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.16% +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
C++ Developer
South West

C++ Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing C++ Developer across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Bristol C++ Developer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Developer
Salary Trend

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

Bristol C++ Developer Salary Trend

C++ Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing C++ Developer across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Bristol C++ Developer Salary Histogram

C++ Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region that cited C++ Developer in their job title 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 with C++ Developer in their job title.

1 50 (100.00%) C++
2 26 (52.00%) Windows
3 18 (36.00%) STL
4 17 (34.00%) C
4 17 (34.00%) Microsoft
5 16 (32.00%) Degree
6 15 (30.00%) Games
7 13 (26.00%) OO
8 12 (24.00%) .NET
9 11 (22.00%) ATL
9 11 (22.00%) Computer Science
10 10 (20.00%) C#
10 10 (20.00%) VC++
10 10 (20.00%) UNIX
10 10 (20.00%) OOA/OOD
10 10 (20.00%) OOD
11 8 (16.00%) Linux
12 7 (14.00%) MFC
12 7 (14.00%) VB
12 7 (14.00%) Multithreading
12 7 (14.00%) Game Development
13 6 (12.00%) Software Engineering
13 6 (12.00%) Python
14 5 (10.00%) Client/Server
14 5 (10.00%) Configuration Management
14 5 (10.00%) SC Cleared
14 5 (10.00%) Security Cleared
14 5 (10.00%) StarTeam
14 5 (10.00%) Open Source
15 4 (8.000%) Web Application Development

C++ Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol region that cited C++ Developer in their job title 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 with C++ Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 18 (36.00%) STL
2 12 (24.00%) .NET
3 11 (22.00%) ATL
4 7 (14.00%) MFC
5 4 (8.000%) OpenGL
6 3 (6.000%) COM
6 3 (6.000%) DCOM
6 3 (6.000%) Qt
7 2 (4.000%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 1 (2.000%) DirectX
8 1 (2.000%) OLE
8 1 (2.000%) ActiveX
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.000%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.000%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (2.000%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 5 (10.00%) StarTeam
2 3 (6.000%) MSBuild
3 1 (2.000%) Visual Studio
General
1 15 (30.00%) Games
2 1 (2.000%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 11 (22.00%) Computer Science
2 5 (10.00%) Open Source
2 5 (10.00%) Client/Server
3 3 (6.000%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 26 (52.00%) Windows
2 10 (20.00%) UNIX
3 8 (16.00%) Linux
4 4 (8.000%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (26.00%) OO
2 10 (20.00%) OOD
2 10 (20.00%) OOA/OOD
3 7 (14.00%) Multithreading
3 7 (14.00%) Game Development
4 6 (12.00%) Software Engineering
5 5 (10.00%) Configuration Management
6 4 (8.000%) Scrum
6 4 (8.000%) Web Application Development
7 2 (4.000%) Agile Software Development
7 2 (4.000%) TDD
7 2 (4.000%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 50 (100.00%) C++
2 17 (34.00%) C
3 10 (20.00%) C#
3 10 (20.00%) VC++
4 7 (14.00%) VB
5 6 (12.00%) Python
6 4 (8.000%) Lua
6 4 (8.000%) VB.NET
6 4 (8.000%) Java
6 4 (8.000%) PHP
6 4 (8.000%) SQL
7 3 (6.000%) VB6
Qualifications
1 16 (32.00%) Degree
2 5 (10.00%) SC Cleared
2 5 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 17 (34.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.000%) Sony
Bristol, South West
The ideal candidate will have a skill set that includes: - C++- Visual C++, - MFC,- Experience of Agile methodologies, Able to travel and work with teams across the globe...
Computer Futures
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Urgent!... As such they want to give the opportunity to 2 recent graduates to join their expanding development team... They will interview at short notice. The company is...
Salary: £20000 - £24000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 18 May 2013
Bristol, South West
They are rapidly expanding and as a result a number of positions exist for strong C++ Programmers. Experienced requiredYou must have a Computer Science or related degree, in...
Salary: £30000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013
Bristol, South West
Computer Futures is urgently seeking two Senior C++ Software Developers for our market leading client based in theBristolarea. This is a fantastic new opportunity within the business, the...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + bonus, training, pension
Posted: 15 May 2013