The first table below looks at the demand for the C++ Software 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++ Software Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
C++ Software Developer
Rank 116 84 101
Rank change year-on-year
-32 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a C++ Software Developer 6 46 26
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.332% 2.277% 1.193%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.349% 2.367% 1.258%
Number of salaries quoted 6 21 26
Average salary £45,000 £37,500 £33,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% +11.11%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1719 1943 2066
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 95.24% 96.19% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1529 1647 1880
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 £53,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
C++ Software Developer
Cambridgeshire

C++ Software Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridge C++ Software Developer Jobs Demand Trend

C++ Software Developer
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge C++ Software Developer Salary Trend

C++ Software Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited C++ Software 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++ Software Developer in their job title.

1 11 (100.00%) C++
2 10 (90.91%) Windows
3 7 (63.64%) OO
3 7 (63.64%) Degree
4 6 (54.55%) Visual Studio
5 5 (45.45%) Linux
5 5 (45.45%) OOD
6 4 (36.36%) UNIX
6 4 (36.36%) .NET
6 4 (36.36%) C#
6 4 (36.36%) Mathematics
7 3 (27.27%) WPF
7 3 (27.27%) 3D Modelling
7 3 (27.27%) CAD
7 3 (27.27%) CAE
7 3 (27.27%) Python
7 3 (27.27%) MS Excel
7 3 (27.27%) PhD
7 3 (27.27%) Perl
8 2 (18.18%) TCP/IP
8 2 (18.18%) C
8 2 (18.18%) Java
8 2 (18.18%) MFC
8 2 (18.18%) Electronics
8 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
9 1 (9.091%) Mobile App
9 1 (9.091%) Multithreading
9 1 (9.091%) TDD
9 1 (9.091%) Data Analysis
9 1 (9.091%) Pharmaceutical

C++ Software Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited C++ Software 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++ Software Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (36.36%) .NET
2 3 (27.27%) WPF
3 2 (18.18%) MFC
Applications
1 3 (27.27%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (18.18%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 6 (54.55%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (18.18%) Electronics
2 1 (9.091%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Mathematics
2 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
3 1 (9.091%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 10 (90.91%) Windows
2 5 (45.45%) Linux
3 4 (36.36%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) OO
2 5 (45.45%) OOD
3 3 (27.27%) 3D Modelling
3 3 (27.27%) CAD
3 3 (27.27%) CAE
4 1 (9.091%) Multithreading
4 1 (9.091%) TDD
4 1 (9.091%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) C++
2 4 (36.36%) C#
3 3 (27.27%) Python
3 3 (27.27%) Perl
4 2 (18.18%) C
4 2 (18.18%) Java
5 1 (9.091%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Degree
2 3 (27.27%) PhD
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
Fantastic opportunity for a bright Maths or Physics graduate to develop highly intelligent C++ software used to analyse and evaluate large chunks of data... Coding with C++ and...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + Great Base + Top Prospects
Posted: 22 May 2013
Central Cambridge, East Anglia
Can you offer solid C++ skills, a good appreciation of the software development lifecycle and a knowledge of Database architectures (Oracle / DB2 / SQL Server)?This world-leading software...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£50k + full benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013