The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Developer
Rank 85 44 63
Rank change year-on-year
-41 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Developer 42 100 68
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 2.232% 5.053% 3.118%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.339% 5.249% 3.304%
Number of salaries quoted 41 69 61
Average salary £45,000 £40,000 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% +17.64%
90% offered a salary of more than £38,500 £35,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £52,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.66% -6.25%
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1796 1905 2058
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 95.43% 96.26% 94.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1589 1612 1879
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
C++ Developer
Cambridgeshire

C++ Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge C++ Developer Salary Trend

C++ Developer
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridge C++ Developer Salary Histogram

C++ Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 79 (100.00%) C++
2 30 (37.97%) Degree
3 29 (36.71%) Windows
4 26 (32.91%) C
5 24 (30.38%) OO
6 23 (29.11%) Python
7 22 (27.85%) Boost C++ Libraries
8 20 (25.32%) Mathematics
8 20 (25.32%) Computer Science
8 20 (25.32%) Multithreading
8 20 (25.32%) Linux
9 19 (24.05%) STL
10 18 (22.78%) C#
11 17 (21.52%) .NET
11 17 (21.52%) OOD
12 16 (20.25%) UNIX
13 13 (16.46%) Visual Studio
14 12 (15.19%) Qt
15 11 (13.92%) PhD
16 10 (12.66%) Perl
17 9 (11.39%) MFC
17 9 (11.39%) WPF
17 9 (11.39%) Physics
18 8 (10.13%) Oracle
18 8 (10.13%) SQL
18 8 (10.13%) Java
19 7 (8.861%) Web Services
19 7 (8.861%) 3D Graphics
19 7 (8.861%) Games
19 7 (8.861%) C++/CLI

C++ Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 22 (27.85%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 19 (24.05%) STL
3 17 (21.52%) .NET
4 12 (15.19%) Qt
5 9 (11.39%) WPF
5 9 (11.39%) MFC
6 7 (8.861%) Web Services
7 6 (7.595%) ActiveX
7 6 (7.595%) ASP.NET
7 6 (7.595%) ASP.NET MVC
7 6 (7.595%) QML
7 6 (7.595%) OLE
8 3 (3.797%) XML
9 2 (2.532%) DCOM
9 2 (2.532%) Middleware
10 1 (1.266%) HTML
10 1 (1.266%) WCF
10 1 (1.266%) JMS
Applications
1 4 (5.063%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.532%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.266%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.595%) MySQL
2 4 (5.063%) SQL Server
3 3 (3.797%) DB2
4 2 (2.532%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 13 (16.46%) Visual Studio
2 3 (3.797%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (2.532%) GCC
3 2 (2.532%) Bugzilla
3 2 (2.532%) Subversion
General
1 7 (8.861%) Games
2 2 (2.532%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (2.532%) Electronics
3 1 (1.266%) Finance
3 1 (1.266%) Advertising
3 1 (1.266%) Music
Miscellaneous
1 20 (25.32%) Mathematics
1 20 (25.32%) Computer Science
2 9 (11.39%) Physics
3 7 (8.861%) 3D Graphics
4 6 (7.595%) Firmware
5 5 (6.329%) Semantic Web
5 5 (6.329%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (5.063%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 29 (36.71%) Windows
2 20 (25.32%) Linux
3 16 (20.25%) UNIX
4 3 (3.797%) Mac OS X
5 1 (1.266%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (30.38%) OO
2 20 (25.32%) Multithreading
3 17 (21.52%) OOD
4 6 (7.595%) MVC
4 6 (7.595%) Project Planning
4 6 (7.595%) Signal Processing
5 4 (5.063%) Unit Testing
5 4 (5.063%) Load Balancing
5 4 (5.063%) Agile Software Development
5 4 (5.063%) TDD
6 3 (3.797%) Data Analysis
6 3 (3.797%) Resource Management
6 3 (3.797%) CAD
6 3 (3.797%) CAE
6 3 (3.797%) 3D Modelling
7 2 (2.532%) Continuous Integration
7 2 (2.532%) OOP
7 2 (2.532%) Software Engineering
8 1 (1.266%) Pair Programming
8 1 (1.266%) Predictive Analytics
Programming Languages
1 79 (100.00%) C++
2 26 (32.91%) C
3 23 (29.11%) Python
4 18 (22.78%) C#
5 10 (12.66%) Perl
6 8 (10.13%) SQL
6 8 (10.13%) Java
7 7 (8.861%) C++/CLI
8 6 (7.595%) VBScript
9 1 (1.266%) VC++
9 1 (1.266%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 30 (37.97%) Degree
2 11 (13.92%) PhD
3 5 (6.329%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 8 (10.13%) Oracle
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
A C++ developer is wanted for an industry leading Software House based in Cambridge. As a C++ developer you will have the opportunity to work on a variety...
Oho Group Ltd.
Salary: £25000 to £35000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
C++ Developer Cambridge to £55k. C++ Developer / C++ Software Engineer x2 (STL Boost)... Requirements for C++ Developer: Excellent academic record of achievement - 2.1 or above at BSc (...
Client Server
Salary: £30k to £55k + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Job Role: C++ Developer Location: CambridgeSalary: £30k to £55k + benefitsC++ Developer / C++ Software Engineer x2 (STL Boost)... Keywords: c++, stl, boost, nlp, semantic, developer, programmer, engineer, msc, phd
Client Server
Salary: £40k to £65k + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Your responsibilities will include algorithm development, maths modelling, statistical modelling and data analysis and C++ OO programming... To be considered must have achieved a good degree in ideally...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Fantastic + Benefits + Prospects
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
To be considered you'll be degree educated and be comfortable working with mixture of technologies including C#, C++, OO design and Visual Studio and .Net tools... Essential:...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Fantastic + prospects
Posted: 14 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key skills - C++, Java, C, OO, Mobile Developer An exciting opportunity has arisen for a C++ Mobile Applications Developer based in Cambridge... As a C++ Mobile Application Developer...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £23000 - £28000 per annum + Pension, Bupa medical & dental
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key words: Embedded software, embedded C, C++, Cambridge, software engineer An Embedded software engineer with C++ software development experience is needed at an established and innovative Cambridge based...
Oho Group Ltd.
Salary: £48000 to £58000 per annum - Competitive package
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Developing and maintaining risk analysis and visualisation tools... CppUnit or GoogleTest) - Strong engineering, scienti?c or mathematical background Desirable. - MS Visual Studio, Boost, STL, C++/CLI and C++...
MJH Personnel Associates
Salary: From £32,000 to £45,000 per annum Excellent + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge
Any experience in the following areas would also be valuable: - Knowledge of software design methodologies including UML - Experience in 2D / 3D graphics technology and standards such as OpenGL,...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: £70k + top benefits
Posted: 23 April 2013